Sharing numerical data along with a Mathematica notebook
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg118196] Sharing numerical data along with a Mathematica notebook
- From: Andrew DeYoung <adeyoung at andrew.cmu.edu>
- Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2011 07:33:50 -0400 (EDT)
Hi, I use Mathematica a lot to manipulate large lists of numerical data (rather than another system, because I find Mathematica's plot options much easier to understand and use). Often, I like to share my Mathematica plots (including the raw data) with others. I typically send the raw data (such as an Excel file or CSV file) and the Mathematica notebook with the import commands and the plotted data. However, this can be a little complicated, because then my collaborators have to either make sure to put the Excel file in the same directory as the Mathematica notebook when they detach it from my email, or I have to put a command like: fileName=SystemDialogInput["FileOpen"] Import[fileName] which allows the user to use the Windows interface to select where on their hard drives the Excel file is. The slight problem with this is that the user cannot then simply re-execute the entire notebook (to update the plot after changing their parameters) without again using the Windows interface to set fileName every time. Of course, another option is to include the raw data in the same Mathematica notebook, but this can lead to large and cluttered notebooks. My question is, is there any better way that I can saving my numerical data and sharing it with collaborators? Thank you, Andrew DeYoung Carnegie Mellon University