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Hi there,

Every conversion I try, I get an 'unknown unit' error.

I'm still using Alfred 2 (v 2.9) and upon to use this workflow, it's suggesting me to use version 2.6.
After downloaded, it turned out this v2.6 also works with Alfred 3 only.

This is by far the best converter workflow I have come across and I have been looking for ages. Would be good if you could support more currencies including 'United Arab Emirates Dirham'.

Thanks!

Oil barrel to cubic meter
1 bbl = 0.1589873 m^3

Ton to oil barrel (for average density oil)
1 ton = 7.1475121 bbl

Barrel of oil equivalent (BOE) to cubic meter
1 boe = 169.902 m^3

Barrel of oil equivalent (BOE) to Million Standard Cubic Feet
1 boe = 0.006 MMscf

Thanks!

Using v3.0 of alfred-convert and v3.4 [850] of Alfred.

Hello.

Great workflow. I noticed that I can't currently convert between km/h or mi/h and another unit of speed.

In my country kph is not common, we use km/h all the time.

I noticed the workflow is confusing this notation with a division involving the plank_constant.

It works if I use conv 32km/hour mi/hour.

Also can't do, for example, conv 5760h min.

In some cases, should h just be mapped to 1 hour?

Should we change this behavior or keep it? What do you think?

Costa Rican Colon (CRC) exchange rate is either completely off, or the workflow is using the CraftCoin (also CRC) currency when converting to CRC.

I'm running mid 2014 13" MBP with OSX 10.11.2 and this plugin (downloaded from packal.org) is no longer functioning. I've attached a screenshot. It just sits in this mode and never does anything.

Great workflow thanks!

In most cases I only need the resulting number, not the unit, after doing a conversion. So would it be possible to add an option to specify that only the number is copied to the clipboard, without the unit?

Awesome workflow!

It's neat, that you can set different delimiters for the results, but I expected the configurations also to affect the input.

A nice solution would parse the number no matter what:

23.34 => 23.34
23,34 => 23.34
12.123,345 => 12123.345
12,123.345 => 12123.345

The only problem would be three decimal places:
23,345 => 23.345 / 23345.00 ???

And this does not considers all cases.

So using the configuration would be most convenient, I guess.

Hi,

I was attempting a unit conversion and this works:

conv 10 m**2 sq_in which displays 15,500.03

but if you reverse it

conv 10 sq_in m**2 you get an error saying 'ascii' codec can't encode character 'u\xb2' in position 5: ordinal not in range(128)

Should I be using another unit name instead of m**2? The same thing happens if I use m^2.

Thanks!

Hi,
Would it be possible to convert between number bases? I'm thinking of decimal, hexadecimal, binary, etc, for "coding" purposes.
I looked at the default units and Pint docs, but I couldn't find anything about that. Is it possible to add a unit that call a python function maybe?
Thanks

The help-guide wasn't very useful for me in trying to add the APP_KEY from Open Exchange Rates – I ended up opening the workflow and editing the .plist.

Clarification would be super helpful! :-)

Thanks!

It would be extremely useful to be able to convert between different temperature units.

This should work since version 3.0, right?

Problem: XRP unit (Ripple coin) is not recognized.
Steps to reproduce: try to convert 1 XRP to another currency, for example, USD
Expected behavior: Should print converted amount (like in the case of BTC)

[2017-12-17 09:17:42][ERROR: input.scriptfilter] Code 1: Traceback (most recent call last):  

File "convert.py", line 20, in <module>  

from workflow import Workflow3, ICON_WARNING, ICON_INFO  

File "/Users/Canor/Dropbox/Alfred.alfredpreferences/workflows/user.workflow.5E09B0F2-1E7D-4131-8F98-A36B01C3707E/workflow/__init__.py", line 16, in <module>  

from .workflow import Workflow, manager  

File "/Users/Canor/Dropbox/Alfred.alfredpreferences/workflows/user.workflow.5E09B0F2-1E7D-4131-8F98-A36B01C3707E/workflow/workflow.py", line 27, in <module>  

import cPickle  

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'cPickle'

this recently has come to my attention, since it suddenly stopped working obviously. Does alfred-convert require cPickle to be installed on System?

Thanks.

Appears as though fiats that were working in a prior release are no longer recognised.

