Re: Octave newbie

[Tatsuro MATSUOKA]

Hello

Please clarify the octave version (e.g. 3.2.2) and kind of windows os (XP pro., 
Vista Home Premium ).
Sometimes the above information is quite important.

First I would like to say that please do not install octave in the directory 
name of th full path of
which contains (a) (white) space(s), e.g. 'C:\Program Files'.  The command of 
pkg install  does not
work correct.

Strictly speaking, the command prompt on win2000 later is not DOS. It is win32 
console (cmd.exe) but
not DOS console (command.com).  If you would like execute octave from the win32 
console (cmd.exe),
PATH environment variable should be set properly.

If octave.exe exists in C:\Octave\3.2.2_gcc-4.3.0\bin, you should add 
'C:\Octave\3.2.2_gcc-4.3.0\bin'
to the PATH environment variable.

The way for editing PATH environment variable is in the following
Environment Variables in Windows XP
http://vlaurie.com/computers2/Articles/environment.htm
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310519

It is written for XP but ,for 2000 and VISTA, similar steps can be used.

I hope my information is helpful for you.

Regards

Tatsuro  



  

--- Tom Coffey  wrote:

> I have a windows machine and recently downloaded Octave. I can run Octave by
> selecting it from the pulldown menu:"Start->All Programs->Gnu Octave->
> Octave". However, The only time I can run Octave from a DOS shell is when I
> change directories to "C:Program Files\Octave\bin".  In my company's path
> tree it is common to find white space and other undesireable characters like
> &,#,etc.
> 
> What do I need to do so that I can run Octave from a DOS shell such that
> Octave is "looking at" the directory from which I invoked octave?
> 
> Thanks in advance
> 
> 
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