CreateListVarFrom

#include <stack-c.h>
#include <string.h>

int sci_create_list(char * fname)
{
  int m_list_out, n_list_out;
  int m_var1,     n_var1,     l_var1,  l_list_var1;
  int m_var2,     n_var2,     l_var2,  l_list_var2;
  int m_mlist,    n_mlist,    l_mlist;
 
  // The labels of our mlist 
  static const char * ListLabels [] = {"mylist","var1","var2"};

  // First, we create the variables using a classical way
  // The size of the Scilab variables
  m_var1  = 1; n_var1  = strlen("a string")+1; // a null terminated string
  m_var2  = 2; n_var2  = 2; // A 2x2 double matrix
  m_mlist = 3; n_mlist = 1; // A mlist with 3 elements
  
  // Creation of the Scilab variables
  // A('var1')
  CreateVar(1, "c", &m_var1,  &n_var1,  &l_var1);
  // A('var2')
  CreateVar(2, "d", &m_var2,  &n_var2,  &l_var2);
  // A
  CreateVar(3, "m", &m_mlist, &n_mlist, &l_mlist);
  
  // We store values in the create variables
  // The matrix will be stored in A('var2')
  *stk(l_var2+0) = 1;              
  *stk(l_var2+1) = 2;              
  *stk(l_var2+2) = 3;              
  *stk(l_var2+3) = 4;              
  
  // The string will be stored in A('var1')
  strncpy(cstk(l_var1),"a string\0",n_var1);
  
  m_list_out = 3; n_list_out = 1;
  
  // now, affect the variable  to the mlist
  // The labels (it corresponds to A = mlist(['mylist','var1','var2'], ...
  CreateListVarFromPtr(3, 1, "S", &m_list_out, &n_list_out, ListLabels);
  // The value stored in A('var1') (it corresponds to A = ...,'a string', ...
  CreateListVarFrom(3, 2, "c", &m_var1, &n_var1, &l_list_var1, &l_var1);
  // The value stored in A('var2') (it corresponds to A = ...,[1 2,3 4]);
  CreateListVarFrom(3, 3, "d", &m_var2, &n_var2, &l_list_var2, &l_var2);
  
  // We return only the mlist which has been created at position 3
  LhsVar(1) = 3;
  
  return 0;
}