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Daniel@0: XML Toolbox for Matlab
Daniel@0: http://www.geodise.org
Daniel@0: Author: Marc Molinari <m.molinari@soton.ac.uk>
Daniel@0: $Revision: 1.1 $ $Date: 2005/04/15 17:12:14 $
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Daniel@0: The XML Toolbox for Matlab provides easy-to-use XML functionality 
Daniel@0: to the Matlab environment. It has been tested with Matlab versions 
Daniel@0: 6.5 (R13) and 7 (R14). It can be used standalone and does not 
Daniel@0: require Java.
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Daniel@0:  Installation Instructions
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Daniel@0: Unzip the files from the XMLToolbox.zip file. This creates a 
Daniel@0: subfolder named "xml_toolbox".
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Daniel@0: This new directory containing .m and .p files should be added 
Daniel@0: to the Matlab search path. This can be done by either of...
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Daniel@0: (1) If using the Matlab desktop, navigate to the 'Set Path' dialog 
Daniel@0:  ('File' > 'Set Path'). Click the 'Add Folder' button and browse 
Daniel@0:  to the directory containing the XML Toolbox, select 'OK' to 
Daniel@0:  confirm. You may wish to click the 'Save' button to preserve 
Daniel@0:  the configuration between sessions. Click 'Close' to dismiss 
Daniel@0:  the dialog.
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Daniel@0: (2) If you are using Matlab via the Unix terminal you can instead 
Daniel@0:  use the 'addpath' and 'savepath' functions at the Matlab command 
Daniel@0:  line. 
Daniel@0:      >> addpath /home/USER/GeodiseLab/XMLToolbox
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Daniel@0: (3) System administrators configuring a multi-user Matlab installation 
Daniel@0:  may find it preferable to edit $MATLABROOT/toolbox/local/pathdef.m 
Daniel@0:  to make changes to the Matlab search path available to all users.
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Daniel@0: To confirm that the Matlab search path has been successfully 
Daniel@0: configured type the following (without the >>) and press Return:
Daniel@0:     >> str = which('xml_help')
Daniel@0: The variable str should contain the path of the XML Toolbox.
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Daniel@0:  Test the Installation
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Daniel@0: To test the installation, type "xml_help" at the Matlab prompt. 
Daniel@0: This should display a short description of the functions in the 
Daniel@0: XML Toolbox. Each function is easy to use and contains its own 
Daniel@0: help (available with ">> help xml_xxxx"). 
Daniel@0: Try now to execute the following at the Matlab command prompt:  
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Daniel@0: >> xml_help
Daniel@0: >> xml_format( 'Hello World!' ) 
Daniel@0: >>  
Daniel@0: >> str = xml_format(17.29) 
Daniel@0: >> a = xml_parse(str) 
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Daniel@0: As an alternative test and example, try the xml_tests script in the 
Daniel@0: tests subdirectory.