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Matrices_stack

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Posted - 04/06/2021 :  05:40:28 AM  Show Profile  Edit Topic  Reply with Quote  View user's IP address  Delete Topic
Origin Ver. and Service Release (Select Help-->About Origin):
Operating System:
Origin Pro2018 (64-bit) SR1, b9.5.1.195

Hi guys,
I have a column, that randomly contains three different words. For example:
cat
cat
dog
rabbit

I would like to run a small code (e.g. LabTalk), which gives me "1" for cat, "2" for dog and "3" for rabbit"
cat 1
cat 1
dog 2
rabbit 3

Could you please help me with such a command? I don't know how to deal with words in origin.

Best wishes,
Alisa

YimingChen

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Posted - 04/06/2021 :  09:44:37 AM  Show Profile  Edit Reply  Reply with Quote  View user's IP address  Delete Reply
You can copy it to a new column, then:
1. Click the column header, in the pop-up mini toolbar, choose Categorical.
2. Click on the edge of the worksheet, choose Show Category Indices in the worksheet mini toolbar.


The script can be:

colcopy irng:=1 orng:=2;
wks.col2.ISCAT=1;
wks.CATI=1;


James
Edited by - YimingChen on 04/06/2021 09:54:07 AM
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Matrices_stack

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Posted - 04/06/2021 :  10:27:13 AM  Show Profile  Edit Reply  Reply with Quote  View user's IP address  Delete Reply
quote:
Originally posted by YimingChen

You can copy it to a new column, then:
1. Click the column header, in the pop-up mini toolbar, choose Categorical.
2. Click on the edge of the worksheet, choose Show Category Indices in the worksheet mini toolbar.


The script can be:

colcopy irng:=1 orng:=2;
wks.col2.ISCAT=1;
wks.CATI=1;


James


Thank you for your reply.
I set the column as categorical, but I cannot access the Category Infices.
That probably works for Origin 2020. Unfortunately, I have Origin Pro2018 and don't know how to access the choose Show Category Indices.
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YimingChen

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Posted - 04/06/2021 :  10:34:36 AM  Show Profile  Edit Reply  Reply with Quote  View user's IP address  Delete Reply
Try catindex() function to set column value:



James
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Matrices_stack

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Posted - 04/06/2021 :  10:52:22 AM  Show Profile  Edit Reply  Reply with Quote  View user's IP address  Delete Reply
quote:
Originally posted by YimingChen

Try catindex() function to set column value:



James


No, it does not work as well. It tells this function is unknown:
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YimingChen

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Posted - 04/06/2021 :  12:21:25 PM  Show Profile  Edit Reply  Reply with Quote  View user's IP address  Delete Reply
This should work: int(A)
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