Questions on the Computable Document Format (CDF) that allows Mathematica notebooks to be embedded within media for easy viewing and manipulation. Do not use this tag for questions on cumulative distribution functions.
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How can I deploy only the output in Player Pro
I want to know how can I see only the output when I deploy the Mathematica notebook in Player Pro as in ...
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How to remove scroll bars from embedded cdf?
I am using the deploy command to embed a CDF file in an HTML page. I am using the annoying but currently necessary fullscreen:'true' trick to reveal the "Enable ...
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In a CDF can I suppress or avoid “This file contains potentially unsafe dynamic content…”
I created a CDF to distribute to a single trusted user who both knows and trusts me and everything I make for them.
I downloaded the CDF player and the CDF to one of their computers. The CDF works ...
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Can't run 2 CDF documents at a time on a Windows computer
I've rolled out a few CDF's to end users. See earlier posts: suppress message and which player platform.
Now, an end user reports that they can't open more than one CDF document at a time. The ...
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how to deploy notebook into player pro
I want to ask how can I deployMathematica notebook into player pro. I know that online conversion to Mathematica player pro is ...
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Understanding CDF
Update
Since more and more issues are revealed as I venture deeper into the world of CDF, I decided to make this thread more general and hopefully more useful. I know posted my findings as an answer, ...
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CDF, Player, PlayerPro, or something else?
I have a notebook, which contains a dozen or so custom functions all leading to the production of a simple static report, something like this:
I want to distribute this to a single user who will ...
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When to make (file.nb) instead of (file.cdf)?
I started with File > New > FreeCDF so I can save my work in a format compatible with the CDF Player. I can use Mathematica to make new cells, evaluate input and so in the CDF file. What are the ...
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$RecursionLimit::reclim: Recursion depth of 256 exceeded. >> error in CDF deployment
When I am executing this code in notebook, there is no error but when I am deploying it in CDF, this error is coming.
$RecursionLimit::reclim: Recursion depth of 256 exceeded. >>
The code is
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ListInterpolation causing .cdf security problems?
I've made a simple .cdf that makes a function from a list of data I've provided in table form (using ListInterpolation) and ...
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how to use button in place of checkbox
I am novice to Mathematica and want to ask how can I use Button in place of Checkboxes. I have used 4 ...
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CDF and personalized style
I recently created a custom stylesheet. I then created a notebook with the new style, confirmed that the notebook had adopted the style, and then saved a copy in CDF. But when I opened the CDF in ...
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MathLink and CDF
So far I have read that some things are not supported in CDFs. Istvan-zachar mentioned very useful things in his post. Unfortunately he mentioned that
MathLink operations, including J/Link and ...
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Automatically check student answers in tests
I am a physics teacher and I am looking for a way to create homework assignments within Mathematica so that each problem has an input field that students can use to check their answers.
For example, ...
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Mathematica Source-Code Control for CDF files in multi-user scenario
Q: I'm putting together a strategy on how its best to maintain cdf documents with multiple users in a source code repository.
Ideally I wish for users to create (unit tested) cdf's with data and ...
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CDF file posted in WordPress won't run
I just installed Mathematica 8.0.4.0, which has a CDF Deployment Wizard. This is supposed to make it easy to post a CDF file on a WordPress blog. I tried it, and it indeed was easy; the problem is ...
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Using Mathematica or WebMathematica to develop interactive, crowdsourced timeline visualizations
I aim to develop a series of timeline ZUI visualizations which will display a set of events similar to Wolfram's own Timeline of Computable Knowledge, but that can also handle crowdsourced uploading ...
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Trouble with CDF on Mac OSX
My problem seems to be very strange. I've created a CDF file and am trying to upload it to a Google site, and I've been almost completely successful!
My only problem is that I cannot correctly ...
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How to embed “Share content” button into a CDF?
I want to have a button present in a CDF that, when pressed, shares some content material e.g. via Facebook. Is it possible or would the restrictions of the CDF format prevent anything from happening? ...
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Create a CDF file with a plot that cannot be edited by double-clicking
I have created a CDF file that contains a Manipulate object with a plot. I intend to embed the file in a web site, so that users can use interactive sliders to ...
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Too much vertical space in a CDF file
When I prepare a CDF file to be included into a web page, far too much blank vertical space is left over the pane. Is there a command to reduce that? This is illustrated by the files SimpleDemos.nb ...
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1answer
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CDF plug-in and animation controls
I've read through all the Q and A on the CDF plug-in and still am puzzled. I've managed to create some webpages with CDF content, it's working fine except when you reveal the animation menu and use ...
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What are the exact guidelines for what is allowed in a CDF?
I have read the guidelines published by Wolfram (these are restricted: non-numeric input fields, dialog windows, and data import and export) but I have a CDF that seems simple enough and seems to ...
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How can I embed a Manipulate (or other interactive graphics) in my website using CDF?
The new CDF (computable document format) lets you embed a Manipulate or other interactive graphics on your website, and users can play around with your little ...
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Deploying Mathematica Content Online
I have the following program at home, which draws on a batch of pre-processed files (that are word frequency text files, compiled using ToLowerCase, ...
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How can I share objects with dynamic content with non-Mathematica users?
Often when I construct some cool Manipulate[] function, I would like to share it with others—non-Mathematica users. Some software, notably Cinderella, ...
