This is a simple linear interpolation plug-in for Microsoft Excel. It is free for non-commercial purposes. You may not sell it, or incorporate it into a commercial product for re-sale. If you want to license the software for commercial purposes, please contact Octavian Micro Development Inc.
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What is Linear Interpolation?
Linear interpolation is a simple numerical method for calculating a point in a straight line. This can be useful in the world of simulation, where you might require a random number generator with behaviour that does have uniform distribution. You can approximate a distribution firing a uniformly distributed random number at a table of points that describe the observed distribution, and interpolate (between the points) to get meaningful data.
What do I need to run LInterpolate?
LInterpolate requires Excel 4 or better and a Power Macintosh. It must have a Power Macintosh, since LInterpolate is an accelerated code resource (PowerPC native). It is very fast.
How do I use LInterpolate?
Please be advised that you should understand how to use Excel, particularly Excel Macros, to use LInterpolate. LInterpolate is an Excel plug-in (XLL or XLLB). It exists in a file named "linp4exl.xlb", that must reside in the same folder as the Excel application. LInterpolate does not automatically register itself into the function wizard, so you must do it yourself. An example spreadsheet, "testlinp.xls", is provided that illustrates registration and usage.
Can I get Support?
There is no support for LInterpolate because it is free. Please, feel free to send us comments, questions, and complaints.
Can I Get LInterpolate on other platforms?
There is a version of LInterpolate for Windows 32-bit, and it is shareware $10 CDN.
Other Products from Octavian Micro Development?
Octavian Micro Development Inc. has SOM Objects, and Excel Plug-In front-ends for sale. The Give and Go: suite of SOM software components are targeted at software developers (in-house and commercial) in the science and engineering markets. Currently there are three objects in the Give and Go: suite:
Give and Go: UnitNumber: a SOMobjects-based component for conversion between units of measurement including standard SI base units and derived units. Over 61 unit types are supported in UnitNumber (not including change of prefix or magnitude.)
Give and Go: Molecule: a SOMobjects-based component for the collection and manipulation of molecular data. Molecule includes a database of over 620 molecules with over 50 properties for each molecule.
Give and Go: Element: a SOMobjects-based component for the collection and manipulation of elemental data and includes and element database with over 20 properties for 105 elements.
Both Give and Go: Molecule and Element are based OMDI's unique content model that permits the organization of voluminous data in hierarchical relationships like that associated with real world entities. Our content model provides a quick, clean and robust repository for complex data. In addition, Molecule and Element permit you to easily link up with other CORBA compliant applications and components. With Molecule or Element you can construct and make calls to other libraries which can return values to your application or component (stored in Molecule), or perform other useful functions. Our content model is an excellent means for exposing an application's data to other applications for scripting or through integration with other software components. At the same time, all the components in the Give and Go: suite are easy to integrate into your legacy code and they can easily extended or changed.
Information on our forthcoming Excel plug-ins will be available soon.
Corporate information?
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