On Aug 31, 2009, at 8:31 PM, Worik R wrote:

This programme

for(T in 1:3){
 for(j in 1:(5-1)){
   for(k in (j+1):5){
     for(l in (j+2):5){
       print(paste("1 JKL:", j,k,l,sep=" "))
     }
   }
 }
}

Prints out (among other things)
[1] "1 JKL: 4 5 6"

That is for(l in (j+2):5) sets l to 6 one more than the upper limit.

Except try this at the console and see if enlightenment occurs:

6:5

The second entry in n:m may not be an upper limit.

David Winsemius, MD
Heritage Laboratories
West Hartford, CT

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