Re: Storing formulas

J Carlos wrote: > > I need to store mathematical formulas in some kind of file so that I can > edit and use them. > Does anybody know a cool way to do this, whithout having to go into complex > coding?? > > Also I have to make my own program to edit the formulas, so any use of a > already existing program is out of the question. > > Thanks for any help you can give. > > J Carlos Hmm... sounds like a wheel being reinvented to me. Have you looked at the Unix eqn program which works with troff or its GNU equivalents? You could store the text in a big CHAR column. The TeX language will also do this, I believe. Designing a visual equation editor which is easy to use is not trivial - look at MS's first pathetic attempts delivered with Office. Do you wish to manipulate these equations in any way? If so, the problem is even bigger. I would hesitate to write Maple from scratch... -- Peter Lancashire Information Systems Specialist, Bayer plc Eastern Way, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 7AH, UK Tel: +44-1635-562258, Fax: +44-1635-562281 --- If all else fails, read the instructions AND the release notes. All opinions are my own and not those of Bayer plc. My Internet plumbing does not allow me to mail and post news together. Sorry. --- Join Infuse, the UK Informix User Group at http://www.infuse.org.uk/