Is there any difference between ^ and x_^_ when Pattern Matching any expression that is raised to a power?
err x_^_ and ^
hmm, my syntax isn't being outputted properly
"x_^_" and "^"
nope, this is bizarre, my syntax is being transformed, it's different from what I'm typing.. this makes chatting difficult when talking about programming languages
(of course, make sure x, y, a and b don't have predefined values)
Note that this doesn't necessarily mean that the patterns are the same (in this case they are, if you ignore the naming part)... just that they all match the given input
For those that followed my problem of the excel date/time import (depending on time zone, etc), it seems that Mathematica may be right afterwards. When there's a daylight saving, there is actually a clock moment that is either repeated in history (or that doesn't occur, depending if it is summer or winter). Since excel doesn't take this into consideration, the import gets skewed by one hour. This was advanced as a probable cause. When I have the time, I’ll check if the dates match...
By the way, who has already signed for the European Wolfram Technology Conference 2013? It's around Quantity[700 000,"Meters"] away from where I am, so I'll most likely attend.
Damn! My SaveDefinitions inside manipulate stopped working! It was working before, but after some refactoring it stopped completely :(
I'm using a Package I wrote, so I guess this is the problem...
"SaveDefinitions can also be used for function definitions, although it doesn't always reach into packages correctly. Nonetheless, it often works well, and is used in Demonstrations by default."
Update
Since more and more issues are revealed as I venture deeper into the world of CDF, I decided to make this thread more general and hopefully more useful. I know posted my findings as an answer, but please feel free to edit this post or my answer below if you know something useful.
Questio...
any one knows why Mathematica does not import SWF format?
m = Import["2d.swf", "Elements"] Import::fmtnosup: SWF is not a supported Import format. >>
Using V9
@AdamDreaver I'd say if all the variables are CONSTANT that will be used in the expression, then use WITH. If some of them will change, then you have to use Module.
@Nasser well, SWF is a complicated format that does a lot of things; embedded video is just on common use
Mathematica knows how to use SWF for embedded video, but since it doesn't have the full implementation, I guess they figured they wouldn't even try to import it?