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How to see elided results in WolframAlpha[] queries from Wolfram Language?

Posted 9 years ago
POSTED BY: Alex Shepard
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Hey Alex:

Consistent with my experience, the WolframAlpha dev support team has resolved this issue that I reported. The fix is:

WolframAlpha["all visible satellites" , {{"VisibleNonDebrisSatellitesAtDatFromLocation", 1} , "ComputableData"}]

Indeed all 700 satellites (at my location) are enumerated.

A nice touch is that when you do this query on the W|a site, the satellite names are "hot" where selection brings up a display showing the path through the sky.

Regards..

POSTED BY: Aeyoss Antelope

I can guess you read about this here:

Data Formats in Wolfram|Alpha

http://reference.wolfram.com/language/tutorial/DataFormatsInWolframAlpha.html

Specifically the section called: Obtaining Data Formats Programmatically

The article says this: WolframAlpha["msft close Jan 1, 2011 to Jan 21 2011", {All, "DataFormats"}]

So I typed this: WolframAlpha["satellites overhead", {All, "DataFormats"}]

Then the article says this: WolframAlpha["msft close Jan 1, 2011 to Jan 21 2011", {{"DateRangeSpecified:Close:FinancialData", 1}, "FormattedData"}]

So I typed this: WolframAlpha["satellites overhead", {{"VisibleNonDebrisSatellitesAtDatFromLocation", 1}, "FormattedData"}]

The only result I could get is: Missing[NotAvailable]

I put a link to this thread in the W|a suggestion box. My experience is that it takes a while, but they usually respond eventually.

HTH.

POSTED BY: Aeyoss Antelope
Posted 9 years ago

I don't know about this case, but, in general, when Mathematica displays ellipses it means all the data is there, it's just so long you wouldn't want to see it in print. If that's it, the (707) means there are 707 more items.

POSTED BY: David Keith
Posted 9 years ago

Bump (will only bump once, I promise).

Can anyone help with this?

POSTED BY: Alex Shepard
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