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I need to use the features of the Summa package but it doesn't work in Mathematica 9. It gives the error

Cannot open Utilities`FilterOptions`

My question is:

Is there an alternative (more modern) package with similar features, or a way to make Summa.m work in Mathematica 9?

Following @Nasser I solved it. The problem was that the input of FilterRules is in opposite order, e.g.

FilterOptions[Expand,{opts}]

is changed to

Sequence@@FilterRules[{opts},Options@Expand]
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  • $\begingroup$ oh, so the order needs to change also! good to know. I've updated Summa.m on my end, reloaded it, and now no error shows. Good to know it was this simple. $\endgroup$ – Nasser Aug 30 '13 at 23:30
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As of version 9 this has changed http://reference.wolfram.com/mathematica/Compatibility/tutorial/Utilities/FilterOptions.html

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So this package needs to use FilterRules. I Downloaded this package, and changed Summa.m according to the above, and now it loads ok.

Changed every place it said FilterOptions to Sequence@@FilterRules. Run few tests from the notebook given. Example of change:

old:

inrule1[opts___Rule]:= c_ Summa[el1_,it:{k_,__}]:>
        Summa[If[$Explode,
                Expand[c el1,FilterOptions[Expand,{opts}]],
                c el1]  ,it] /; FreeQ[c,k];

new:

inrule1[opts___Rule]:= c_ Summa[el1_,it:{k_,__}]:>
        Summa[If[$Explode,
            Expand[c el1,Sequence@@FilterRules[{opts},Expand]],
                c el1]  ,it] /; FreeQ[c,k];

now

Get["Summa.m"]

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I put the updated Summa.m in this folder here , replace your Summa.m with this version. If you find more issues with this, try to contact the author, they might have better solution or newer version.

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  • $\begingroup$ Thanks a lot for your response. It is working now, except for the differential operator for sums, e.g. s = x^2 Sum[Subscript[a, k] x^k, {k, 0, Infinity}]; SumD[s, x] gives an error. Do you happen to know what happened? $\endgroup$ – Prastt Aug 30 '13 at 22:28
  • $\begingroup$ @Barefeg sorry, I do not use this package at all. I simply followed the instruction at WRI to upgrade it to V 9. I changed FilterOptions to Sequence@@FilterRules in all the places it was using FilterOptions. As I said, you might to contact the author on this to see why this error shows up. It might be an additional simple fix for option settings what is needed. But I do not really feel comfortable changing this package more. Do not want to break something. May be someone else will spot the problem with this use of Options. $\endgroup$ – Nasser Aug 30 '13 at 22:36
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 If[Read[StringToStream[$Version], Number] >= 9  
   ,FilterOptions[a_,b___] := Sequence @@ FilterRules[{b}, Options[a]]
   ];

would be a general use bridge to make notebooks and packages before version 9 and later compatible with respect to FilterOptions being superseded by FilterRules having a different call interface. You may place it into 

C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Mathematica\Kernel\Init.m    on Windows or probably
~/.Mathematica/Kernel/init.m                                   is the right place on Unix/Linux.
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