For questions on interfacing or getting Mathematica to work together with other software or technologies.
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Minimal effort method for integrating C++ functions into Mathematica
As of Mathematica 8, what is the minimal effort way to integrate an existing C++ function into Mathematica?
I think we have these:
MathLink (it was quite long ago I used it last time)
communication ...
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Are there any “RLink” like projects, which enable the interaction between R and Mathematica?
I want to borrow the vast amount of packages of R. I know there was one but it is neither sold nor supported anymore. So are there any active open source projects for linking R with Mathematica? Thank ...
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Calling MATLAB from Mathematica
How can I call MATLAB functions directly from Mathematica and transfer data/variables between the two systems?
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Calling IronPython code from Mathematica
I'd like to call some IronPython code from Mathematica using .NET/Link.
The problem is that the code lives in .py files, yet from Mathematica I can only load .NET assemblies which are DLLs.
So it ...
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How do I call a 32-bit DLL using .NET/Link and a 64-bit version of Mathematica?
The .NET/Link tutorial shows how to call functions defined in DLLs. The example uses the GetTickCount Win32 API function
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How to use Mathematica functions in Python programs?
I'd like to know how can I call Mathematica functions from Python.
I appreciate a example, for example, using the Mathematica function Prime.
I had search about MathLink but how to use it in Python ...
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Linking FORTRAN with Librarylink
FORTRAN code can be called using MathLink or .NET/Link (see the link for a worked examples).
But as mentioned in a talk by T.Gayley and J.Klein in Wolfram Technology Conference 2011, LibraryLink, ...
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Can anyone explain how to use Mathematica's OAuth package?
I noticed that in HTTPClient.m which is included with Mathematica 9 and is located in
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Is Compress[] compatible between different Mathematica versions?
Compress[] was introduced in version 6 of Mathematica. It gives a compressed version of expressions represented as a string of ASCII characters. It preserves more ...
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Executing Maple Code Inside Mathematica
Is it possible to create a C++ program using MathLink that will invoke the Maple kernel and execute a very basic Maple command using OpenMaple?
I'm envisioning the following:
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Is there a Mathematica/Lisp link?
I'd like to start learning Lisp as it sometimes leads to interesting answers on this site with concepts borrowed from this language, so I'm curious. As I already spend most of my programming time in ...
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Is it possible to embed the Mathematica editor?
Is it possible to embed a Mathematica window into a .NET application? I mean not just the interop, but actually making the notebook editor window part of a .NET form. Is this possible?
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Interfacing Mathematica with MINE using JLink
In last December's Science David N. Reshef, et al. proposed an interesting method to detect associations in data (Detecting Novel Associations in Large Data Sets, Science 334, 1518, 2011). Contrary to ...
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Is it possible to use C# LINQ from Mathematica using .NET/Link?
Using Mathematica's .NET/Link (NETLink`) package, is it possible to call out to .NET's LINQ facilities for list manipulation and other operations?
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Strategies for Interfacing to web visualization libraries like Stanford's Data-Driven Documents (D3)?
There is a growing library of visualization tools being developed (eg on GitHub) - for Stanford's Data-Driven Documents. The implementation languages and standards are the usual W3C suspects: JS, ...
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How can I connect Mathematica to Clojure?
I'm using Clojure and I'd really love to be able to use some of Mathematica's functions inside it. Can anyone help with mathlinking it?
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How to install and configure Intel C++ Compiler for Mathematica correctly?
I wish to try the trial version of the latest Intel C++ Compiler for Windows with Mathematica. I have downloaded the current version of Intel® C++ Composer XE 2011 for Windows and installed only the ...
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Using a different R version with RLink
I wish to use a different version of R than what is provided by Mathematica 9. For example, I want to use the Macports version of R, where R_HOME is ...
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Load a Mathematica Package via .Net code
I'm using C# to pass data to Mathematica and return graphs:
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How do I stop my joystick from rotating a 3D graphic?
I am trying to use Mathematica to illustrate mixed strategies in Game Theory. I want my students to be able to use common joysticks as controllers. What I find, however, is that in addition to doing ...
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CDF and MediaWiki
Recently there was a handful of CDF embedding-related topics. However I would like to ask whether anyone has succeeded in embedding CDF into MediaWiki page?
I've attempted to do so with the Widget ...
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How can I deploy DLL files created by a Fortran function and call them from Mathematica
This is my Fortran function, established by Intel visual Fortran 11.1
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Mathematica Functions from VBA
I'm trying to call Mathematica functions from VBA (Excel) using .NETLink without success.
(Yes, I know Mathematica Link for Excel exists. And yes, I know the proper thing to do is buy it. However, ...
