How do I just load (read) a file? (beginner's question)

[David Collett]

Hi. I just installed Octave (on Mac OS X 10.4.1).

I've started going through the manual and trying the various commands.

The manual says that instead of typing functions, loops, assignments,  
etc., we can instead type them first into a file, then just type the  
name of the file from the command line.

I tried type the name of my text file (named "logisticmap"), but I  
got this response:

     octave:1> logisticmap
     error: `logisticmap' undefined near line 1 column 1

What am I doing wrong? I have this file on my Desktop.
Do I have to put it somewhere else?
Does it have to have an extension at the end of the filename?

I've looked through the manual, but I can't find the answer.

Thanks to anyone  who can get this beginner started!

David



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