Finding the lowest of multiple variables

[Guest pscarratt]

Hi,Does anyone know of a neat way to find the lowest in a group of variables?I.E I have 5 variables with different values and I need to pick the lowest value at any given time.Any ideas?

[taguilo 33]

Hi Paul,This is what first came in mind: (maybe not the most efficient:-))(L:Var1,number) (>L:VarMin,number) (L:Var2,number) d (L:VarMin,number) < if{ (>L:VarMin,number) }(L:Var3,number) d (L:VarMin,number) < if{ (>L:VarMin,number) }(L:Var4,number) d (L:VarMin,number) < if{ (>L:VarMin,number) }(L:Var5,number) d (L:VarMin,number) < if{ (>L:VarMin,number) }Use (L:VarMin,number) as referenceHope this helpsTom

[Guest pscarratt]

Tom,Much more efficient than the route my brain was going!Many thanks,

[taguilo 33]

Hi Paul,Glad it was useful! If you need to handle Var1..Var5 independent from VarMin within a gauge, you can use a macro:(L:Var1,number) s0(L:Var2,number) d l0 < if{ s0 }(L:Var3,number) d l0 < if{ s0 }(L:Var4,number) d l0 < if{ s0 }(L:Var5,number) d l0 < if{ s0 }l0And then check the VarMin Value ie:..@VarMin 10 < if{ XXX } etcCheersTom

[rcbarend 37]

Euhh....What's wrong with:var1 var2 var3 var4 var5 min min min min :-) ??Cheers, Rob Barendregt.

[taguilo 33]

"What's wrong with:var1 var2 var3 var4 var5 min min min min :-) ??"I can't see anything. Should be something??:-lol:-lol:-lolCheersTom

[Guest pscarratt]

Ok thanks... Sorry for being thick but what does min do?

[taguilo 33]

Paul,min takes the smallest of two values. ie "10 12 min" returns 10.What Rob showed seems to be the most efficient way I was talking about :-)Regards,Tom

[Guest pscarratt]

Excellent thanks,

[rcbarend 37]

Q.E.D. :-)Cheers, Rob