Archived FAQs About Mathematica

How do I launch the Mathematica kernel from a terminal window?

How can I correctly import negative Fortran-formatted numbers when using Import with the CSV option in Version 4.1?

Why doesn't my notebook created in Mathematica 4.0 run properly in Mathematica 4.1?

When using Mathematica 4.1, why can't I open DXF files in other programs?

I installed Mathematica International Dictionaries to $PreferencesDirectory, but Mathematica 4.1.5 cannot find the dictionaries. How do I make Mathematica 4.1.5 find the dictionaries?

Does Mathematica 4.1 come installed with J/Link?

How do I obtain the preview version of Mathematica for Mac OS X?

Why am I having installation problems over my AppleShare network?

Are there any new features in the preview version of Mathematica for Mac OS X?

Why am I having problems with rsh?

Why is the font spacing in Word's font menus irregular?

How do I import graphics from EPS format?

How do I get the Mathematica fonts to be included in EPS files?

How do I install the Communications Tools for Mathematica 4.0?

Why do I get the Get::noopen error when trying to load J/Link?

How do I resolve Assertion error mathediio:1508 in Mathematica 4.0?

How do I resolve the SIGSEGV error?

Where do I get the latest TeXSave and HTMLSave sources?

Why do I observe messages of the form <interface name>: Invalid argument in a dialog box when the front end launches?

How can I get Mathematica to stop corrupting so many of my notebooks?

Does Mathematica version 4 run under Windows ME?

How do I make Part assignments to complex packed arrays correctly?

Where do I get information about the options in the Option Inspector?

Why does DVIPS halt with the error message Second number not found in Char string of '/FontName' when loading the font Math2-Bold?

How do I fix the Error type 160 message that prevents the Mathematica front end from launching?

How do I fix the Serious Startup Error Type 199 message?

How do I resolve certain font-related error messages when running Mathematica 4.0 on Unix?

How do I configure Mathematica to Import data with Fortran E notation?

How do I enter a login string for a remote Unix kernel for Mathematica 4.0?

Why do I get a ...cannot find the required native library... error when running InstallJava?

Can Mathematica import graphics from portable bitmap format (PBM)?

How do I specify options to MultipleListPlot without causing errors?

Why do certain accented characters display properly in 3.0 but not in 4.0 or 4.1?

How do I update the front end and kernel executables during an upgrade to Mathematica 4?

How do I configure Mathematica to work with the Common Desktop Environment?

What are the changes in functionality when upgrading from 3.0 to 4.0?

How do I prevent Mathematica from printing PostScript code instead of my notebook?

How do I play sounds in the Unix version of Mathematica?

How do I display Tek graphics in Mathematica?

How can I get the functionality of the Version 2.2 toolbar?

How do I remove Mathematica from my system?

How do I manually download the Mathematica fonts to a PostScript printer?

How do I address startup problems after upgrading from Mathematica 3.0 to Mathematica 4.0?

How do I address startup problems after upgrading from Mathematica 3.0 to Mathematica 4.0?

Does Mathematica support Windows 95?

Does Mathematica support Windows 98?

How do I configure my web server to export Mathematica 2.2 notebooks?

How do I define a default printer command under Unix?

How do I disable the startup sound?

How do I decrease the double-click speed of the mouse in the Mathematica X front end?

How do I resolve errors (in reference to Mathematica) when using DriveSpace?

How do I address the Invalid PCF format when compiling the MathFonts warning message in Exceed 6.0.2?

How do I get Exceed to recognize the Mathematica fonts?

Why does Adobe Illustrator generate errors when importing some graphics created with Mathematica?

How do I configure Mathematica to access the Help Browser files from the CD?

Why do I only see the Macintosh partition when I try to mount the CD-ROM drive?

Why does the Mathematica kernel hang when I try to quit a MathLink program that is still being accessed by Mathematica?

Where do I find the latest package sources for saving notebooks to HTML?

How do I manually download the Mathematica fonts to a PostScript printer?

How do I get MacX to recognize the Mathematica fonts?

How do I manually download the Mathematica fonts to a PostScript printer?

How do I address the lib.so.2 is missing error when compiling MathLink programs?

How do I get my NCD terminal to recognize Mathematica fonts?

How do I configure Mathematica to find the fonts on a non-Unix based X server?

How does Mathematica 4.0 change N in the display of machine numbers?

Is Mathematica supported on Windows NT Terminal Server Edition?

