Re: Loading packages w/o write access
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- Subject: [mg4486] Re: Loading packages w/o write access
- From: voorhorst at io.tudelft.nl (Wolfram Jr.)
- Date: Mon, 29 Jul 1996 02:37:35 -0400
- Organization: TU delft
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
In article <4snbva$rra at dragonfly.wolfram.com>, Ruby Tuesday <hopie at mnovi.bevc.blacksburg.va.us> wrote: > > I am running mathematica on a multi-user unix machine (Sun and HP - account > on both). I need to load several packages that are not in the /Packages > directory. Since I do not have write access to that directory (and the > admins are to slow to add it in time), I was wondering how to load the > package from my home dir? > > I have tried changing the working diretory, but it doesn't seem to stay > changed - even placing it in the same cell as my Get. The closest I > have come in executing Get["/my/home/dir/PackageName.m"] but it didn't > allow me to use the commands; it just didn't give an error either. > > Also, could someone explain how to interpret <<Graphis`PackageName`? I > am thinking Graphics is the subdirectory under packages, but then it > would seem I could do <<my/home/dir`Package` which doesn't work. I even > tried changing the line in the package that says "Graphics`PackageName` to > many differnt things. Well, to make a long stroy short, I spent about 5 > hours yesterday cursing at the computer. > > The Mathematica Book suggested > reinstalling if $Path was not correct, since $Path was where it looked for > packages. This is not an option. Is there a .rc file I could change? > Is there any hope for me loading these packages or should I just go to the > computer lab? > > Thank you very much! > Hope :) > I do not have experience with Unix. Why is $Path not an option? If $path is not choosy about "read only" than you can try AppendTo[$Path,"/my/home/dir"] Then: " Needs[Package`]" might work. Wjr. ==== [MESSAGE SEPARATOR] ====