From: Myunggi Yi (myunggi_at_gmail.com)
Date: Mon Sep 21 2009 - 14:02:49 CDT

I found a solution using macro.

>Main< (16T) 35 % atomselect macro BB {name "B.*"}

>Main< (16T) 36 % set sel [atomselect top "BB and segid $i"]
atomselect43
>Main< (16T) 37 % $sel num
26

Thanks.

On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 2:57 PM, Myunggi Yi <myunggi_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> I found the problem.
> I can do the following.
>
> set sel [atomselect top "segid $i"]
> atomselect42
> >Main< (16T) 32 % $sel num
> 69
>
> However, I cannot do the following.
>
> >Main< (16T) 34 % set sel [atomselect top "name "B.*" and segid $i"]
> extra characters after close-quote
>
> Is there a way to select name "B.*" and segid $variable together?
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 2:45 PM, Myunggi Yi <myunggi_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Dear VMD users,
>>
>> I have an atom selection problem.
>> I want to use a variable in the atom selection.
>>
>> =====================
>> >Main< (16T) 21 % set i 1
>> >Main< (16T) 22 % set sel [atomselect top {name "B.*" and segid $i}]
>> atomselect39
>> >Main< (16T) 23 % $sel num
>> 0
>> >Main< (16T) 24 % set sel [atomselect top {name "B.*" and segid 1}]
>> atomselect40
>> >Main< (16T) 25 % $sel num
>> 26
>> =====================
>>
>> As you see the above, if I use a variable I cannot select the atoms.
>>
>> Can anyone help?
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Best wishes,
>>
>> Myunggi Yi
>> ==================================
>> 91 Chieftan Way
>> Institute of Molecular Biophysics
>> Florida State University
>> Tallahassee, FL 32306
>>
>> Office: +1-850-645-1334
>>
>> http://sites.google.com/site/myunggi/
>> http://people.sc.fsu.edu/~myunggi/ <http://people.sc.fsu.edu/%7Emyunggi/>
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Best wishes,
>
> Myunggi Yi
> ==================================
> 91 Chieftan Way
> Institute of Molecular Biophysics
> Florida State University
> Tallahassee, FL 32306
>
> Office: +1-850-645-1334
>
> http://sites.google.com/site/myunggi/
> http://people.sc.fsu.edu/~myunggi/ <http://people.sc.fsu.edu/%7Emyunggi/>
>
>

-- 
Best wishes,
Myunggi Yi
==================================
91 Chieftan Way
Institute of Molecular Biophysics
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL 32306
Office: +1-850-645-1334
http://sites.google.com/site/myunggi/
http://people.sc.fsu.edu/~myunggi/