Have verified they appear in active_currencies.

Running latest 3.2 from git. Removed workflow + leftover files, restarted Alfred, reinstalled, same result.

FIAT symbols tried from USD: AUD, NZD, ZAR.

Screenshots attached.

I've entered a valid API_KEY as per the instructions but I am getting unknown unit for anything other than USD. Does anyone have any ideas?

When you do not specify the destination unit you will get a error saying No destination units (or defaults) for [dimensionality].

It would be nice to get instead a list of converted destinations similar how Spotlight guesses your "to unit":

The problem is that pint uses distinct mapping while in reality there is some kind of ambiguity without a proper context.

For example: Does kn means kilo newton or knots? Does h mean hour or the Planck constant?

It would be great to evaluate the possible meaning of the source expression and the target expression. If there is a match in types it's very likely that's the context the user meant. Or even show the result of both if possible.

No way in hell I will remember I have to use kpm for km/h or knots instead of kn. It's hard to build up muscle memory for this.

I guess replacing the dictionary with units that I use could be an option. But so far I only found how to add new units. No problem to drop the Planck constant. But it would be sad to drop newton.

Great tool! It would be really nice to also take advantage of the more advanced conversions already available in pint, such as converting between energy and length in the context of spectroscopy (e.g., 1 Å = 12398 eV for light).

I can't convert -11 degC to degF, for instance.

Hi Dean,

Thanks for this plugin, I've been using it for years, and I was recently delighted to discover that you've added crypto conversions. Thanks!

Took me quite a while to figure out that I needed to rename the extension for it to install, is that deliberate?

This may sound quite stupid, but I'm staring at the documentation without understanding how do I add the openexchangerates API key I just created to the extension.

Do I need to edit manually the extension files? How so? thanks!

After running a conversion, the CPU of the Python process spikes to 100% and stays there indefinitely on my Mac. This occurs after any conversion, like currency, or length.

I think this only started happening a few days ago. I already re-installed the workflow.

Hi,

is there a chance to make the workflow use the mac's local settings for the decimal point? While the US uses a "dot" many other countries use a "comma". Alfred's built in calculations adapt to the mac's regional settings, so it would be great if the workflow would that to, because it is confusing to use one here and the other one there. I always do it wrong the first time.

Again: Awesome extension. Thank you.
Julian

EDIT: Fixed my mistake

These days i've noticed the following bug:

When i type conv 1 usd kzt it keeps telling my "Updating exchange rates" and i won't get actual data...

I'm suddenly not able to do all the currency conversions I'm used it. I've used the currency converter several times a day for years now, and it's suddenly failing to recognize my most used conversion, USD to CAD.

As a user of the convert alfred workflow I want to be able to convert from frequency (Hz) to a period back and forth.

// Period (T) to Frequency (Hz)

Input: conv 5 s Hz
Output: 0.2 Hz

Input: conv 0.25 s Hz
Output: 4 Hz

Input: conv 1 ms Hz
Output: 1000 Hz

// Frequency (Hz) to Period (T)

Input: conv 1000 Hz ms
Output: 1 ms

After the last update v3.5.1, I can convert anymore the following error appear.

Debug log
`Starting debug for 'Convert'

