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= Installation =
= Installation =
== package requirements ==
== Package requirements ==
This package requires Octave 3.6 or later.
This package requires Octave 3.6 or later.


== octave installation ==
== Octave installation ==


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 commmand line:
To verify, from octave command line:


  >> pkg install list windows  
  >> pkg install list windows  




To install from octave commmand line:
To install from octave command line:


  >> pkg install -forge windows
  >> pkg -forge install windows


= Using it =
= Using it =
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  >> pkg load windows
  >> 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 [https://octave.sourceforge.io/windows/overview.html Octave forge]
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Latest revision as of 20:57, 1 July 2022

The windows package is part of the Octave Forge project and provides a COM interface and additional functionality on Windows

InstallationEdit

Package requirementsEdit

This package requires Octave 3.6 or later.

Octave installationEdit

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 itEdit

Load it before any usage:

>> pkg load windows


Simple exampleEdit

This example uses the com interface to display the current directory.

 wshell = actxserver ("WScript.Shell");
 wshell.CurrentDirectory


DocumentationEdit

Documentation and reference for the Windows package is available on Octave forge