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- Usage.
- ======
-
- All code in the share library is kept in single files to simplify usage.
- For each file xxxx containing code (the src file) you will find a corresponding
- ".m" file, i.e. the file "xxxx.m". This is a Maple binary file.
- Note: ".m" files are not distributed using electronic mail.
-
- To use a piece of code in the share library, you must first load it
- using the "read" command. You can load either the src file, or the ".m" file.
- To load a src file xxxx, go into Maple and type
-
- read xxxx;
-
- To load the .m file type
-
- read `xxxx.m`;
-
- Now you can execute the function(s) in this file.
- For packages, after you have loaded them using the read command,
- you can then use the with command so that you can use the abbreviated names
- for the functions in the package. I.e. with(xxxx);
- For example
-
- > read `trans.m`;
- > with(trans);
-
- [aitken, eps, gb, lev, ratgen, ratser, rho, rhoit, rich, sidi, theta, thetait]
-
-
- Documentation.
- ==============
-
- Almost all of the codes in the share library (Maple V only) include on-line
- help files. You can access on-line help by typing
-
- ?xxxx
-
- Note: for some of the larger packages, the on-line help files for the
- routines in the package are stored in a separate file to save space.
- They must be explicitly loaded before they can be accessed using the
- read command. Look for the files
-
- help
- help.m
-
- in the directory where the package resides.
- For some codes there are accompanying LaTeX or plain TeX documents
- that contain further documentation and background material on the mathematics
- and design of the package. Additionally, since the share library includes
- the Maple src code, if you need or want to know exactly what a routine
- is doing, then this is the place to look.
-