Author Archives: dougaj4

Indexing pdf files – update

My Windows search function recently once again stopped indexing pdf files, probably associated with an upgrade to Windows 11. Previously this was fixed by downloading the file PDFFilter64Setup.msi from the Adobe site, but that download no longer works, and there … Continue reading

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More long numbers with Python

In A not so easy problem I looked at using Python with Excel (via pyxll) to work with very long integers, using the MPMath package. For high precision calculations involving decimal values MPMath is required, but for simple operations entirely … Continue reading

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ULS Design Functions – Python version

I have now converted my ULS Design Functions spreadsheet (last presented here) to Python. The new spreadsheet and open source Python code can be downloaded from: py_ULS Design Functions The spreadsheet has the same functionality as the VBA version, providing … Continue reading

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Downloads update

A list of files available for free download can be found under the Downloads link at the top of the page: The list has now been updated and there are now 189 files available for download, most with open source … Continue reading

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A not so easy problem

A seemingly simple problem was posted in my Quora feed: or to put it more mathematically, what three positive integers satisfy the equation: It turns out the answer is not so simple. A full and detailed derivation can be found … Continue reading

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