[2018-03-11 21:42:23][ERROR: input.scriptfilter] Code 1: 21:42:23 workflow.py:2247 DEBUG ---------- Convert (3.5.1) ----------
21:42:23 workflow.py:1657 DEBUG reading settings from /Users/Ray420/Library/Application Support/Alfred 3/Workflow Data/net.deanishe.alfred-convert/settings.json
21:42:23 workflow.py:2526 INFO checking for update ...
21:42:23 background.py:188 DEBUG [__workflow_update_check] command cached: /Users/Ray420/Library/Caches/com.runningwithcrayons.Alfred-3/Workflow Data/net.deanishe.alfred-convert/__workflow_update_check.argcache
21:42:23 background.py:192 DEBUG [__workflow_update_check] passing job to background runner: [u'/usr/bin/python', '/Users/Ray420/Library/Application Support/Alfred 3/Alfred.alfredpreferences/workflows/user.workflow.36A4E12B-412E-4E74-90C4-60B1FD3B8E86/workflow/background.pyc', u'__workflow_update_check']
21:42:23 workflow.py:2247 DEBUG ---------- Convert (3.5.1) ----------
21:42:23 background.py:197 DEBUG [__workflow_update_check] background job started
21:42:23 convert.py:625 DEBUG query : 12 usd jpy
21:42:23 workflow.py:2411 DEBUG last run version: 3.5.1
21:42:23 convert.py:103 DEBUG version=3.5.1, last_version=3.5.1
21:42:23 workflow.py:1884 DEBUG loading cached data: /Users/Ray420/Library/Caches/com.runningwithcrayons.Alfred-3/Workflow Data/net.deanishe.alfred-convert/__workflow_update_status.cpickle
21:42:23 workflow.py:2461 DEBUG update_data: {u'available': False}
21:42:23 workflow.py:1884 DEBUG loading cached data: /Users/Ray420/Library/Caches/com.runningwithcrayons.Alfred-3/Workflow Data/net.deanishe.alfred-convert/exchange_rates.cpickle
21:42:23 convert.py:530 DEBUG registering currency : 'DZD = usd / 114.04071 = dzd'
21:42:23 convert.py:530 DEBUG registering currency : 'NAD = usd / 11.915 = nad'
21:42:23 convert.py:530 DEBUG registering currency : 'GHS = usd / 4.46 = ghs'
21:42:23 convert.py:530 DEBUG registering currency : 'EGP = usd / 17.641 = egp'
21:42:23 convert.py:530 DEBUG registering currency : 'BGN = usd / 1.58816 = bgn'
21:42:23 convert.py:530 DEBUG registering currency : 'LSK = usd / 0.05168 = lsk'
21:42:23 convert.py:530 DEBUG registering currency : 'PAB = usd / 1 = pab'
21:42:23 convert.py:530 DEBUG registering currency : 'BOB = usd / 6.910011 = bob'
21:42:23 convert.py:530 DEBUG registering currency : 'DKK = usd / 6.04549 = dkk'
21:42:23 convert.py:530 DEBUG registering currency : 'BWP = usd / 9.578914 = bwp'
21:42:23 convert.py:530 DEBUG registering currency : 'LBP = usd / 1512.5 = lbp'
21:42:23 convert.py:530 DEBUG registering currency : 'TZS = usd / 2254.1 = tzs'
21:42:23 convert.py:530 DEBUG registering currency : 'VND = usd / 22752.44336 = vnd'
21:42:23 convert.py:530 DEBUG registering currency : 'AOA = usd / 215.1155 = aoa'
21:42:23 convert.py:530 DEBUG registering currency : 'KHR = usd / 4002'
21:42:23 convert.py:530 DEBUG registering currency : 'QAR = usd / 3.641996 = qar'
21:42:23 convert.py:530 DEBUG registering currency : 'KYD = usd / 0.832789'
21:42:23 convert.py:530 DEBUG registering currency : 'LYD = usd / 1.33 = lyd'
21:42:23 convert.py:530 DEBUG registering currency : 'UAH = usd / 26.5275 = uah'
21:42:23 convert.py:530 DEBUG registering currency : 'JOD = usd / 0.709001 = jod'
21:42:23 convert.py:530 DEBUG registering currency : 'AWG = usd / 1.786505 = awg'
