How to change the output of an expression (e.g. a vector) into a form that can be easily copied to Maple?

Question

I am trying to write the result of the equation of the line passing through points pA, pB. My code

pA = {1, 2, 3};
pB = {3, 6, 7};
u = pB - pA;
pA + u t

{1 + 2 t, 2 + 4 t, 3 + 4 t}

How can I get this result in the form [1 + 2 t, 2 + 4 t, 3 + 4 t] which can be easily copied to Maple?

Mathematica's default convention is to use braces for vectors; why do you need brackets in the output? — J. M.'s missing motivation, Mar 13 '18 at 16:02
Your question has nothing whatsoever to do with the equation of a line. Don't you see that? Please write a useful title that will help others find the solution if they have a similar problem, which is only about converting to a Maple format. — David G. Stork, Mar 13 '18 at 16:26
Since Maple afaik can import MatLab-expressions maybe this old package (ToMatlab.m) is an option? — gwr, Mar 13 '18 at 18:22
I have now rephrased your title to make it (imho) more sensible - if you do not like this, simply roll back. — gwr, Mar 13 '18 at 18:28

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 13 '18 at 16:24

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StringReplace[TextString[{a, b, c}], {"{" -> "[", "}" -> "]"}]

[a,b,c]

answered Mar 13 '18 at 16:24

David G. Stork

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gwr · Answer 2 · 2018-03-20T19:07:12.333

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Even shorter:

pA = {1, 2, 3};
pB = {3, 6, 7};
u = pB - pA;
result = pA + u t

mapleForm[ mat_List ] := mat /. List -> "" (* // ToString  see comment by Carl Woll*)

result//mapleForm

[1 + 2 t, 2 + 4 t, 3 + 4 t]

And also:

{{1,2,3}, {4,5,6}} // mapleForm

[ [1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6] ]

"To see the forest for the trees"* - thanks to b3m2a1 for the helpful comment!

edited Mar 20 '18 at 19:07

answered Mar 13 '18 at 16:37

gwr

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That's a cute trick. I like it. Even better to hit this at every level: result /. List -> "" – b3m2a1 Mar 13 '18 at 19:53
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I would avoid single argument ToString, e.g., consider the horrific output from mapleForm[{1/2, 10^x}]. – Carl Woll Mar 13 '18 at 20:09

How to change the output of an expression (e.g. a vector) into a form that can be easily copied to Maple?

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