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 ========================== Des Penny Physical Science Dept. Southern Utah University Cedar City, UT 84720 VOICE: (Office): (801) 586-7708 (Home) : (801) 586-2286 FAX: (801) 865-8051 e-mail: penny at suu.edu ==========================