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==Who uses Octave?== | ==Who uses Octave?== | ||
A huge number of people ranging from students to researchers involved in various fields such as statistics, Machine Learning, data analytics, etc. Universities use it for research and teaching, companies of all sizes for development and individuals for certain private purposes. See [[Who Uses Octave?]] for more clarity. | A huge number of people ranging from students to researchers involved in various fields such as statistics,Machine Learning, data analytics, etc. Universities use it for research and teaching, companies of all sizes for development and individuals for certain private purposes. See [[Who Uses Octave?]] for more clarity. | ||
==Who develops Octave?== | ==Who develops Octave?== | ||
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* Permission errors | * Permission errors | ||
** '''Solution 1:''' Octave | ** '''Solution 1:''' Octave on MS Windows uses VBS scripts to start the program. You can test whether your system is blocking VBS scripts by doing the following: | ||
**# Using Notepad or another text editor, create a text file containing only the text: <pre>msgbox("This is a test script, Click OK to close")</pre> | **# Using Notepad or another text editor, create a text file containing only the text: <pre>msgbox("This is a test script, Click OK to close")</pre> | ||
**# Save the file on your Desktop with the name {{Path|testscript.vbs}} (be sure that the editor didn't end it in .txt or .vbs.txt). | **# Save the file on your Desktop with the name {{Path|testscript.vbs}} (be sure that the editor didn't end it in .txt or .vbs.txt). | ||
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** '''Solution 3:''' Did you install Octave on a network-drive? Do you have the execution permissions? | ** '''Solution 3:''' Did you install Octave on a network-drive? Do you have the execution permissions? | ||
** '''Solution 4:''' Is your computer managed by your company? Does your administrator prohibit script execution? | ** '''Solution 4:''' Is your computer managed by your company? Does your administrator prohibit script execution? | ||
==I do not see any output of my script until it has finished?== | ==I do not see any output of my script until it has finished?== |