Octave to "C"

[Frederik Barth]

Hello,

I am new to Octave and this list, but thought you might be able to help.

My interest in Octave is due to the need to convert a few Matlab 
programs (for ICA and correlation dimension estimation) to "C" code,
without having the means to acquire Matlab. As I understand, Octave is 
Matlab compatible.

I have succeeded with installing Octave on my Windows98 PC, but have
no experience with UNIX.

Now I would like to know:

- How can I run a Matlab program in Octave?
- Are there any tools or information available to convert from 
  Octave to "C"-code?

Thanks very much,

    Frederik Barth