Where do I get PCF versions of the Mathematica fonts?

How do I ignore/remove the resource fork from a Macintosh notebook?

How do I reboot Windows 95 in Safe Mode?

How do I resolve errors (in reference to Mathematica) when using ScanDisk?

Why do I get an Invalid version for shared library error when running the Front End under HP-UX 10.10?

How do I get Mathematica to run more quickly under Windows NT 3.51?

How do I specify a different location for the Help Browser files?

Where do I find the latest package sources for saving notebooks to TeX?

Notes on the Sum function

Why does my Regress evaluation appear to run slowly?

How do I find quartiles in Mathematica?

What methods are used by NonlinearFit?

Notes on the NDSolve function

Why does a PDF of a LaplaceDistribution give incorrect results?

Notes on the Integrate function

Why is my statistics calculation result slightly incorrect?

Notes on the D and Derivative functions

Notes on the Coefficient function

How do I get ReadSoundFile to import 16-bit WAV files correctly in Mathematica 3.0?

Does Mathematica 3.0 support Solaris 2.6?

Does Mathematica 3.0 support Solaris 7.0?

How do I prevent Arg of a complex number from returning errors after loading Algebra`ReIm`?

How do I resolve font problems with Mathematica 3.0 and Chinese/Korean versions of Windows 95?

How do I install the Communications Tools for Mathematica 3.0?

How do I address the error message MathKernel has caused an invalid page fault in Mathdll.dll on my Compaq LTE?

How do I prevent a crash when using the Complete Selection command?

How do I get packages to load correctly?

How do I use CopyFile to copy binary files?

What is needed to set up Mathematica's license manager MathLM on a Dec Alpha machine?

How do I make the DELETE key delete the next character and not the previous character?

How do I remove the error Invalid Page Fault in dibeng.dll?

How do I get my DEC AXP workstation to recognize the Mathematica CD?

Why can't I use Display to export graphics?

How do I fix the problem of the Display command failing to produce graphics files?

Why is the output of Dot in the NeXTStep/Motorola version not evaluating correctly?

How do I correct a graphic converted to InputForm?

What do I do if graphics converted to InputForm have no Graphics contents?

Why do I get the message syntax error at line 164 : '>' unexpected when running the math script?

Why do I get Assert errors when saving notebooks to TeX?

Why does the example from the Mathematica Standard Add-on Packages documentation not work in Mathematica 3.0.1?

Why does Mathematica 4 crash when clicking certain menu items under Solaris 2.5.1?

Why do I get the error HelpBrowserSettingsWindowsSize→{0,0} was encountered when I launch Mathematica?

Why do I get the error HelpBrowserSettingsWindowSize→{0,0} was encountered at startup?

Why does the Help Browser give missing notebook error messages for Standard Packages?

Does Mathematica take advantage of the special instructions found in MMX processors?

How do I prevent the Motif graphics window from crashing when accessing the Motif window menus?

How do I get the newest version of motifps?

What do I do if my axes are drawn incorrectly in my graphics Motif window?

How do I fix the problem of my Motif graphics window failing to appear?

What are the commands to mount the Mathematica CD?

How do I make NDSolve stop at a given condition?

Why does Mathematica think my StandardForm expressions contain syntax errors?

How do I get terminal graphics to work when running the kernel only?

How do I get tick labels to show up when generating graphics in an external window?

How do I get tick labels to show up when generating graphics in an external window?

Why do the front end and the kernel require different passwords on Solaris?

Can I export graphics with typeset expressions using Display without a front end?

How do I manually uninstall Mathematica?

Does Mathematica support Windows 3.1?

Can I test Mathematica to see if it is Y2K compliant?

How do I print bitmap images stored in a notebook?

How do I print the existing graphics in the Help Browser?

How do I print to PCL printers under Windows 98?

How do I make the PSPrint command work?

How do I get the newest version of psrender?

How do I resolve the error message XPress has caused an invalid page fault in Xpress.exe when I run QuarkXpress after installing Mathematica?

How do I get my HP-UX to recognize the Mathematica CD?

How do I simultaneously open more than one notebook from my Netware or Intranetware file system?

How do I address the message General Protection Fault in NMX.DRV or NM20XX.DRV?

How do I address the message General Protection Fault in NMX.DRV or NM20XX.DRV?

Where do I get the newest versions of psrender?

Will a native DOS version of Mathematica 3.0 (or later) become available?

Will a native OpenVMS version of Mathematica 3.0 (or later) become available?

