Yes, of course it makes sense now.  I'm typically using NOT in the context
of database searching where it is much less mathematically precise.  Thanks
for the clarification.

Dean


On 2/13/07 6:18 PM, "Bob Hanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> 
> Dean Johnston wrote:
> 
>> I have a file with about 15 models in it and I want to select all but the
>> first model.  I've figured out a way to do this (after some trial and
>> error), but I'm not sure it makes sense to me.  I can just say:
>> 
>> SELECT not */1    or   SELECT not 1.1
>> 
>> and I get what I want (there is an inferred ALL in there).  My first thought
>> was to say SELECT * not 1.1 or SELECT all not 1.1, but they gave errors.  I
>> guess I just want to be more explicit about the sets that I am combining
>> using the NOT.  Does this make sense?  Perhaps there should be a select
>> RANGE option similar to the FRAME command.
>> 
>>  
>> 
> "not" is a "unary operator" - that is, it operates on the next item but
> doesn't connect two. So
> 
> select not */1
> 
> makes sense. The "not */1" is always done first.
> 
> select * and not */1
> 
> also makes sense, but is unnecessary, since "ALL and" does nothing.
> 
> You can say
> 
> frames all;
> display */1 and not */1.3;
> 
> to display all the models of file 1 except model 1.3
> 
> Bob



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