21:42:23 convert.py:530 DEBUG registering currency : 'SAR = usd / 3.75015 = sar'
21:42:23 convert.py:530 DEBUG registering currency : 'BND = usd / 1.321966 = bnd'
21:42:23 convert.py:530 DEBUG registering currency : 'HKD = usd / 7.830598 = hkd'
21:42:23 convert.py:530 DEBUG registering currency : 'CHF = usd / 0.93757 = chf'
21:42:23 convert.py:530 DEBUG registering currency : 'GIP = usd / 0.724428 = gip'
21:42:23 convert.py:530 DEBUG registering currency : 'XPF = usd / 96.875298 = xpf'
21:42:23 convert.py:530 DEBUG registering currency : 'XPD = usd / 38.77 = xpd'
21:42:23 convert.py:530 DEBUG registering currency : 'DASH = usd / 0.001649 = dash'
21:42:23 convert.py:530 DEBUG registering currency : 'MRO = usd / 356 = mro'
21:42:23 convert.py:530 DEBUG registering currency : 'HRK = usd / 6.038184 = hrk'
21:42:23 convert.py:530 DEBUG registering currency : 'DJF = usd / 177.075 = djf'
21:42:23 convert.py:530 DEBUG registering currency : 'THB = usd / 31.4465 = thb'
21:42:23 convert.py:530 DEBUG registering currency : 'XAF = usd / 532.515732 = xaf'
21:42:23 convert.py:530 DEBUG registering currency : 'XAG = usd / 0.06061195 = xag'
21:42:23 convert.py:530 DEBUG registering currency : 'ETB = usd / 27.56 = etb'
21:42:23 convert.py:530 DEBUG registering currency : 'UYU = usd / 28.40176 = uyu'
21:42:23 convert.py:530 DEBUG registering currency : 'NIO = usd / 31.085 = nio'
21:42:23 convert.py:530 DEBUG registering currency : 'LAK = usd / 8305 = lak'
21:42:23 convert.py:530 DEBUG registering currency : 'MAID = usd / 2.43 = maid'
21:42:23 convert.py:530 DEBUG registering currency : 'SYP = usd / 514.98999 = syp'
21:42:23 convert.py:530 DEBUG registering currency : 'MAD = usd / 9.2 = mad'
21:42:23 convert.py:530 DEBUG registering currency : 'MZN = usd / 61.855 = mzn'
21:42:23 convert.py:530 DEBUG registering currency : 'YER = usd / 250.325 = yer'
21:42:23 convert.py:530 DEBUG registering currency : 'ZAR = usd / 11.9234 = zar'
21:42:23 convert.py:530 DEBUG registering currency : 'NPR = usd / 104.297226 = npr'
21:42:23 convert.py:530 DEBUG registering currency : 'ZWL = usd / 322.355011 = zwl'
21:42:23 convert.py:530 DEBUG registering currency : 'NGN = usd / 360.5 = ngn'
21:42:23 convert.py:530 DEBUG registering currency : 'ANG = usd / 1.784194 = ang'
21:42:23 convert.py:530 DEBUG registering currency : 'CRC = usd / 569.71 = crc'
21:42:23 convert.py:530 DEBUG registering currency : 'AED = usd / 3.673014 = aed'
21:42:23 convert.py:530 DEBUG registering currency : 'GBP = usd / 0.724428 = gbp'
21:42:23 convert.py:530 DEBUG registering currency : 'MWK = usd / 725.725 = mwk'
21:42:23 convert.py:530 DEBUG registering currency : 'LKR = usd / 155.13 = lkr'
21:42:23 convert.py:530 DEBUG registering currency : 'DOP = usd / 49.13 = dop'
21:42:23 convert.py:530 DEBUG registering currency : 'PKR = usd / 110.65 = pkr'
21:42:23 convert.py:530 DEBUG registering currency : 'HUF = usd / 254.6475 = huf'
21:42:23 convert.py:530 DEBUG registering currency : 'BMD = usd / 1 = bmd'
21:42:23 convert.py:530 DEBUG registering currency : 'LSL = usd / 11.91 = lsl'
21:42:23 convert.py:530 DEBUG registering currency : 'MNT = usd / 2390.948643 = mnt'
21:42:23 convert.py:530 DEBUG registering currency : 'AMD = usd / 480.77 = amd'
21:42:23 convert.py:530 DEBUG registering currency : 'UGX = usd / 3648.3 = ugx'
21:42:23 convert.py:530 DEBUG registering currency : 'XDR = usd / 0.689644 = xdr'