Why do I get the errors Error undefined, Offending Command nextdict when trying to print?

Can I run Mathematica in a terminal window and still get graphics?

How do I manually download the Mathematica fonts to a PostScript printer?

Why aren't graphics displayed in external windows when running the kernel only?

How do I get NEXTSTEP to recognize the ISO-9660 partition on the Mathematica 3.0 CD, and not mount the Macintosh partition?

Why can't I export to PICT format using non-Macintosh versions of Mathematica?

Does Mathematica support Object Link Embedding (OLE)?

Why do my color printouts only appear in one color?

Which versions of Digital Unix work with Mathematica?

How do I fix Out of Memory errors on a calculation that should not run out of memory?

How do I configure the File > Palettes menu to open more than one palette?

Is Mathematica affected by the Pentium Pro/Pentium II “flag” erratum bug?

Why do I get the message socketpair - Protocol error?

How do I get Mathematica to start up under Windows NT 3.51?

How do I prevent the Dial-Up Networking dialog box from appearing when starting Mathematica?

How do I prevent the front end from hanging when I try to access Section 1.9.x of The Mathematica Book from the Help Browser?

How do I prevent Windows 98 from hanging on shutdown after using Mathematica 3.0?

How do I put a polynomial into Horner form?

How do I convert my existing graphics files to data files that Mathematica can import?

How do I fix errors about the ImageSize of my graphics when opening a notebook?

How do I import graphics from DXF format?

How do I import graphics from EPS format?

How do I import data from Excel files into Mathematica?

How do I import graphics from GIF format?

How do I import PDF?

Can Mathematica import graphics from XBitmap format?

Why isn't the NeXT.m package automatically loaded when I start the kernel only?

Will Mathematica work on Intel-compatible processors?

How do I enable my Microsoft IntelliMouse to work with Mathematica?

Can J/Link be used with Mathematica 3.0?

Why does the kernel crash at startup under Solaris 2.6 and later?

How can I work around the memory leak in Mathematica Version 3.0?

How do I load a package and use a function from that package in the same command?

What does the error message Xlib: failed to load locale file?

How do I enter a login string for a remote Unix kernel for Mathematica 3.0?

Why does the focus change from the notebook to the menu bar while I'm typing?

How do I resolve the MathInstaller message CreateProgramFolder failed?

Does Mathematica require a math coprocessor?

What is MathInstaller.app?

How do I address the lib.so.2 is missing error when compiling MathLink programs?

What are the correct disk requirements for Mathematica 3.0?

How do I fix a time-expiring password that expires too soon?

How do I export graphics to DXF format?

How do I export graphics to Adobe Illustrator format?

How do I export graphics to EPS format?

How do I export graphics to GIF format?

How do I export graphics to portable bitmap format (PBM)?

Can Mathematica export graphics to Adobe Acrobat portable document format (PDF)?

Can Mathematica export graphics to Macintosh PICT format?

Can Mathematica export graphics to PostScript files?

How do I export graphics to PSImage format?

Can Mathematica export graphics to TIFF format?

How do I export sound (SND) files?

How do I export graphics to Windows Metafile format?

Can Mathematica export graphics to XBitmap format?

How do I fix errors in my Adobe Illustrator files created by the front end?

How do I mount the CD so that the file names aren't all capital letters?

How do I fix the filenames on my CD so that they are not all capital letters?

Why does Display have problems with graphics created with FilledPlot?

How do I prevent the Find command from producing a segmentation fault?

After installation, where do I find the Mathematica icon to drag into my dock?

Why can't I include non-Mathematica fonts in images created with Display and psrender?

What do I do when the special characters of the Math fonts do not print?

How do I resolve the FontStruct error when running Mathematica or Motif on a remote DEC?

How do I address errors about FormatType when evaluating from the front end?

How do I resolve the error message FreeExpr called on live expr?

How do I generate valid EPS files with the notebook front end?

How do I get the command <<Graphics (from section 1.9.11 of The Mathematica Book) to work?

How do I install Mathematica 2.2 and 3.0 on the same machine?

How do I connect a Mathematica front end to a remote kernel?

How do I install the Communications Tools?

How do I write a matrix of numbers to a file?

How do I read comma-delimited numbers into Mathematica?

How do I import graphics from GIF format?

Why don't the “live” or “movie” features of Mathematica 2.2 work in the latest versions of Mathematica?

Where should I put the mathserver startup script on my SGI?

