Re: Looking for instuling OCTAVE

[Ben Abbott]

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On Feb 13, 2012, at 5:20 PM, mahsa oroojeni wrote:

> From: Ben Abbott <address@hidden>
> To: mahsa oroojeni <address@hidden> 
> Cc: "address@hidden list" <address@hidden> 
> Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 4:54 PM
> Subject: Re: Looking for instuling OCTAVE
> 
>> **** Please respond at the bottom. When you reply at the top, it is 
>> difficult to follow along. Also please "reply-all" so that the help-list is 
>> not dropped of the list ****
>> 
>> On Feb 13, 2012, at 4:30 PM, mahsa oroojeni wrote:
>> 
>> > From: Ben Abbott <address@hidden>
>> > To: mahsa oroojeni <address@hidden> 
>> > Cc: "address@hidden list" <address@hidden> 
>> > Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 12:48 PM
>> > Subject: Re: Looking for instuling OCTAVE
>> > 
>> >> On Feb 13, 2012, at 12:37 PM, mahsa oroojeni wrote:
>> >> 
>> >> > From: Ben Abbott <address@hidden>
>> >> > To: mahsa oroojeni <address@hidden> 
>> >> > Cc: "address@hidden" <address@hidden> 
>> >> > Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 12:34 PM
>> >> > Subject: Re: Looking for instuling OCTAVE
>> >> > 
>> >> >> On Feb 12, 2012, at 10:54 AM, mahsa oroojeni wrote:
>> >> >> 
>> >> >> > Hello,
>> >> >> > I am trying to install Octave but I couldn't do that. would you 
>> >> >> > please guide me about instulation website and also steps.
>> >> >> > Thank you very much.
>> >> >> > Cheers,
>> >> >> > Mahsa.
>> >> >> 
>> >> >> Before someone can help, we need to know a few details.
>> >> >> 
>> >> >> What version of Octave are you trying to install ?
>> >> >> 
>> >> >> What OS does your computer run ?
>> >> >> 
>> >> >> Ben
>> >> > 
>> >> > Good afternoon,
>> >> > Thank you very much for your email.
>> >> > I could install Octave but I'm going to use it for optimization 
>> >> > problem.. I looking for a way to minimize the objective function 
>> >> > regarding to some constraints.
>> >> > Would you please give me some guide in this respect.
>> >> > Appreciate it.
>> >> > Cheers,
>> >> > Mahsa.
>> >> 
>> >> Octave's manual details the methods of optimization it provides.
>> >> 
>> >>    http://www.gnu.org/software/octave/doc/interpreter/Optimization.html
>> >> 
>> >> There is an optimization package/toolbox available as well.
>> >> 
>> >>    http://octave.sourceforge.net/optim/overview.html
>> >> 
>> >> Ben
>> > 
>> 
>> > Hello.
>> > I looking for a way to minimize the objective function regarding to some 
>> > constraints.
>> > I have istalled Octave 3.2.4. Would you please let me know if I need to 
>> > install any other package. I'm not familliar with Octave and I need to 
>> > submit a project bye the end of this week.
>> > The only thing that I have is a black page that I type commands there.
>> > How can I copy and paste commend. How canI work more convenient with 
>> > Octave please.
>> > Thank you very much.
>> > Mahsa. 
>> 
>> 
>> If you're expecting to use Octave frequently you may want go get a copy of 
>> the book below.
>> 
>>     
>> http://www.packtpub.com/news/become-confident-octave-user-packt%E2%80%99s-latest-book
>> 
>> There is a tutorial available in wikibooks as well.
>> 
>>     http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Octave_Programming_Tutorial/Getting_started
>> 
>> With more below.
>> 
>>     http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Octave_Programming_Tutorial
>> 
>> If you know what commands you need to run, you can enter them into a text 
>> editor and then save them to an m-file. Be sure the name ends with ".m". 
>> Something line "foo.m" would work.
>> 
>> From the "black screen", you need to change the present working directory to 
>> coincide with where you've saved the m-file. You can determine what your 
>> present working directory is by typing "pwd". To change the directory type 
>> "cd C:\PATH-TO-YOUR-MFILE". Then if your file is named foo.m you just need 
>> to type "foo" and  Octave will run the commands in that file.
>> 
>> If you just need to copy-n-paste commands, then you can select the commands 
>> with your mouse, type ctrl+c, click on the Octave window and then type 
>> ctrl+v.
>> 
>> Ben
> 
> Thank you for your guidance.
> I have just one black command window and nothing else. should I have another 
> window or something? Is it unusual that when I run the program the only this 
> appears is the black command window? Is there anything else?
> Thanks.
> Mahsa.

Octave is a command line program. Which means all you get the a window with a 
command line.

The developers are actively working on a GUI for Octave. We hope it will be 
part of version 3.8 or 4.0.

Ben