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Hello, I thought it was an easy comparison, but comparing each variable with the others has been difficult and I got lost; I am trying to compare variables and know which is the one with the highest value; for example X1 = 25, X2 = 31, X3 = 45, X4 = 39, X5 = 40, X6 = 37, X7 = 29; how to find the correct data without so many comparisons between the variables.

Can someone help or guide me with this

Thanks
Enrique

Hi Enrique,

Can you post your code so far?

The easiest way to do this would be to have the variables as an array (X[7]) then you can use a loop to find the highest (or lowest) value

Martin

Hi Martin,

This flowchart is what I think could be excluding variables until reaching the highest value, but I think it would be a huge program.

Enrique

I am closer

I am closer

Try something like this: Note that I have added a C line in Maxima macro that allows this to macro to work with any size data array - however it will not simulate - so I've just used a fixed count (and added a comment on what to change for real-world use)
There are alternate ways to do this - for example if measuring some data then keep a record of highest value received.

Note - toUpper$ convert a string to upper case.

Martin

Hello Martin,

Excellent !!! It works, the program is simple, I would never have done it using that method. . .

Thank You !!!
Enrique

Glad to hear you got things working....

Martin