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Re: Mathematica 6.0 and MatrixManipulations

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• Subject: [mg76212] Re: Mathematica 6.0 and MatrixManipulations
• From: Jens-Peer Kuska <kuska at informatik.uni-leipzig.de>
• Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 06:00:55 -0400 (EDT)
• Organization: Uni Leipzig
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• Reply-to: kuska at informatik.uni-leipzig.de

Hi,

if you load the package you got the message but ZeroMatrix[]
is still working and asking for BlockMatrix[] gives

BlockMatrix[block] is an obsolete function. Use ArrayFlatten[block] \
instead.

and this will probalbly answer your question
"... what *should* I be using now instead of "BlockMatrix", 
"ZeroMatrix", etc.? "

and forgot the Help Browser -- the good old Information[] is
mutch better ...

Regards
   Jens

Michael wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> In Mathematica 6.0, I notice that the instruction
> 
> In[1]:=  Needs["LinearAlgebra`MatrixManipulation`"];
> 
> produces the following warning:
> 
> "General::obspkg: LinearAlgebra`MatrixManipulation` is now obsolete.
> The legacy version being loaded may conflict with current Mathematica
> functionality. See the Compatibility Guide for updating information."
> 
> In fact, a lot of my 'favourite' methods, "BlockMatrix", "ZeroMatrix",
> etc. no longer are even documented in the help browser, nor is the
> package MatrixManipulation.
> 
> My previous version was Mathematica 5.2, and so what *should* I be
> using now instead of "BlockMatrix", "ZeroMatrix", etc.?  Thus far, I
> haven't been able to find any information about obsolesced functions
> within the help browser (F1).
> 
> Any suggestions or help would be greatly appreciated!
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Michael
> 
>