Re: Looking for instuling OCTAVE

[Tatsuro MATSUOKA]

Hello

--- On Wed, 2012/2/15, mahsa oroojeni wrote:

> 
> 
> Hello,
>  
> Thank you for your help.
>  
> I would like to ask you do you have any sugestion for coding this 
> optimization problem with Octave.
>  
> For your information I attached the mathematical formulation that I need to 
> code. My objective function is nonlinear.
> The Mathematical formulation is on 5th page of pdf file.  
>  
>  
> Thank you once again.
> Cheers,
> Mahsa.
>   
>  
>  
>   
>   From: Tatsuro MATSUOKA <address@hidden>
>  To: mahsa oroojeni <address@hidden>; Ben Abbott <address@hidden> 
> Cc: "address@hidden list" <address@hidden> 
>  Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 6:48 PM
>  Subject: Re: Looking for instuling OCTAVE
>    
> Hello
> 
> --- On Tue, 2012/2/14, Ben Abbott  wrote:
> 
> > **** 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
> 
> I assume that mahsa is using octave-3.2.4 on windows.
> Octave-3.2.4 is working on command prompt for windows.
> 
> For copy from the prompt and paste to the prompt,  you can used command 
> prompt facilities.  In the case, quick edit mode is useful. Please search it 
> by Google ans investigate how to enable it and how to use it.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Tatsuro

Octave is completely volunteer based problem. I do not have time to advise you 
to the vague question.

Regards

Tatsuro