http://www.mapleprimes.com/questions/35556-Why-Such-Error-But-Simply-Result-Still en-us 2026 Maplesoft, A Division of Waterloo Maple Inc. Maplesoft Document System Tue, 09 Jun 2026 08:33:14 GMT Tue, 09 Jun 2026 08:33:14 GMT The latest answers and comments added to the Question, why such error but simply result still stayed as a heritage in 12.02..!!! http://www.mapleprimes.com/images/mapleprimeswhite.jpg http://www.mapleprimes.com/questions/35556-Why-Such-Error-But-Simply-Result-Still http://www.mapleprimes.com/questions/35556-Why-Such-Error-But-Simply-Result-Still?ref=Feed:MaplePrimes:why such error but simply result still stayed as a heritage in 12.02..!!!:Comments#answer44256 <p>Its not clear to me what you are asking.&nbsp; Regardless, using variables that start with underscores in not a good idea. See ?underscore:</p> <p><b>Names Beginning with the Underscore Character</b><br /> <br /> Description<br /> <br /> o Any symbol beginning with an underscore (_) is effectively reserved for use<br /> &nbsp; only by library code. It is not available to users. Failure to observe this<br /> &nbsp; rule can lead to unexpected results.</p> <p>I'm not suggesting that that is causing whatever problem you are having, just warning against the practice.</p> <p>Its not clear to me what you are asking.&nbsp; Regardless, using variables that start with underscores in not a good idea. See ?underscore:</p> <p><b>Names Beginning with the Underscore Character</b><br /> <br /> Description<br /> <br /> o Any symbol beginning with an underscore (_) is effectively reserved for use<br /> &nbsp; only by library code. It is not available to users. Failure to observe this<br /> &nbsp; rule can lead to unexpected results.</p> <p>I'm not suggesting that that is causing whatever problem you are having, just warning against the practice.</p> 44256 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:09:11 Z Joe Riel Joe Riel http://www.mapleprimes.com/questions/35556-Why-Such-Error-But-Simply-Result-Still?ref=Feed:MaplePrimes:why such error but simply result still stayed as a heritage in 12.02..!!!:Comments#answer44257 <p>Here's the bug in just about its simplest form, I think:</p> <pre> &gt; product(i-3, i=k+1 .. 3); </pre> <p>0</p> <p>... which is of course wrong for k &gt;= 3.</p> <p>Here's the bug in just about its simplest form, I think:</p> <pre> &gt; product(i-3, i=k+1 .. 3); </pre> <p>0</p> <p>... which is of course wrong for k &gt;= 3.</p> 44257 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:42:19 Z Robert Israel Robert Israel