[texhax] calcualtions witihn newcommand

[Paul Isambert]

You can do this:

\newcount\tempnumber
\newcommand\mycommand[1]{%
  \tempnumber=#1%
  \multiply\tempnumber by10
% Then somewhere in your code, for instance:
  \put(\tempnumber,5){...}%
  }

Paul

Selon sheltraw at berkeley.edu:

> Good day LaTex users
>
> I am writing a new command that takes as an argument a number. I would like
> to perform a simple multiplication of that number by 10 and then use its
> numeric result as an argument to the \put command (used in the picture
> environment). How can I do this?
>
> Thanks for your help!
>
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