Substitution directive #define with text on multiple lines

SOFiSTiK Teddy
1

Hello,
Is there a way to place a text on multiple lines in the parameter substitution directive #define?
The record continuation sign $$ does not work. The snippet below does not work

    #define supportNodes=1,11,21,31,41,59,69,87,97,107,117,127,137,155,165,183,193,203, $$
                                          5810,5812,5814,5816,5818,5820,5822,5824,5826,5838,5840,5842, $$
                                          5980,5982,5984,5986,5988,5990,5992,5994,5996
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What are you planning to use it for?
The main advantage of #define substitutions is that you may include part of the input code. In most other cases #Let/#Sto is probably a better choice.

Either way there are two ways of using defines:

  1. Inline
    #define supportnode=11
    Spt No $(supportnode) X 0 0 0 Fix F
    yields
    Spt No 11 X 0 0 0 Fix F

  2. Block
    #define supportnodes
    11 0 0 0 F
    12 1 0 0 PP
    13 0 1 0 PP
    14 1 1 0 PZ
    #enddef

    Spt No x y z Fix
    #include supportnodes
    yields
    Spt No x y z Fix
    11 0 0 0 F
    12 1 0 0 PP
    13 0 1 0 PP
    14 1 1 0 PZ
    In a block definition you can have the line continuation ($$), that will get pasted at the include

Given your code snippet, I believe you’ll probably be better off using regular variable storage, e.g.:

Sto#supportNodes 1,11,21,31,41,59,69,87,97,107,117,127,137,155,165,183,193,203, $$
                   5810,5812,5814,5816,5818,5820,5822,5824,5826,5838,5840,5842, $$
                   5980,5982,5984,5986,5988,5990,5992,5994,5996

which could be used in this manner:
Spt No #supportnodes(2) X 0 0 0 Fix F (2) referring to node nr 21