Re: writing mathematica script files for the math kernel under linux
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 - Subject: [mg25100] Re: writing mathematica script files for the math kernel under linux
 - From: Jens-Peer Kuska <kuska at informatik.uni-leipzig.de>
 - Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2000 03:14:25 -0400 (EDT)
 - Organization: Universitaet Leipzig
 - References: <8p9l3p$1v1@smc.vnet.net>
 - Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
 
Hi,
math < inscript > output
and the file
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Expand[(x+1)^3]
Quit[]
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will generate
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Mathematica 4.0 for Silicon Graphics
Copyright 1988-1999 Wolfram Research, Inc.
 -- Motif graphics initialized -- 
In[1]:= 
                     2    3
Out[1]= 1 + 3 x + 3 x  + x
In[2]:= 
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There are some tools in the ProgrammingInMathematica
context like NotebookLog that are able to generate
notebooks *from* the input script.
AFIK there is nothing to interprete a notebook by the
kernel.
Regards
  Jens
"Ryan VanRiper (--)" wrote:
> 
> Hello,  I spoke with a tech support person at wolfram and they said
> mathematica supported scripting.  However he didnt know anything more
> then that.
> 
> Im running mathematica 4 on linux..  Is it possible for the "math"
> executable to somehow run a script file that did the following:
> 
> load in a notebook file
> evaluate the notebook
> then export the results to a text file
> 
> I want to automate this process without sitting and typing things from
> the math command line.
> 
> If anyone has some ideas on how to do this please respond.
> 
> Thanks,
> Ryan