Maxima server, was: using maxima as a batch operation

You can try this:

telnet://maxima.franz.com

or for a java interface, perhaps just like the one
you want to write, you can perhaps copy

http://www.franz.com/success/demos/maxima/javatelnet.html

Keep us posted on what you find out and end up doing.

(Note: you can make maxima produce its results without the
"2 dimensional" stuff by setting   display2d:false;   )

RJF


Robert Dodier wrote:
> hi harry,
> 
> 
>>what i am tyring to propose is a way to batch the operations of
>>maxima.. in order to interface with java without xMaxima popping up.
>>in order to do this one option that seems to make sense is if maxima
>>could be run from the command line.
>>
>>If i can do that then i can pipe info to and from it.. well, hopefully.
> 
> 
> i think what you want to do is execute maxima in server mode.
> there is a command line option --server  which tells
> maxima to listen for commands on a socket.
> xmaxima and other user interfaces use this mechanism
> if i am not mistaken. 
> 
> if there is a firewall installed it might try to prevent the
> connection -- dunno about the details.
> 
> i don't know if there is any documentation about server mode.
> maybe you can take a look at the xmaxima script, which is
> installed somewhere (dunno where it goes on windows). 
> unfortunately i really don't know anything about it.
> be that as it may i am pretty sure you want to try that
> instead of reinventing this particular wheel.
> 
> hope this helps & all the best,
> robert dodier
> 
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