21:42:23 convert.py:530 DEBUG registering currency : 'JMD = usd / 127.1499 = jmd'
21:42:23 convert.py:530 DEBUG registering currency : 'TTD = usd / 6.73915 = ttd'
21:42:23 convert.py:530 DEBUG registering currency : 'SHP = usd / 0.724428 = shp'
21:42:23 convert.py:530 DEBUG registering currency : 'AFN = usd / 69.475 = afn'
21:42:23 convert.py:530 DEBUG registering currency : 'MMK = usd / 1339.7 = mmk'
21:42:23 convert.py:530 DEBUG registering currency : 'KPW = usd / 900 = kpw'
21:42:23 convert.py:530 DEBUG registering currency : 'MKD = usd / 49.983876 = mkd'
21:42:23 convert.py:530 DEBUG registering currency : 'TRY = usd / 3.806784 = try'
21:42:23 convert.py:530 DEBUG registering currency : 'BDT = usd / 82.977763 = bdt'
21:42:23 convert.py:530 DEBUG registering currency : 'SJCX = usd / 0 = sjcx'
21:42:23 workflow.py:2266 ERROR division by zero
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/Users/Ray420/Library/Application Support/Alfred 3/Alfred.alfredpreferences/workflows/user.workflow.36A4E12B-412E-4E74-90C4-60B1FD3B8E86/workflow/workflow.py", line 2259, in run
func(self)
File "convert.py", line 645, in main
register_exchange_rates(exchange_rates)
File "convert.py", line 531, in register_exchange_rates
ureg.define(definition)
File "/Users/Ray420/Library/Application Support/Alfred 3/Alfred.alfredpreferences/workflows/user.workflow.36A4E12B-412E-4E74-90C4-60B1FD3B8E86/pint/registry.py", line 233, in define
self._define(Definition.from_string(line))
File "/Users/Ray420/Library/Application Support/Alfred 3/Alfred.alfredpreferences/workflows/user.workflow.36A4E12B-412E-4E74-90C4-60B1FD3B8E86/pint/definitions.py", line 57, in from_string
return UnitDefinition(name, symbol, aliases, value)
File "/Users/Ray420/Library/Application Support/Alfred 3/Alfred.alfredpreferences/workflows/user.workflow.36A4E12B-412E-4E74-90C4-60B1FD3B8E86/pint/definitions.py", line 117, in init
converter = ParserHelper.from_string(converter)
File "/Users/Ray420/Library/Application Support/Alfred 3/Alfred.alfredpreferences/workflows/user.workflow.36A4E12B-412E-4E74-90C4-60B1FD3B8E86/pint/util.py", line 417, in from_string
return cls._from_string(input_string)
File "/Users/Ray420/Library/Application Support/Alfred 3/Alfred.alfredpreferences/workflows/user.workflow.36A4E12B-412E-4E74-90C4-60B1FD3B8E86/pint/compat/lrucache.py", line 129, in wrapper
result = user_function(*args, **kwds)
File "/Users/Ray420/Library/Application Support/Alfred 3/Alfred.alfredpreferences/workflows/user.workflow.36A4E12B-412E-4E74-90C4-60B1FD3B8E86/pint/util.py", line 452, in _from_string
ret = build_eval_tree(gen).evaluate(cls.eval_token)
File "/Users/Ray420/Library/Application Support/Alfred 3/Alfred.alfredpreferences/workflows/user.workflow.36A4E12B-412E-4E74-90C4-60B1FD3B8E86/pint/pint_eval.py", line 83, in evaluate
return bin_op[op_text](left, self.right.evaluate(define_op, bin_op, un_op))
File "/Users/Ray420/Library/Application Support/Alfred 3/Alfred.alfredpreferences/workflows/user.workflow.36A4E12B-412E-4E74-90C4-60B1FD3B8E86/pint/util.py", line 535, in truediv
new.scale /= other
ZeroDivisionError: division by zero
21:42:23 workflow.py:2268 INFO for assistance, see: https://github.com/deanishe/alfred-convert/issues
21:42:23 workflow.py:2289 DEBUG ---------- finished in 0.382s ----------`

