Re: error: `fminsearch' undefined - Octave 3.2.4 Win7 64bit

[jammydav93]

Here is the log from Octave

octave-3.2.4.exe:1> pkg list

no packages installed.

So i guess I need to install a package called optim from somewhere?

On 12 November 2011 16:52, martin_helm [via Octave] <[hidden email]> wrote:

Am 12.11.2011 17:34, schrieb jammydav93:

> Hi everyone,

>
> I'm pretty new to Octave and am having trouble using fminsearch on my
> Windows 7 machine,
>
> i'm trying to use fminsearch to find a,b,c,d from my predetermined x and y
> values
>
> x=[1:100]
>
> fmp.m:
> function y=fmp(x)
> y=a*cos(b*x + c) .* exp (x/d)
>
> I then enter and get the following from Octave
>
> octave-3.2.4.exe:6> fminsearch(@fmp,x)
> error: `fminsearch' undefined near line 6 column 1
>
> can anyone help me with this?
>
> Thanks
>
> J

Do you have the package optim installed and loaded?

Is it listed with
pkg list
and does it show a *
what happens when you call
pkg load optim
?

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