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Re: installing new packages in mathematica

• To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
• Subject: [mg13486] Re: installing new packages in mathematica
• From: "Allan Hayes" <hay at haystack.demon.cc.uk>
• Date: Sun, 26 Jul 1998 02:33:45 -0400
• References: <6p98v9$b9b@smc.vnet.net>
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Jordan Milev wrote in message <6p98v9$b9b at smc.vnet.net>...
>Hello!  I have an econometrics package written for Mathematica, which
>I'd like to install on my system.  I'd like to be able to call it with
><< just as I do other add-on packages.  What is the best way to install
>seamlessly such a package? Do I need to change any settings in
>Mathematica initialization files so that Mathematica knows where to
>look for it?  Thanks in advance for the help!
>
>Jordan
>
>

Jordan,
Put the package code in a text file with extension .m (for example
mypackage.m, see the posting writing programs, P.J.Hinton, 7/24/98) and
put this file in the folder
.... Mathematica > 3.0 > AddOns > ExtraPackages (maybe in a folder
MyPackages).