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Re: Re: ToExpression[.., TexForm] does not seem to work on some Latex commands?

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  • Subject: [mg104430] Re: [mg104393] Re: [mg104351] ToExpression[.., TexForm] does not seem to work on some Latex commands?
  • From: John Fultz <jfultz at wolfram.com>
  • Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:53:15 -0500 (EST)
  • Reply-to: jfultz at wolfram.com

The full version is in the About Box, which is pretty standard for most computer 
software.

You can programmatically query the third digit by evaluating $ReleaseNumber,
which is fully documented.

I'm not sure what information about third digit upgrades is on the website, but 
Wikipedia about articles about major software packages quite often include this 
level of information, and the one on Mathematica does, too.  Minor version 
upgrades are generally mentioned on this forum, as well.

Sincerely,
 
John Fultz
jfultz at wolfram.com
User Interface Group
Wolfram Research, Inc.


On Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:18:26 -0500 (EST), Nasser M. Abbasi wrote:
> Thanks, I can then only assume that this was a bug in version 7.0.0 and it
> was fixed in 7.0.1
>
> my system says:
>
> "7.0 for Microsoft Windows (32-bit) (November 10, 2008)"
>
> rant about version numbers follows:
>
> Interesting that $Version prints 7.0 on my system like it does on yours
> below, but the date is different, mine says nov 10 2008 and yours says
> "February 19, 2009".
>
> I assume then you knew, somehow, from the date shown on your end that this
> is 7.0.1? It would have been nice if the version number would also have
> changed/updated to reflect this and not just the date!
>
> I noticed for sometime that WRI have something about showing version
> numbers, it is almost impossible to find what version numbers some of
> their
> products are at for some reason.
>
> For example, I spent sometime the other day trying to find exactly what
> version number is the current Mathematica at, and I could not.
>
> I think it is 7.0.2, or 7.2.0,  but I am guessing as there is no place on
> WRI web site which says anything about this.
>
> If any one knows where to find this info, please let me know, as I'd like
> to
> keep my Mathematica version number page correct here
>
> http://12000.org/my_notes/compare_mathematica/index.htm
>
>
> --Nasser
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bob Hanlon" <hanlonr at cox.net>
> To: "Nasser M. Abbasi" <nma at 12000.org> <mathgroup at smc.vnet.net>
> Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 7:33 PM
> Subject: [mg104393] Re: [mg104351] ToExpression[..,TexForm] does not seem
> to work on
> some Latex commands?
>
>
>> I have version 7.0.1
>>
>> $Version
>>
>> 7.0 for Mac OS X x86 (64-bit) (February 19, 2009)
>>
>> s = TeXForm[Sum[f[n], {n, 1, m}]]
>>
>> \sum _{n=1}^m f(n)
>>
>> ToExpression["\\sum _{n=1}^m f(n)", TeXForm]
>>
>> Sum[f[n], {n, 1, m}]
>>
>>
>> Bob Hanlon
>>
>> ---- "Nasser M. Abbasi" <nma at 12000.org> wrote:
>>
>> =============
>>
>> From: "Bob Hanlon"
>>
>>> Put a space after sum in the TeX
>>>
>>> s = TeXForm[Sum[f[n], {n, 1, m}]]
>>>
>>> \sum _{n=1}^m f(n)
>>>
>>> Note the space after sum in the above output
>>>
>>> ToExpression["\\sum _{n=1}^m f(n)", TeXForm]
>>>
>>> Sum[f[n], {n, 1, m}]
>>>
>>> ToExpression["\\sum _ {n=1}^m f(n)", TeXForm]
>>>
>>> Sum[f[n], {n, 1, m}]
>>>
>>>
>>> Bob Hanlon
>>
>>
>> hello;
>>
>> I did.
>>
>> With or without space, I get the same error. Which version you used? I
>> am
>> using version 7
>>
>> In[1]:= ToExpression["\\sum _{n=1}^m f(n)", TeXForm]
>> During evaluation of In[1]:= ToExpression::esntx:Could not parse \sum
>> _{n=1}^m f(n) as Mathematica input.
>> Out[1]= $Failed
>>
>> Thanks
>> --Nasser





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