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Usage.
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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.