In Unix, put the script file " execmws" into a directory on your command path, with "execute" permission set. This script uses the "awk" programming language, which is included in most Unix installations. It assumes that the command you use for command-line Maple is "maple".

If the command name is different, you can edit the script to change it.

For convenience, the following Maple code will produce the script file, and set its execute permission. It will be written into the current directory: if that is not where you want it, you can insert the directory name before execmws in the next command. Of course, you must have write permission in this directory.

> fname:= "execmws";

> fprintf(fname,"#!/bin/sh\n# Save this file as text, using the name execmws,\n# in a directory on your command path. Set the \n# file's permissions so you can execute it.\n#\n# This finds the path to command-line Maple. \n# If the path below is not right, edit it\nMaple=/usr/local/maple/bin/maple\n#\nif [ -x $Maple ]\nthen \n# found it successfully\n :\nelif [ `type -type maple` ]\n# this will work if it's on the path \nthen\n Maple=`type -path maple`\nelif [ -x /usr/bin/maple ]\n# try some other possibilities\nthen\n Maple=/usr/bin/maple\nelif [ -x /usr/local/bin/maple ]\nthen\n Maple=/usr/local/bin/maple\nelif [ -x ~/bin/maple ]\nthen\n Maple=~/bin/maple\nelse\n echo Where is maple? Edit the file execmws to supply the path.\n exit\nfi\n\ncase \"z$2\" in\n z-q)\n echo 'readlib(makehelp)(foo,`'$1'`);' | $Maple -q | \n awk '/^>/ {print substr($0,2)}' | $Maple $2\n ;;\n z)\n echo 'readlib(makehelp)(foo,`'$1'`);' | $Maple -q | \n awk '/^>/ {print substr($0,2)}' | $Maple $2\n ;;\n * )\n echo 'readlib(makehelp)(foo,`'$1'`);' | $Maple -q | \n awk '/^>/ {print substr($0,2)}' > $2\n ;;\nesac\n\n");
fclose(fname);
system("chmod 755 "||fname);

In Windows, use the file " execmws.bat", and run it in a DOS window. You will also need the "awk" programming language. Shareware versions of awk for DOS are available at http://www.simtel.net. Execmws.bat assumes that the command you use for command-line Maple is "cmaple", and for awk is "awk". If these are not right, or if the files cmaple.exe and awk.exe are not on the command path, you'll need to edit the file execmws.bat and insert the appropriate path before each cmaple and awk.

If you are not sure what your command path is, the following Maple code will display it.

> S:= ssystem("path")[2]:
printf(S);

For convenience, the following Maple code will produce the script file, and set its execute permission. It will be written into the current directory: if that is not where you want it, you can insert the directory name before execmws in the next command. Be sure to use "/" or "\\" rather than "\" in directory names.

> fname:= "execmws.bat";

> fprintf(fname,"%s","@echo off\nif \"%2\"==\"-q\" goto one\nif \"%2\"==\"\" goto one\necho readlib(makehelp)(foo,`%1`); |cmaple -q | awk \"/^>/ {print substr($0,2)}\" > %2\ngoto end\n:one \necho readlib(makehelp)(foo,`%1`); |cmaple -q | awk \"/^>/ {print substr($0,2)}\" | cmaple %2\n:end");
fclose(fname);