Questions on obtaining files and directory structure/information and manipulating the said structure/information, searching/renaming particular files in a directory, etc., in an OS independent manner.
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File-backed lists/variables for handling large data
Background
Currently I am working with some large data (most of it generated by Mathematica itself). I usually find it a hassle to do this. For example, I just exported a large amount of data to ...
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3answers
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How can I set up a versioning system within a notebook?
Since the Frontend crashes a lot, for important work it would be nice to have the notebook automatically branch and save itself every so many minutes.
For instance, commands like ...
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4answers
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ReadList problem related to Record type
A simple file reading issue is baffling me here. I am reading a around 200 MB textual file in .dat format. Now the file contains many lines but to phrase my problem ...
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2answers
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Mathematica “prelude”
Is there any way to have the functions from a mathematica file be loaded on startup?
For example, in this excellent answer, Jens helps me out and gives me some functions for creating legends for ...
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1answer
512 views
Relative paths for portable notebooks in Mathematica
I cannot find how to use relative paths in Mathematica. My directory structure is simple.
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3answers
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List all the directories under the current one
I feel like I am forgetting something obvious, and will remember or be ashamed as soon as an answer turns up. However, I cannot for the life of me get all of the directories in the current working ...
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5answers
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Using ReadList and Skip to read a file with periodic alternation of useful and useless data
I am trying a read a file that's arranged such that there's alternating set of rows containing data that I don't need and data that I need. So for my case the first n lines in the files are useless to ...
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1answer
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How to save data using FileNameSetter or similar
I would like to export data to a file using a SaveAs type dialog, using something like FileNameSetter[name,"Save"] to give a browse button.
Any help with this ...
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How do I Export through a standard system file save dialog activated by a Button?
As near as I can tell, Export cannot be configured through arguments or options, to present a standard system file save dialog to the user, so that he can specify a ...
