Hello octcdf is not auto loaded. you must load it before use.
octave:1> pkg load octcdf octave:2> help netcdf `netcdf' is a function from the file C:\Programs\Octave\3.2.4_gcc-4.4.0\libexec\octave\packages\octcdf-1.0.17\i686-pc-mingw32-api-v37\netcdf.oct -- Loadable Function: NC = netcdf(FILENAME,MODE) -- Loadable Function: NC = netcdf(FILENAME,MODE,FORMAT) open or create a netcdf file given by FILENAME. This function returns a netcdf file object. Possible values of MODE are: * "r", "nowrite": opens an existing file in read-only mode. --- On Mon, 2011/8/29, Dov Kruger wrote: <snip> Regards. Tatsuro > When I installed all packages, and tried: > > netcdf > > it says that netcdf does not exist. That's when I started looking at how to > install, and found that the documentation says I can't. > > > On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 12:10 AM, Tatsuro MATSUOKA <tmacch...@yahoo.co.jp> > wrote: > Hello > > On octave-3.2.4 distributed on SourcgeForge octcdf octave-forge package can > be installed when it is selected at install. > > Note that Octcdf is not auto loaded due to the reason described in > KNON_ISSUES.txt in the package (You can access it from start menu). > > ******************* > *) The command "clear all" results in a segfault. > This is currently triggered by the following octave-forge packages: > windows > octcdf > communications > ga (depends on communications) > > The error occurs only if any of these packages is marked "-auto" > i.e. is loaded at startup. > > ******************* > > >> pkg load octcdf > will activate octcdf command. > > Regards > > Tatsuro > --- On Mon, 2011/8/29, Dov Krugerwrote: > > > > > > The binary package available for windows is 3.2.4. I tried to installed > > octcdf, but it didn't work. Reading the docs on wikipedia indicates that > > octcdf only works on octave 3.4 or better. This leads to the question: why > > provide a package if it won't work with the binary version? > > > > Is there some way to make it work with the binary installer, or do I have > > to build from source? I do have cygwin installed, but I wanted to build a > > standalone binary that works like the binary. > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EMC VNX: the world's simplest storage, starting under $10K The only unified storage solution that offers unified management Up to 160% more powerful than alternatives and 25% more efficient. Guaranteed. http://p.sf.net/sfu/emc-vnx-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Octave-dev mailing list Octave-dev@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/octave-dev