[SignFinder--FindSign Front End Program] Help Index

SignFinder is a front-end program that determines the sign of an expression, using FindSign package.

Installation

How to Use SignFinder

Uninstallation

Menu

INI file

Others


Installation

Copy FINDSIGN.EXE and FINDSIGN.HLP into an appropriate directory.

Make sure that MathLink DLL in the Windows NT system directory.

Run FINDSIGN.EXE.

Set options in Options menu.


How to Use SignFinder

Before using it, set options in Options menu.

Type an expression you want to know the sign of in a Input edit box.

Type variables that signs are known in appropriate Sign-Known Variables edit boxes.

Press Connect&Eval button.  The SignFinder connects to the Mathematica Kernel and evaluates the expression.  The title of the button will be changed to Evaluate, once connection is established.


Uninstallation

Just delete FINDSIGN.EXE and FINDSIGN.HLP from a directory you use at the installation, and FINDSIGN.INI from the Windows NT system directory.


Menu

File

Edit

Options

Help


INI File

The profile file name of this program is FINDSIGN.INI.

The section name is FindSign. The entry names, and their values and meanings are as follows:

Entry name          Value or Type    Meaning

Protocol              0              Local

                     1             TCP

KernelCommand    String          kernel program file name

KernelParameter    String          options for the kernel program

ParamNoneSpecify    0            no options for the kernel program

                    1           specify options for the kernel program

findSignCommand    String        findSign command to determine the sign of an expression

InitCommand        String        command to intialize the kernel

PackageLoadCommand  String       command to load findSign package


Others

This program is only tested to run under Windows NT 3.5 Japanese version. It might run under Windows 3.1 with Win32s.


File

Exit  Exit the program


Edit

Undo

Cut

Copy

Paste

Clear


Options

Mathematica Kernel Directory

Mathematica Command


Help

How to Use findSign: shows this help menu.