Bug? - CONVERT Function

[rlinden12]

(02-04-2014 03:24 AM)Han Wrote:  

(02-04-2014 12:09 AM)rlinden12 Wrote:  Hi...

I was reading with interest issues with unit conversions. I tried to replicate them on the prime and found that the CONVERT() function will not work when the calculator is in RPN mode! (Syntax error) It's fine when the prime is in arithmetic mode...

Having used HP's RPN for the past 40 years or so, I find this somewhat disconcerting... HP used to be the world's proponent for RPN logic - what's happened?

Rob

In RPN mode, the syntax is a bit different. Place the arguments on the stack first, then use COMMAND(n) where n is the number of arguments being passed to the command. If n=1, you can optionally leave off the "(n)" part and just type COMMAND. Can you share how you are typing in the CONVERT command as well as the arguments while in RPN mode?

Thanks for the responses guys....

I used the command syntax exactly as per the manual...

CONVERT(5_m, 1_ft)
Enter

Your method above works and is basically the same as for the 50g. Unfortunately none of the Prime documentation mentions any different syntax forms (at least none that I can find...) for different input modes...

Also, as I mentioned earlier, HP has always been the champion of RPN... Now, apparently, algebraic input has won the day... Sad...

Rob