On Tue, 07 Aug 2007 16:53:19 +0000 "Michael Fothergill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Dear Debianists > > I downloaded a small free software from the following location: > > http://webscripts.softpedia.com/script/Scientific-Engineering-Ruby/Chemistry/McCabe-Thiele-Method-for-an-Ideal-Binary-Mixture-31835.html > > I unzipped it and three little files appeared. > > Two look like PHP files. They have the file extension .m. > > The other file is a gif file and is probably some sample graphical > output. > > My dumb question for the day is: > > > How do I call up php e.g. at a terminal window and then get it to > execute the .m files? > > Is php automatically installed in a bog standard etch desktop > installation? > > Comments appreciated. > > Regards > > Michael Fothergill > > _________________________________________________________________ > The next generation of Hotmail is here! http://www.newhotmail.co.uk > > No, they are not PHP files; they are Matlab functions. You should be able to run them using Octave. I had to change line 43 of McCabeThiele.m, from AXIS (capital) to axis (lower case). This way it displayed a graph started without parameters. Since I'm an electronic engineer and in no way familiar with distillation (except the final products, that is), I have no idea what output the function should provide. -- Szia: Nyizsa. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Free pop3 email with a spam filter. http://www.bluebottle.com/tag/5 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
