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The package may already be installed if you are using the mxe-octave based installation of windows. | The package may already be installed if you are using the mxe-octave based installation of windows. | ||
| − | To verify, from octave | + | To verify, from octave command line: |
>> pkg install list windows | >> pkg install list windows | ||
| − | To install from octave | + | To install from octave command line: |
| − | >> pkg | + | >> pkg -forge install windows |
= Using it = | = Using it = | ||
Revision as of 18:06, 24 March 2020
The windows package is part of the Octave Forge project and provides a COM interface and additional functionality on Windows
Installation
Package requirements
This package requires Octave 3.6 or later.
Octave installation
The package may already be installed if you are using the mxe-octave based installation of windows.
To verify, from octave command line:
>> pkg install list windows
To install from octave command line:
>> pkg -forge install windows
Using it
Load it before any usage:
>> pkg load windows
Simple example
This example uses the com interface to display the current directory.
wshell = actxserver ("WScript.Shell");
wshell.CurrentDirectory
Documentation
Documentation and reference for the Windows package is available on Octave forge