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From: alexxx.magni on 14 Mar 2010 06:12 hi everybody, after using Linux machines since forever, I am now using a macbook, and I just discovered what is IMHO the one and only feature where OSX leaves Linux (and Win of course ;-) behind: the universal ability to make apps communicate one with the other via Applescript. (dont flame me: I know I can link Mathematica with C apps and so on... the point is just that Applescript is universal & painless to use...) Anyway: I just installed Mathematica, and found out in the Applescript editor that Mathematica seems indeed scriptable: opening its dictionary reveals "Required suite", "Standard suite" and "Mathematica suite", with names and verbs with which to operate. Unfortunately, I am completely new to Applescript and dont know how to begin. Googling around I discovered MathLink for Applescript (www.unisoftwareplus.com/products/mathlinkosax/), but it seems an old product, and moreover I'd like to communicate with Math without installing anything else. So I just want to ask if any of you has experience on scripting Mathematica from the outside! thanks... alessandro
From: alexxx.magni on 18 Mar 2010 05:34 it's a pity that nobody seemed interested, but for the sake of future users googling about this problem, here's what I found: 1) by using this simple script (thanks to Achilleas Lazarides) tell application "Mathematrica" question="FactorInteger[987654321]" set x to do script question display dialog x end tell I get the answer {{3,2},{17,2},{379721,1}} 2) by this instead: tell application "Mathematica" set s to "Graphics3D[Table[{RGBColor[RandomReal[1, 3]], Sphere[RandomReal[3, 3], RandomReal[{0.2, 0.4}]]}, {i, 5}], Boxed -> False]" set es to "Export[\"a.pdf\"," & s & "]" do script es end tell I get a perfect pdf file with the output of any graphic command alessandro On 14 Mar, 11:12, "alexxx.ma...(a)gmail.com" <alexxx.ma...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > hi everybody, > after using Linux machines since forever, I am now using a macbook, > and I just discovered what is IMHO the one and only feature where OSX > leaves Linux (and Win of course ;-) behind: the universal ability to > make apps communicate one with the other via Applescript. > (dont flame me: I know I can link Mathematica with C apps and so on... > the point is just that Applescript is universal & painless to use...) > > Anyway: I just installed Mathematica, and found out in the Applescript > editor that Mathematica seems indeed scriptable: opening its > dictionary reveals "Required suite", "Standard suite" and "Mathematica > suite", with names and verbs with which to operate. > Unfortunately, I am completely new to Applescript and dont know how to begin. > Googling around I discovered MathLink for Applescript > (www.unisoftwareplus.com/products/mathlinkosax/), but it seems an old > product, and moreover I'd like to communicate with Math without > installing anything else. > > So I just want to ask if any of you has experience on scripting > Mathematica from the outside! > > thanks... > > alessandro
From: Armand Tamzarian on 20 Mar 2010 03:46 On Mar 18, 4:34 am, "alexxx.ma...(a)gmail.com" <alexxx.ma...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > it's a pity that nobody seemed interested, but for the sake of future > users googling about this problem, here's what I found: > > 1) by using this simple script (thanks to Achilleas Lazarides) > > tell application "Mathematrica" > question="FactorInteger[987654321]" > set x to do script question > display dialog x > end tell > > I get the answer {{3,2},{17,2},{379721,1}} > > 2) by this instead: > > tell application "Mathematica" > set s to "Graphics3D[Table[{RGBColor[RandomReal[1, 3]], > Sphere[RandomReal[3, 3], RandomReal[{0.2, 0.4}]]}, {i, 5}], Boxed -> > False]" > set es to "Export[\"a.pdf\"," & s & "]" > do script es > end tell > > I get a perfect pdf file with the output of any graphic command > > alessandro > > On 14 Mar, 11:12, "alexxx.ma...(a)gmail.com" <alexxx.ma...(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > > hi everybody, > > after using Linux machines since forever, I am now using a macbook, > > and I just discovered what is IMHO the one and only feature where OSX > > leaves Linux (and Win of course ;-) behind: the universal ability to > > make apps communicate one with the other via Applescript. > > (dont flame me: I know I can link Mathematica with C apps and so on... > > the point is just that Applescript is universal & painless to use...) > > > Anyway: I just installed Mathematica, and found out in the Applescript > > editor that Mathematica seems indeed scriptable: opening its > > dictionary reveals "Required suite", "Standard suite" and "Mathematica > > suite", with names and verbs with which to operate. > > Unfortunately, I am completely new to Applescript and dont know how to = begin. > > Googling around I discovered MathLink for Applescript > > (www.unisoftwareplus.com/products/mathlinkosax/), but it seems an old > > product, and moreover I'd like to communicate with Math without > > installing anything else. > > > So I just want to ask if any of you has experience on scripting > > Mathematica from the outside! > > > thanks... > > > alessandro You may also be interested in Math Service: http://library.wolfram.com/infocenter/MathSource/5180/
From: alexxx.magni on 22 Mar 2010 03:45 On 20 Mar, 08:46, Armand Tamzarian <mike.honeychu...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On Mar 18, 4:34 am, "alexxx.ma...(a)gmail.com" <alexxx.ma...(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > it's a pity that nobody seemed interested, but for the sake of future > > users googling about this problem, here's what I found: > > > 1) by using this simple script (thanks to Achilleas Lazarides) > > > tell application "Mathematrica" > > question="FactorInteger[987654321]" > > set x to do script question > > display dialog x > > end tell > > > I get the answer {{3,2},{17,2},{379721,1}} > > > 2) by this instead: > > > tell application "Mathematica" > > set s to "Graphics3D[Table[{RGBColor[RandomReal[1, 3]], > > Sphere[RandomReal[3, 3], RandomReal[{0.2, 0.4}]]}, {i, 5}], Boxed -> > > False]" > > set es to "Export[\"a.pdf\"," & s & "]" > > do script es > > end tell > > > I get a perfect pdf file with the output of any graphic command > > > alessandro > > > On 14 Mar, 11:12, "alexxx.ma...(a)gmail.com" <alexxx.ma...(a)gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > hi everybody, > > > after using Linux machines since forever, I am now using a macbook, > > > and I just discovered what is IMHO the one and only feature where OSX > > > leaves Linux (and Win of course ;-) behind: the universal ability to > > > make apps communicate one with the other via Applescript. > > > (dont flame me: I know I can link Mathematica with C apps and so on..= .. > > > the point is just that Applescript is universal & painless to use...) > > > > Anyway: I just installed Mathematica, and found out in the Applescrip= t > > > editor that Mathematica seems indeed scriptable: opening its > > > dictionary reveals "Required suite", "Standard suite" and "Mathematic= a > > > suite", with names and verbs with which to operate. > > > Unfortunately, I am completely new to Applescript and dont know how t= o = > begin. > > > Googling around I discovered MathLink for Applescript > > > (www.unisoftwareplus.com/products/mathlinkosax/), but it seems an old > > > product, and moreover I'd like to communicate with Math without > > > installing anything else. > > > > So I just want to ask if any of you has experience on scripting > > > Mathematica from the outside! > > > > thanks... > > > > alessandro > > You may also be interested in Math Service: > > http://library.wolfram.com/infocenter/MathSource/5180/ a bit old (revision in 2004) but working perfectly, thank you! Pity it isnt able to output graphics, I guess my use of Export to PDF is the only way to do it for now... alessandro
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