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Link ITK with Mathematica
I would like to know if someone has tried to link Mathematica with ITK code (call ITK code in Mathematica)?
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Write C/C++ programs calling Mathematica functions
I need to write a C/C++ program and call some functions in Mathematica especially those like Solve or NDSolve. The problem is ...
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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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Using Mathlink with the cernlib FORTRAN package MINUIT
I could successfully use Mathlink to call a simple fortran subroutine. However, when I went to a realistic problem, I failed.
To be specific, I want to fit a set of data with some function using the ...
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Can you call a C function that takes function pointers as arguments?
I want to use MathLink to call a function I wrote in C. However, similar to an integrator, it takes a function pointer as an argument and applies it on numbers depending on the other arguments. I ...
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MathLink and C++ vector container
The Problem.
I have a C++ class that does some computations, and returns a C++ vector object (the length of which can possibly vary with each run).
I want to store each of these vectors as a list in ...
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Calling external commands without showing command prompt on windows
I'm playing around with some code that's calling external command-line commands on a windows platform, and when doing this, the command prompt will pop up quickly and then disappear. This is not a ...
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Mathematica Library Link : How to use non standard 'mint' e.g. 'unsigned int' or 'long long int'
I use Mathematica 8.0.4 on Mac OSX 64 bit, and gcc as C compiler.
I am trying to write a LibraryLink function that deals with large positive integers i.e. greater than $2^{31}-1$. By dealing with, I ...
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Mathematica File Organization
Last year I asked how to integrate notebooks to the documentation center in stackoverflow. Back then I was only interested in seeing those notebook and being able to search for them. Unfortunately, it ...
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Web scraping and multi-threading in Mathematica
I'm working in some web scraping using Mathematica, and today, to speed-up the process, I used bash commands (xargs with parallel options with curl and wget) using ...
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WinBUGS Interface
Has anyone created on WinBUGS (Bayesian inference Using Gibbs Sampling) interface with Mathematica similar to BugsXLA for Excel? I'd like to setup the model, define the evidence in a notebook and then ...
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Setting default Mathematica version
Is there a way to set the default Mathematica version? I would like to run both versions 7 and 8 (on a Win7 PC), but when version 8 is installed it takes priority. Clicking on a notebook ...
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Mathematica 9 Linking with R
I would like to run a batch job from within the current Mathematica .m file using "R CMD BATCH &" (the job runs in the background when Mathematica proceeds with the current calculations. How can ...
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Is there a way to run Python from within Mathematica?
I know there is some support for running Mathematica from Python, but is there any way to do the reverse. For example, to import some Python classes and use them in Mathematica?
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Problem with SerialIO package and Lego NXT
I'm following a guide from The Mathematica Journal that describes how to use Mathematica with the Lego Mindstorms NXT but have some trouble getting started and got stuck with the SerialIO package.
I ...
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Mathlink and Parallelization [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to run mathlink external commands in parallel?
Abstract
I have a binary file compiled to work with MathLink. I can install the file and run the component functions ...
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Reading RData files without RLink
I am using Mathematica 8. I would like to read some RData files which I have received. I do not currently have an installation of R on the machine with Mathematica.
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MathLink compile errors
Don't you just love it when your computer is working fine, you work with some good examples, everything is wonderful and your relationship with your computer is the best? I do. But what happens when ...
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Eureqa Client to connect to Mathematica under Windows
Does there exist a way to use Eureqa software with Mathematica under Windows?
That is, is there a working client to connect to a Eureqa server?
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RefProp in Mathematica
RefProp by NIST is a program that calculates the thermodynamic properties of fluids. I need to call certain RefProp functions ...
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Cannot call custom function loaded from script using C/C++ MathLink
I am using MathLink with C/C++ on a Unix system in order to call a Mathematica (version 9) function and get the result.
The function I need to call is a personal function of mine ...
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Cannot run Mathematica C-interfacing examples 'factor'
I am trying to run a Mathematica example concerning Mathematica interfacing issues with C programs. In particular I am trying to call a Mathematica function from C.
Example ...
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Can Mathematica interact with OPC server of Microsoft?
I am considering to interact with Microsoft OPC server with Mathematica. Writing a Solver of Optimization. Is it possible ?
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Automatically sending to Print (using CutePDF Writer)
I use CutePDF for creating PDF output, but this requires manually selecting Print (Ctrl+P), with CutePDF Writer as the printer, and pressing OK. Can this be automated?
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How to send a function definition to MathLink from C/C++?
In this tutorial some MathLink concepts are introduced. At page 33 in the last lines the author is talking about sending to MathLink a function definition like ...
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How to fix a “NET::methodargs: Improper arguments supplied” error?
I am trying to call the fortran program: Phaml.f90, which is supposed to generate an array of size "num"
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