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Long Time MathCAD 13 problem

Long Time MathCAD 13 problem

Long Time MathCAD 13 problem

(OP)
This is about the same problem I had in March of 2007 and never successfully solved.  (see http://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=180218 )

In MathCAD 12 table display works fine, but I have never succeeded in making it work in MathCAD 13.

There are options which are supposed to effect this display situation, but they have no effect.  Re-installing the application has no effect.  Others have had the same problem. Mathcad 13 CAN display results with the menu drilldown:

    menu pick>>
    FORMAT>>
    Result...>>
    Display Options>>
    Matrix display style>>
    Matrix>>
    OK

However the described behavior takes place for Matrix display style>>Automatic, and Matrix display style>>Table
    

In mathcad 13 the problem can be reproduced by:


EXAMPLE 1
    i := 1..10
    i =     (nothing gets displayed for i except placeholder rectangle)

  The keypresses to produce this are:

    i:1;10<enter key>
    i=<enter key>

EXAMPLE 2
  This also effects displaying of variables such as:

     Arf<sub>i := i
     Arf=         (nothing gets displayed for Arf except placeholder rectangle)
     Arf<sub>i=   (nothing gets displayed for Arf<sub>i except placeholder rectangle)

  The keypresses to produce this are:

     Arf[i:i<enter key>
     Arf=<enter key>
     arf[i=<enter key>

 

RE: Long Time MathCAD 13 problem

(OP)
Are you referring to WindowsXP service packs or Mathcad service packs? WindowsXP is up to date.

My Mathcad version is 13.1
I don't remember if I had the problem with 13.0, but I vaguely remember updating to 13.1 to try to fix it without success.

I bought Mathcad 13 before it was sold to SPC.  When I choose update from "Help>>Mathcad Update" I get downloading diagnostic (1%)...>>

  Script:  ...\Temp\WGTemp.vbs
  Line: 1
  Char: 1
  Error: Expected statement
  Code: 800A0400
  Source: Microsoft VBScript compilation error

Are there possible updates I don't have?  I never figured out what SPC support was about and I have had no updates since mathcad passed to SPC.





 

RE: Long Time MathCAD 13 problem

Who is SPC?  Mathsoft was purchased by PTC, the makers of Pro/E and Windchill.

As I mentioned, my version 13.1 shows no error, and, I've never seen this particular problem flagged on the Mathsoft user forums.

TTFN

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RE: Long Time MathCAD 13 problem

(OP)
>my version 13.1 shows no error, and, I've never seen this particular problem flagged on the Mathsoft user forums.

Actually I posted it in March, 2007 (see link below)
   http://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=180218

Also this appears to be the same problem which a few people had similar experience with:
  http://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=172423&amp;page=1

In looking around my system I discovered I probably would do well to clean up as there seem to be a lot of old mathcad folders around.  I don't really know how to clean them up.  Perhaps I should uninstall, delete them all, and then reinstall.  I don't know...here are the folders:

RE: Long Time MathCAD 13 problem

I don't have any problem with my Mathcad Ver. 13.1.  My last service pack was in September 2006.

RE: Long Time MathCAD 13 problem

sounds like an install problem. Try thr windows repair. this is an option inthe add programmes, when 'change' is selected.

Philip

RE: Long Time MathCAD 13 problem

(OP)
News flash!!!  mathcad started acting strange so I closed it and tried to run it again, and it kept crashing.  I then ran the Windows Task Manager and ended the mathcad process tree.

I then ran mathcad and to my surprise the tables displayed correctly for the first time in over a year!

I then closed and rebooted the computer and tried running mathcad again.  This time I kept getting the notorious failed to run server error message as mathcad worked its way through the worksheet.

I then went to the control panel and tried the mathcad>>change>>repair.  Mathcad reinstalled, but unlike the past fail attempts at reinstalling to fix the problem, this time mathcad reinstalled and now as far as I can tell works perfectly!

(long sigh of relief)


Thanks,  John

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