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2 XML Toolbox for Matlab
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3 http://www.geodise.org
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4 Author: Marc Molinari <m.molinari@soton.ac.uk>
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5 $Revision: 1.1 $ $Date: 2005/04/15 17:12:14 $
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6 --------------------------------------------------------------------
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7
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8 The XML Toolbox for Matlab provides easy-to-use XML functionality
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9 to the Matlab environment. It has been tested with Matlab versions
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10 6.5 (R13) and 7 (R14). It can be used standalone and does not
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11 require Java.
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12
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13 ---------------------------
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14 Installation Instructions
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15 ---------------------------
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16
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17 Unzip the files from the XMLToolbox.zip file. This creates a
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18 subfolder named "xml_toolbox".
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19
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20 This new directory containing .m and .p files should be added
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21 to the Matlab search path. This can be done by either of...
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22
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23 (1) If using the Matlab desktop, navigate to the 'Set Path' dialog
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24 ('File' > 'Set Path'). Click the 'Add Folder' button and browse
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25 to the directory containing the XML Toolbox, select 'OK' to
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26 confirm. You may wish to click the 'Save' button to preserve
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27 the configuration between sessions. Click 'Close' to dismiss
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28 the dialog.
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29
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30 (2) If you are using Matlab via the Unix terminal you can instead
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31 use the 'addpath' and 'savepath' functions at the Matlab command
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32 line.
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33 >> addpath /home/USER/GeodiseLab/XMLToolbox
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34
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35 (3) System administrators configuring a multi-user Matlab installation
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36 may find it preferable to edit $MATLABROOT/toolbox/local/pathdef.m
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37 to make changes to the Matlab search path available to all users.
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38
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39 To confirm that the Matlab search path has been successfully
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40 configured type the following (without the >>) and press Return:
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41 >> str = which('xml_help')
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42 The variable str should contain the path of the XML Toolbox.
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43
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44 ---------------------------
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45 Test the Installation
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46 ---------------------------
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47
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48 To test the installation, type "xml_help" at the Matlab prompt.
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49 This should display a short description of the functions in the
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50 XML Toolbox. Each function is easy to use and contains its own
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51 help (available with ">> help xml_xxxx").
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52 Try now to execute the following at the Matlab command prompt:
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53
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54 >> xml_help
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55 >> xml_format( 'Hello World!' )
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56 >>
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57 >> str = xml_format(17.29)
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58 >> a = xml_parse(str)
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59
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60 As an alternative test and example, try the xml_tests script in the
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61 tests subdirectory.
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