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<B>SET</B> _ _ _  _ _ _  _ _ _  _ _ _ <B>operator</B><P>
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The <em>set</em> operator is used for assignments when you want both sides of 
the assignment statement to be evaluated. 
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syntax: </H3>
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<em>set</em>(&lt;restricted\_expression&gt;,&lt;expression&gt;) 
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&lt;expression&gt; can be any REDUCE expression; &lt;restricted\_expression&gt; 

must be an identifier or an expression that evaluates to an identifier. 
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examples: </H3>
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a := y; 

  A := Y 


set(a,sin(x^2)); 

       2
  SIN(X ) 


a; 

       2
  SIN(X ) 


y; 

       2
  SIN(X ) 


a := b + c; 

  A := B + C 


set(a-c,z); 

  Z 


b; 

  Z

</TT></PRE><P>Using an 
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<A HREF=r37_0345.html>matrix</A> reference as the first 
argument to <em>set</em> has 
the result of setting the contents of the designated element to 
<em>set</em>'s second argument. You should be careful to avoid unwanted 
side effects when you use this facility. 
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