Hello.

Maxima does not work in my SMath. What is wrong?
First use of Maxima function asks me for a path to maxima.bat, but there does not follow any dialog for to find the file...

Any maxima function gets an error. See images.

Thanks for answer
Regards Olik

p.s.
as I am browsing the forum, it seems to me:

[1] Maxima is not a standard plugin.
- I do not know how it got in my comp at home (with some sample, I suppose).
But it si not in the other comp, in my office.

[2] It is not easy to install correctly the plugin ...
That is - I think - my problem;

[3] Please, where can I find
HOW TO INSTALL THE PLUGIN CORRECTLY?
Is it designated only for a portable version?

Thanks, Olik

Edited by user 09 December 2015 18:26:04(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

Please make sure that you use the portable distribution with pre-installed plugins and maxima (see link in the signature).

It is a bit outdated but should work.

The distribution has been compiled precisely because installation and configuration of the plugin is a bit tricky.

If you really want to do it yourself, then have a look at the interactive handbook and the german pdf handbook (both to be found in the extension manager). They have sections on Maxima.

Hello.

I downloaded and unpacked the portable version
(2014 11 16 SMath and Maxima\Maxima-5.34.1). I tried to set the path to maxima.bat or to execute a maxima command
( MaximaControl ("cleanup" ) = ).

All I got is a dialog "Maxima does not answer" & the rotating cursor... Do I have to setup something more?

Maxima looks so interesting, but I am always not able to run it...

Regards Olik

Edited by user 07 December 2015 11:23:01(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

mkraska, I'm running a fresh downloaded SMath portable on Win7 and when I try to use a simple maxima sentence as:
Assign(Solve(x^2-2x+1=0,x) , maxima crashes with this message:

Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: BEX
Application Name: maxima.exe
Application Version: 0.0.0.0
Application Timestamp: 223a6d6d
Fault Module Name: StackHash_5535
Fault Module Version: 0.0.0.0
Fault Module Timestamp: 00000000
Exception Offset 209477a4
Exception Code: c0000005
Exception Data: 00000008
OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.4
Regional configuration Id: 9226
Additional Information 1: 5535
Additional Information 2: 5535af7bfe1b374c8e2f9d5458e02a29
Additional Information 3: b3d3
Additional Information 4: b3d3e6f4ca5ffa00a6edd94e424a0701

I hope that you can help us

Hello.
I tried to run portable with maxima on w7, w8 -- collapsed
and on w xp -- I could Takeover, but I could not evaluate int() function.

Sorry. I solved my problem using maple() function. It is not so nice ...

regards, Olik

Fixed!!
Today my portable version of SMath and maxima plugin ar working again!

if you have troubles such as "maxima can not start" or system hangs with a freezed bar that says "Starting Maxima", here is a solution that worked for me. Please follow the instructions in this video:



Regards,

Oscar

What is it you can't solve ?



maple(,)
maple(int(2)from Smath menu)

If you are new to a CAS [Computer Algebra System] like Smath or Mathcad per say,
you will suffer getting used to what works simply and what does not work "simply".

The Smath [Maxima] "Solve" is recurrent/circular/never been answered properly.
My conclusion from observation is that Smath designers have permission to access
"Maxima Solve", but that permission is not distributed with the public release
of Smath ... "An existing connection was forcibly closed by the remote host"

!!!!! forcibly !!!!!

In this snippet, Martin Kraska had permission for the 'Quaternion' but not me "forcibly"

For me, it does Solve the top system as a "Maxima gratification" but then forcibly rejected. In other words "not public". Alternately, you can use "FindRoot".
Be careful: setup the system in lexicographic order. Quaternion has two expansions
because of ^2. FindRoot is numeric only and you don't know which one is which.
FindRoot is very dependent of the initials.

Solve at "Maxima home" does probably solve symbolic for $ then zap Smath.
AFAIK, Mathcad Prime use "Maxima" for $ and probably solves "Quaternion" properly.
If not: Mathcad Prime => piece of crap vs Mathcad mathsoft.