Problems "Import"ing with Mathematica running Unbuntu
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- Subject: [mg115441] Problems "Import"ing with Mathematica running Unbuntu
- From: Mark Coleman <markspcoleman at gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2011 00:34:56 -0500 (EST)
Greetings, We are running Mathematica v7.01 Linux x86 (64-bit) using Ubuntu 10.4. The installation works fine, with one puzzling exception. The Import[] command fails when I attempt to import from a web page (or any web source external to my server). The identical code works fine on Windows and OS X. More precisely, it returns a Null result that the Import command (e.g., Import["http://www.wri.com";] ) attempts to interpret. I get a similar error when I attempt to access Google Maps web services, again using code that has worked flawlessly on Windows and OS X. I'm curious if anyone else on MathGroup has encountered a similar problem under their Linux installs? I'm speculating there that is an issue under Ubuntu, with accessing (or perhaps finding) WRI's web services libraries. Other have told their Linux installs do not exhibit this problem, leading me to think it might be Ubuntu-specific. We've tried multiple clean re-installations, but the problem persists. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Cheers, Mark