It reads conv 128 mph km which returns an error:

Hi,

could you integrate bitcoins as a currency as they are becoming more and more popular. There is no official ISO code yet, but most widely XBT or BTC are used:
http://www.xe.com/currency/xbt-bitcoin#

That would be awesome :)

Have tried the Fixum workflow, it did not pickup anything.

macOS 10.12.5

Starting debug for 'Convert'

[2017-07-14 08:55:25][STDERR: input.scriptfilter] 08:55:25 workflow.py:2225 DEBUG    Workflow version : 2.6.0
08:55:25 workflow.py:1628 DEBUG    Reading settings from `/Users/chbuschmann/Library/Application Support/Alfred 3/Workflow Data/net.deanishe.alfred-convert/settings.json` ...
08:55:25 workflow.py:2509 INFO     Checking for update ...
08:55:25 background.py:170 INFO     Task `__workflow_update_check` is already running
08:55:25 convert.py:183 DEBUG    query : 10 eur nok
08:55:25 workflow.py:2444 DEBUG    update_data : None
08:55:25 background.py:170 INFO     Task `update` is already running
08:55:25 convert.py:126 DEBUG    quantity : 10.0 tail :  eur nok
08:55:25 convert.py:140 DEBUG    atoms : [u'eur', u'nok']  i : 0  q1 : eur  q2 : nok
08:55:25 convert.py:140 DEBUG    atoms : [u'eur', u'nok']  i : 1  q1 : eur nok  q2 : 
08:55:25 convert.py:232 CRITICAL Invalid query : Unknown unit : eur nok
08:55:25 convert.py:255 DEBUG    finished
08:55:25 workflow.py:2423 DEBUG    Set last run version : 2.6.0
08:55:25 workflow.py:2267 DEBUG    Workflow finished in 0.008 seconds.

The documentation mentions a configuration sheet in which APP_KEY (for currency conversion) should be added. Where is that configuration sheet? An enigmatic [x] is all that can be found in the documentation...

Ensure existing definitions are not overwritten when adding currencies.

Hi @deanishe ,

Do you know if this will work with newest Alfred version (3.1.1)? Will it break anything if I go ahead and try?

Thanks.

For example, for me I would like to have all currency converted by default, if no other target specified, to USD. For weight, I would like to see everything in grams, etc, etc.

conv 1hr s shows 3,600 second in the UI and copies 3,600 to the clipboard.

I like that the UI shows the thousand groupings, however, often I'm converting units for programming, spreadsheets, etc. and in those situations I usually want the "raw" value.

An option to show the thousand separators in the UI but not copy them to the clipboard would be great. Final result would be:

conv 1hr s shows 3,600 second in the UI and copies 3600 to the clipboard.

Hi, is it possible to choose between yahoo and google finance? Also is it possible to set how often currencies will sync?

Any chance to add a comma to separate thousands?

Hi,

May I suggest you to use https://exchangeratesapi.io API? It's free, has no limit and is based on the European Central Bank's service. Users wouldn't have to create an account on openexchangerates.org to get an App ID and they could convert currencies with no limit.

Might be worth having unit definitions for bits/bytes/kilobytes/megabytes/gigabytes etc built in.

Here's a gist of my unit_definitions.txt for reference.

What do you think?

P.S. Thanks for the workflow; I use it all the time ⚡

I can convert some cryptocurrencies e.g. conv 1 btc usd & conv 1 zec usd work but not ZCL (zclassic) e.g. conv 1 zcl usd returns Unknown unit zcl

ZCL is listed in https://github.com/deanishe/alfred-convert/blob/master/docs/currencies.md#cryptocurrencies and present on https://www.cryptocompare.com/coins/zcl/overview

Any plans for timezones conversion?

Hi, the Pint docs say in http://pint.readthedocs.org/en/latest/nonmult.html

The default definition file includes fahrenheits, celsius, kelvin and rankine
abbreviated as degF, degC, degK, and degR.

However, when I do (in 1.1 from http://www.packal.org/workflow/convert)

convert 11 degC degF

it gives me an error message:

Unknown unit : degc

The workaround is to type the long names:

convert 11 celsius fahrenheit

That does work, but is pretty long to type.

Otherwise, this is an awesome workflow. Thank you for the work you put into this.

Best,
Julian

When I hit conv 170 mm pixel, it says Can't convert from millimeter [length] to pixel [printing_unit]

Then I found a formula to convert between millimeter and pixel at the bottom of this page, and it works perfectly for me.

So, why not add this functionality into alfred-convert?

This script should be extended to handle cases where the resulting conversion is lower than 1. Most common example would cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin. Because the ration is so huge, and a single dollar is worth less than 0.0001 BTC, more decimal spaces are needed to properly display the resulting conversion.

In the current implementation, conv 1 USD BTC would result in 0.00 BTC, which is obviously incorrect. What the script should do instead is check whether the resulting conversion is lower than 1, and format the result using an alternate decimal places property. Say, MICRO_DECIMAL_PLACES.