Windows package
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