Collecting denominators together with Mathematica

[anthony2005]

Hi all,
I have a very simple issue, but can't get round of it.

I have a long sum of rational functions, which is in the form for example

\frac{n_{1}}{d_{1}}+\frac{n_{2}}{d_{1}}+\frac{n_{3}}{d_{1}}+\frac{n_{4}}{d_{1}}+\frac{n_{5}}{d_{2}}+\frac{n_{6}}{d_{2}}+\frac{n_{7}}{d_{1}\cdot d_{2}}+\frac{n_{8}}{d_{1}\cdot d_{2}}+\frac{n_{9}}{d_{1}\cdot d_{2}}

and I would like to put it in the form

\frac{n_{1}+n_{2}+n_{3}+n_{4}}{d_{1}}+\frac{n_{5}+n_{6}}{d_{2}}+\frac{n_{7}+n_{8}+n_{9}}{d_{1}\cdot d_{2}}

If I use Factor or Simplify it would just put all over one single denominator d_{1}\cdot d_{2}, taking also so much time since my expression is huge.

Any help?
Thanks

 

[Bill Simpson]

Figuring out how and why this works will be an educational experience.

In[1]:= f=n1/d1+n2/d1+n3/d1+n4/d1+n5/d2+n6/d2+n7/(d1 d2)+n8/(d1 d2)+n9/(d1 d2);

In[2]:= Plus@@Map[Together[Select[f,Function[x, Denominator[x]==#]]]&,Union[Map[ Denominator,List@@f]]]

Out[2]= (n1 + n2 + n3 + n4)/d1 + (n5 + n6)/d2 + (n7 + n8 + n9)/(d1*d2)

Be careful with that, just in case some oddball input breaks it.

 

[anthony2005]

Wow, it worked. Miracles are hidden in mathematica, but I'll figure out why it worked.
Thanks a lot.

 

[Hepth]

I always find ways to use Collect and get it to look right myself.

Collect[f /. {1/(d1*d2) -> 1/d1d2}, {d1, d2, d1d2}] /. d1d2 -> d1 d2

but the way above with mapping is much better and more robust.