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Re: error message Convert::incomp in units package of Mathematica 6.0

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• Subject: [mg75996] Re: [mg75906] error message Convert::incomp in units package of Mathematica 6.0
• From: DrMajorBob <drmajorbob at bigfoot.com>
• Date: Mon, 14 May 2007 03:54:09 -0400 (EDT)
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• Reply-to: drmajorbob at bigfoot.com

It worked perfectly in version 6, I'd say.

Ugly error message should be shot. If they survive, they should be hung.

Bobby

On Sun, 13 May 2007 04:43:48 -0500, Hannes Kessler  
<HannesKessler at hushmail.com> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> the following different behavior is observed between Mathematica 5.2
> and 6.0:
>
> Version 5.2
>
> Needs["Miscellaneous`Units`"]
> On[Convert::incomp]
> Convert[10 Meter, Kilogram]
> --> Error message: Convert::incomp: Incompatible units in 10 Meter and
> Kilogram.
>      Output: 10 Meter
>
> Version 6.0
>
> Needs["Units`"]
> On[Convert::incomp]
> Convert[10 Meter, Kilogram]
> --> No error message, only output: 10 Meter
>
> Presumably a bug of Mathematica 6.0
>
> Best regards,
> Hannes Kessler
>
>
>



-- 
DrMajorBob at bigfoot.com

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