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[UDUNITS #FTH-701042]: Link down?

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  • Subject: [UDUNITS #FTH-701042]: Link down?
  • Date: Sat, 04 Jan 2014 11:07:49 -0700
Will,

What version of the UDUNITS package are you using? UDUNITS 2.1 had a problem 
like this, which should be fixed in version 2.2.

> Great, thanks! Can I ask one more question about UDUNITS right away?
> 
> I'm having a little trouble understanding the results from some of the
> temperature conversions. Length, distance, pressure, etc., everything else
> looks great, and as I expect. Also looks fine if I use temperature without
> any increment:
> 
> You have: degrees_Celsius
> You want: degrees_Fahrenheit
> degrees_Celsius = 33.8 degrees_Fahrenheit
> x/degrees_Fahrenheit = 1.8*(x/degrees_Celsius) + 32
> 
> However, when I add an increment, I get something I don't expect (I feel
> like 1 Celcius = 33.8 Fahrenheit):
> 
> You have: 1 degrees_Celsius
> You want: degrees_Fahrenheit
> 1 degrees_Celsius = -457.87 degrees_Fahrenheit
> x/degrees_Fahrenheit = 1.8*(x/(1 degrees_Celsius)) - 459.67
> 
> I feel sure that this is my syntax, but I'm getting everything else to work
> so that made me feel more confident than perhaps I should have been?
> 
> will

Regards,
Steve Emmerson

Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: FTH-701042
Department: Support UDUNITS
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed