[OS X TeX] using variables in text via references or labels

[Alain Schremmer]

On Mar 31, 2009, at 11:11 AM, Michael Sharpe wrote:

>
> On Mar 30, 2009, at 11:31 AM, Gert van Oss wrote:
>
>> dear all,
>>
>> I've had some problem making up a clear subject line and stil am  
>> in doubt whether I've succeded. What I'm trying to achieve is the  
>> following.
>>
>> My documents have often various tables and charts embedded via the
>>
>>   \input{table_file}
>>
>> command.
>>
>> While explaining my tables/charts I'm mentioning actual numbers  
>> (as listed in the tables) in my text. Is it somehow possible to  
>> create a list of numbers in my latex document and have them called  
>> via a reference in my text? This would enable me to run a somewhat  
>> related scenario in my numbers and udpate both my tables with  
>> numbers and have all numbers changed in the text as well.
>>
>> I was thinking this should be possible while using \labels, \ref  
>> but for the moment can't stretch my mind to find a solution.
>>
>> Thanks for any reply,
>
> Another option is to use (a modification of) the arrayjob package.  
> Here's an example.
>
> \usepackage{multido,arrayjobx}%see notes below on arrayjobx
> \begin{document}
> \newarray\DataA
> \readarray{DataA}{%
> 1&2&3&%
> 4&5&6&%
> 7&8&9&%
> 10&11&12}
> \dataheight=3% make rows of 3
> % so \DataA(2,3)=6
> \begin{tabular}{ccc}
> \hline
> \textbf{Column 1}&\textbf{Column 2}&\textbf{Column 2}\\
> \hline
> \let\TableData\empty
> %The body of the table has to be constructed in a particular way--- 
> see docs.
> \begingroup
> \let\DataA\relax
> \let\\\relax
> \def\rowlength{3}
> \multido{\iRow=1+1}{4}{%
>   \let\RowData\empty
>   \multido{\iColumn=1+1}{\rowlength}{%
>   \xdef\RowData{\RowData \DataA(\iRow,\iColumn) \ifx\iColumn 
> \rowlength \\ \else & \fi}}
> \xdef\TableData{\TableData\RowData}}
> \endgroup
> \TableData
> \end{tabular}
> The item in row 2, column 3 is \DataA(2,3).
>
> Note on arrayjobx. The package arrayjob conflicts with LaTeX's use  
> of \array. For my own usage, I edited the file arrayjob.sty to  
> create a new file arrayjobx.sty, changing the three occurrences of  
> \array to \Array---lines 108, 148, 164.

I couldn't remember who suggested, back in January, the use of  
arrayjob which led to the example I gave yesterday.

Grateful regards.
--schremmer