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Preben Alsholm — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 18:06:20 Z

For an example I create a list of lists randomly. I haven't bothered to make sure one is positive the other negative.

L:=RandomTools:-Generate(listlist(float(range=-1..1),7,2));
#Selecting positive elements. In your case the result will be a list of lists with each just one element.
select~(type,L,positive);
#Removing the list brackets at the same time:
L1:=(op@select)~(type,L,positive);
#In your case L1 will have as many elements as L
#Finding the minimum
min(op(L1));
#Finding the minimum and its position (if that is important)
ListTools:-FindMinimalElement(L1,position);

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jmw193 — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 01:28:00 Z

Thanks Preben. These are some commands I wasn't familiat with, and I'll play around with them and let you know how it goes.

Justin

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