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RE: Getting started with Octave in MS Windows
From: |
Allen.Windhorn |
Subject: |
RE: Getting started with Octave in MS Windows |
Date: |
Fri, 9 Feb 2007 13:52:22 -0600 |
Ian,
From: address@hidden On Behalf Of The Grumps
> I have the same problem. Did you make any progress Allen?
> I installed with octave-forge-windows (version 2.1.73-1).
Same one I have. Some kind person showed me where to put a startup
file. If you put a file called .octaverc in the octave_files directory
under the directory you installed the program in (probably "c:\Program
Files\Octave-2.1.73" or something), any code in that file will be
executed on startup. Mine just has:
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addpath("/cygdrive/h/work/matlab")
disp("Installed .octaverc from $HOME")
Path
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You have to do the "cygdrive" thing because it uses Cygwin, which
doesn't understand Windows drive letters. Notice they are forward
slashes too. I really don't care for Cygwin -- it wants to take over
your computer, and it's really hard to keep updated properly -- but it
appears to be confined in this version of Octave.
> This is a very alien environment for those from planet
> Windows...
Yeah, well, Planet Windows is a pretty alien environment sometimes :-)
> I can't:
> - use standard things like copy and paste.
You can copy and paste -- just select what you want to copy, hit Ctrl-C
as usual (has the side effect of adding a prompt at the bottom), then
paste into whatever in the usual way. You can't right-mouse copy
though.
> - directly go to edit-history for the script I'm working on.
Dunno about that. Anyone?
> Should I not be using Notepad instead?
I use Emacs myself; it colorizes the script according to Octave
conventions. Not for everyone though. You can use any text or
programming editor. I haven't bothered to try to learn the one that
comes with Octave.
When you feel discouraged, just chant the mantra:
"Octave is cheaper than Matlab...Octave is cheaper than Matlab..."
If you have some budget, you could try Harmonic Software O-Matrix
<www.omatrix.com> for $345 US. They are pretty Matlab-compatible and
have good support by email anyway. You can get a free trial download.
Regards,
Allen