Re: Sharing numerical data along with a Mathematica notebook
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- Subject: [mg118233] Re: Sharing numerical data along with a Mathematica notebook
- From: Armand Tamzarian <mike.honeychurch at gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2011 07:54:01 -0400 (EDT)
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On Apr 16, 9:34 pm, Andrew DeYoung <adeyo... at andrew.cmu.edu> wrote: > Hi, > > I use Mathematica a lot to manipulate large lists of numerical data > (rather than another system, because I find Mathematica's plot options mu= ch > 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 When you speak of large cluttered notebooks, by large do you mean how many MB for example? As for cluttered you can hide the data in a section, subsection and so on. There are numerous ways in a Mathematica notebook to remove cluttering and keep the focus on specific things. Mike