Hi takecut=:13 : '((}:0,+/\x)e.~i.#y) <;.1 y' 3 2 2 takecut i.7 +-----+---+---+ |0 1 2|3 4|5 6| +-----+---+---+ 2 4 1 takecut i.7 +---+-------+-+ |0 1|2 3 4 5|6| +---+-------+-+
It's not so difficult. However, generalizing takecut into allowing 0 as an item in x seems complicated. That is, 3 0 2 2 takecut i.7 +-----++---+---+ |0 1 2||3 4|5 6| +-----++---+---+ 0 0 4 3 0 takecut i.7 +++-------+-----++ |||0 1 2 3|4 5 6|| +++-------+-----++ Any ideas for simple solutions? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm