Re: Mathematica does not know where are my files. Help!!!
- Subject: [mg2970] Re: [mg2923] Mathematica does not know where are my files. Help!!!
- From: penny at edu-suu-scf.sc.suu.edu (Des Penny)
- Date: 17 Jan 1996 05:19:44 -0600
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>Hi guys:
>
>I have been toiling at this one for while. Now I am turning to the gurus
>out there.
>
>I had a couple of macros for a Quality Control module that I was coding in
>Mathematica. It worked fine and I save them in a seperate file called
>"myqctools". But I wanted to call this file in another notebook, PROOOT,
>Mathematica would try to execute the << myqctools command
>and display "Could not open myqctools". I moved the macro file on the
>same folder as the Mathematica application, but no juice.
>I tried another way using the SetDirectory command, but no juice. I also
>tried coding the thing as a package, but I am afraid that I did some
>wrong, Mathematica could not still find it. This is on a PowerMac 8500.
>
>My questions:
> -where should I have external files for Mathematica to see them?
> _how to create a package, and where to store a newly created one for
>Mathematica to see it.
>
>Thanks to anyone who'd help....
>
>Falou.....
Hi:
Since I use a Mac also, my answers should work for you.
I believe the answer to your problem will be to append the folder
containing your file to the $Path variable:
$Path=Append[$Path, "HardDriveName:Folder:SubFolder"]
The << command should work ok now. (I prefer to use the "Needs" command
whenever possible.)
>My questions:
> -where should I have external files for Mathematica to see them?
> _how to create a package, and where to store a newly created one for
>Mathematica to see it.
I have all my packages in a folder whose path is:
"D. Penny:Mathematica:My Packages"
Note that "D. Penny" is the name of my hard drive. The folder "My
Packages"is a subfolder of the "Mathematica" folder. My init.m notebook
contains the command:
$Path=Join[$Path,{"D. Penny:Mathematica:My Packages"}]
This allows any package in the folder "My Packages" to be seen by Mma.
I suggest that you modify your "init.m" notebook as described above. This
notebook is contained in the "Packages" subfolder of the "Mathematica"
folder.
Hope this helps.
Cheers,
Des Penny
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