Re: Launch Directory
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- Subject: [mg26554] Re: [mg26499] Launch Directory
- From: ozkan <pavlovungopee at yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 00:34:05 -0500 (EST)
- Organization: ISTANBUL TEKNIK UNIVERSITESI
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hi! i need help! i have to prepare 5 questions with sql gnuplot mathematica . 5 for each one if you help me i will be happy. thank you ! "Krautschik, Chris G" wrote: > Jonghee, > > If you modify the init.m file (path is c:\Program Files\Wofram > Reseach\Mathematica\4.1\Configuration\Kernel\init.m") and add the following > line of text to the bottom of the file it should do what you want: > > SetDirectory["C:\Temp"]; > > You can use a text editor to add the line of text or Mathematica as well. I > suggest you first rename the file init.bak and then modify the file and save > it as init.m. Restart Mathematica and type Directory[] (in a new notebook to > verify that the init.m file works as intended. > > You can also type the command SetDirectory["C:\Temp"] at the beginning of > your notebook to move to the directory you want to go to. However, you would > have to do that everytime you start up Mathematica. > > Chris > > PS. The Yen signs should really be replaced by the backslash operator under > Windows. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jonghee Lee [mailto:jonghee at glue.umd.edu] To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net > Subject: [mg26554] [mg26499] Launch Directory > > Whenever my mathematica starts, it sets the current directory under > " C:\APPLICATION\MATHEMATICA4.0\ ". Is there any way > to change into another directory? For instance, if I like to have > it start at " C:\TEMP " everytime I launch mathematica, what do I have > do? > Thanks in advance. > > -- > Jonghee Lee > University of Maryland > Department of Physics > Gravitation Experiment > College Park, MD 20742 > > Tel : 301-405-6092 (Office) > 301-405-6093 (Lab) > Email : jonghee at glue.umd.edu