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Is there a way to DumpSave all the variables in the notebook? Or better whole notebook so that opening it would restore all the definitions.

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  • $\begingroup$ If you give the notebook its own context, it is then easy to save all definitions in that context using DumpSave. $\endgroup$
    – Oleksandr R.
    Commented Sep 1, 2015 at 0:39
  • $\begingroup$ How do I do it? $\endgroup$
    – Al Guy
    Commented Sep 1, 2015 at 1:10
  • $\begingroup$ reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/menuitem/… $\endgroup$
    – Oleksandr R.
    Commented Sep 1, 2015 at 1:14

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Definition of a variable in a context is done by myContext`a=100; !! Typing "a" later will not give 100!! To call the content defined above you need to specifiy the context other wise it is assumed Global`. So use myContext`a to get 100.

Do this with all the needed variables in the notebook. You can use DumpSave["file","myContext`"] to save all the definitions at once.

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  • $\begingroup$ Does that mean that in principle all the global variables can be saved by DumpSave["file","Global"]`? $\endgroup$
    – Al Guy
    Commented Sep 2, 2015 at 2:06
  • $\begingroup$ I was not sure if Global` context is far more than your defined variables. I just tried ?Global`* and indeed I only get my defined variables/functions and not some genereal Mathematica definitions. $\endgroup$
    – Eisbär
    Commented Sep 2, 2015 at 8:05

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