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 > >