How do I get Mathematica to play sounds in the Linux version?

How do I determine the system settings under Windows 95?

Does Mathematica 2.2 support Windows 98?

How do I connect a Mathematica 2.2 front end to a Mathematica kernel?

How do I use the functions in Graphics`PlotField` without generating PostScript errors?

How do I get calculations to abort under Windows 95?

Why can't I get Mathematica to recognize more than 32 megabytes of memory?

How do I resolve the error message Internal error: FreeExpr called on live expr?

What's wrong with the Function Browser?

How do I run Mathematica in batchmode?

How do I resolve the message Cannot Bind when I run mathserver.install?

How do I configure Mathematica 2.2 to work with the Common Desktop Environment?

How do I check to see how many Mathematica kernel processes are available?

How do I install the Communications Tools for Mathematica 2.2?

How do I configure my web browser to launch Mathematica 2.2 when downloading notebooks?

How do I get packages to load correctly?

Why do ContourPlot and ListContourPlot crash my kernel?

Why do I get the message Cannot find ct13d.dll?

What is the difference between the Student and Professional versions of Mathematica?

How do I run the dongled version of Mathematica 2.2 under Windows NT?

Release Notes for Version 2.2.1 of Mathematica for MS-DOS Computers

How do I get Mathematica 2.2 to work with IRIX 6.2 (or later)?

How can I run the Win OS/2 notebook front end in enhanced mode?

Why is !command not working?

How do I address a Win32s error?

Why does Fourier return what I typed in?

How do I export graphics to GIF format?

How do I get the front end to connect to the kernel?

Why are my output cells unreadable?

Why don't graphics work in my remote kernel?

How do I print and save graphics from the graphics viewer in the Presentation Manager?

How do I address the message GROWSTUB caused a General Protection Fault?

How do I install/reinstall Win32s?

Why can't I get a local kernel to work after installing the NeXT/HP version?

What do I do if the installer crashes under OS/2 Warp?

Why does Mathematica return a General Protection Fault when I try to do a calculation?

How do I enable more memory when Mathematica complains about not enough memory to load kernel?

Where do I get the latest version of Win32s?

How do I get ListPlotVectorField to work after I load the Graphics`Graphics` package?

Where do I get the correct Local protocol file to connect the front end to kernel?

Mathematica: A System for Doing Mathematics by Computer

How do I manually connect a Windows front end to any kernel?

Why are random pairs of numbers being displayed in my NeXTStep-Intel version?

How do I address the message Cannot find msvcrt20.dll?

How do I install Mathematica 2.2.1 on a network?

How do I install Mathematica on a network?

When serving Mathematica 2.2 notebooks, do I need the MB file?

Why do I get a General Protection Fault?

Release Notes for Version 2.2.3 of Mathematica for OpenVMS AXP

Release Notes for Version 2.2.4 of Mathematica for OS/2

Why don't my exponents line up with their bases in OutputForm cells?

Guide to Standard Mathematica Packages, Version 2.2

How do I get PlotVectorField to work after I load the Graphics`Graphics` package?

How do I print graphics from the Presentation Manager interface?

Why am I having problems opening a Mathematica 2.2 notebook?

Are there ways of exporting graphics to different formats in Windows?

How do I use the utility rasterps in Mathematica 2.2?

How do I get the VMS kernel to connect to a remote front end?

Why do I get the error message On::none : SeriesData::csa not found from Integrate?

How do I get Mathematica to run more quickly under Windows NT 3.51?

How do I get Mathematica to run more quickly under Windows 95?

How do I get Mathematica to run more quickly under Windows NT 3.51?

How do I play sounds in the Unix version of Mathematica 2.2?

How do I address the message Cannot find SNDBLST.DLL?

How do I get SphericalPlot3D to work after I load the Graphics`Graphics` package?

How can I change the drive on which the swapfile is created?

Graphics in a Terminal Window

How do I connect a Mathematica 2.2 front end to a remote Unix kernel?

How do I manually connect a remote Unix kernel to the Mathematica 2.2 front end?

How do I automatically connect a Windows front end to a Unix kernel?

With which versions of Mathematica 2.2 are remote kernels supported?

Do I need virtual memory enabled?

Release Notes for Version 2.2.1 of Mathematica for VAX/VMS Computers

Release Notes for Version 2.2.3.2 of Mathematica for Microsoft Windows

Does Mathematica support Windows NT?

How do I manually connect a Windows front end to a Unix kernel?

What is in the MB files?

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