Maple 17, Windows (64-bit) Version Read Me

This Windows (64-bit) version readme file describes the following topics.
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The Maple(TM) Standard Worksheet Interface

Maplesoft(TM) Graphing Calculator
Changing User Mode or Directory
Command-line Maple
Hardware Acceleration
Mint
Using MATLAB and Maple
Update Source File Converter
Excel
Uninstalling Maple

For installation instructions, licensing information, and system

requirements, refer to the Install.html file at the top level of
the Maple 17 DVD.
The Maple Standard Worksheet Interface
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For users running 64-bit Windows(R) operating systems, Maple 17 provides the Sta
ndard Worksheet interface. This interface allows access to the full mathematical
engine of Maple 17 and takes advantage of the new functionality in Maple 17.
Note: The Classic worksheet interface is not supported on 64-bit Windows operati
ng systems.
Maplesoft Graphing Calculator
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The Maplesoft(TM) Graphing Calculator is available as part of your
installation (Windows(R) only). It is a convenient calculator interface
using Maple technology.
To access the calculator in all supported versions of Windows
other than Windows 8:
From the Start menu, select Programs, Maple 17, Maple Calculator.
To access the calculator in Windows 8:
Bring up the Start Screen, scroll to the Maple Calculator tile, and then
click or tap on the Maple Calculator tile.
Changing User Mode or Directory
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The binary directory (bin.X86_64_WINDOWS) in the Maple 17 directory contains an
ASCII text file called Maplesys.ini. System administrators can use
this file after installation to change user profile information. To
change Maple from Single to Multiple User Mode, change the
MultiUserProfile option from 0 to 1. To change the location of the
user directory, specify the new directory in the UserDirectory option.
Command-line Maple
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Command-line Maple provides you with full access to the Maple library
and kernel, but it uses a character-based interface. Command-line
Maple uses less memory than standard Maple.
On any Windows platform, Command-line Maple can be accessed from the
Start menu.
Starting:
For all supported versions of Windows other than Windows 8,
from the Start menu, select Programs > Maple 17, and then
Command-line Maple. Alternatively, in a Dos Window, change directory
to the bin.X86_64_WINDOWS subfolder of your Maple 17 installation. By defa
ult
this is "C:\Program Files\Maple 17\bin.X86_64_WINDOWS". Enter "cmaple"
at the prompt.
For Windows 8, bring up the Start Screen, scroll to the Command-line
Maple tile, and then click or tap on the Command-line Maple 17 tile.
Alternatively, in a Dos Window, change directory to the bin.X86_64_WINDOWS
subfolder of your Maple 17 installation. By default this is
"C:\Program Files\Maple 17\bin.X86_64_WINDOWS". Enter "cmaple" at the prom
pt.
Quitting:
Enter the command "quit" at a new Maple prompt. If Maple does not exit,
you are probably in the middle of entering a command. Enter a semicolon
(;) at the Maple prompt, press the ENTER key, then issue the "quit"
command again.
Command-line versions of Maple accept many options. For a complete list of
available options, refer to the Maple help system. Enter ?maple at the prompt.
Standard read and save commands can be used in the Command-line version.
For information about these two commands, refer to the help pages ?read and
?save.
Note: If the Command-line version of Maple (cmaple) does not appear to
start, start the user interface (worksheet) version to check for messages
regarding startup problems.
Hardware Acceleration
=====================
You can increase the rate at which plots can be rotated by using
Hardware Acceleration. In the Standard Worksheet, select Tools>Options.
In the Options dialog, click the Display tab. Select the Use hardware
acceleration for plots option. Note that this option may not be available
on all Windows versions.
Mint
====
The Mint application provides a syntax-checking facility for Maple
code files.
Starting:
For all supported versions of Windows other than Windows 8,
select Start > Programs > Maple 17 > Tools and then Mint.
For Windows 8, bring up the Start Screen, scroll to the Mint tile,
and then click or tap on the Mint tile.

A file browser opens allowing you to select a .mpl file. Once selected,
the file is sent to mint for analysis. Alternatively, you can enter
"mint filename" in a DOS window.
Quitting:
Press 'Ctrl + Z', then 'Enter'. Close any window by clicking the
close window button (X) at the top of the window.
Note: To store the output of Mint in a file, you must use Mint from a DOS
session. For example: To run Mint on a file called mint_in.txt and store
the output in a file called mint_out.txt, issue the following command
from a DOS session:
mint mint_in.txt > mint_out.txt
For more information on the workings of Mint, refer to the help pages for
Mint. Enter the Maple command ?mint at the prompt.
Using MATLAB and Maple
======================
MATLAB(R) is an interactive system and programming language for general
scientific and technical computation. For information on using the
Maple-MATLAB link, refer to the ?Matlab,setup help page in Maple 17.
The Update Source File Converter
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There are no incompatibilities between the syntax of Maple 6, Maple 7,
Maple 8, Maple 9 and Maple 9.5, Maple 10, Maple 11, Maple 12, Maple 13,
Maple 14, Maple 15, Maple 16 and Maple 17. Therefore an update source utility is
not required
for this release. For help porting code files created prior to Maple 6,
visit www.maplesoft.com, and go to the downloads page in the Support section.
Excel
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Maple is available as an add-in for Microsoft(R) Excel(R) 2007 and Excel 2010.
It provides access to Maple commands within Excel, the ability to copy
and paste between Maple and Excel, and more. For details, see the ?Excel
help page in the Maple Help system.
Uninstalling Maple
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For all supported versions of Windows other than Windows 8,
select Start > Programs > Maple 17 > Tools > Uninstall Maple 17.
Follow the onscreen instructions.
In Windows 8, bring up the Start Screen, scroll to the Uninstall Maple 17 tile,
and then click or tap on the Uninstall Maple 17 tile. Follow the onscreen
instructions.