Hi, just joined. I've got a question that I'm guessing there's a
ridiculously easy answer to, but I'm having trouble (no excuses, I'm
just dumb!)...<br>
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My problem is I want to make a string object into a reference to
another object. To be more specific, I'm reading through a text
file of amino acids. The first item on each line is the amino
acid name, and a later item is its exposed surface area. For each
amino acid, I want to add up the surface area as I go through the text
file. So what I'm doing is, for each line, assigning the
reference 'residue' to the amino acid name. I'd like to then make
the string referred to by 'residue' (eg, 'CYS' or 'TRP') a reference to
an object that I will subsquently increment by the surface area value.<br>
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Thanks for any help. Perhaps I just need to be pointed to a
relevent thread or given the correct words to search for in the
archives or manual.<br>
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Kirk<br>