variables...

[Adam Balgach]

Ok, lets say i define a variable...

f = "3*x^2+4*x+5"
Octave changes that to f = 3*x^2+4*x+5 and im assumming that f is now a
string (?)
how would i go about searching for the positions of "x" in that string? im
thinking way back to old basic commands like "left()" but i cant find any
here in octave.  any thoughts? (also how would i display that string...when
i define f as about and try..

fprintf("string: "+f+"\n"); i get a ton of errors.

thanks

adam balgach
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