MathCad on Command Line and MathCad on Linux

[sdudek]

Questions:

1. Can I somehow change data within a MathCad file and have it update dependent quantities without opening MathCad? Say I write a script to find and replace a value within the xmcd file. I'd like to be able to have all variables update at that point and then extract updated information from the xmcd file with the script, without ever having opened MathCad. Or is the only way to update values to physically launch MathCad? I suppose some type of command-line/batch update "mathcad -b ..." would do the trick if it exists, but I am open to any ideas.
2. Is there any way to launch MathCad (either traditionally or on through batch commands) on the linux operating system?

Thanks,

Scott

[ValeryOchkov]

1. I hope you know it:

2. See www.smath.info

[VladimirN]

Scott Dudek wrote:

...Is there any way to launch MathCad (either traditionally or on through batch commands) on the linux operating system?...

As Valery has already marked, you can try to work in SMath Studio Desktop (for Linux and last version of Mono distributive required):

http://en.smath.info/forum/default.aspx?g=posts&t=561

http://smath.info/?file=739377

[RichardJ]

1. Can I somehow change data within a MathCad file and have it update dependent quantities without opening MathCad? Say I write a script to find and replace a value within the xmcd file. I'd like to be able to have all variables update at that point and then extract updated information from the xmcd file with the script, without ever having opened MathCad. Or is the only way to update values to physically launch MathCad?

The only thing that can calculate a Mathcad worksheet is Mathcad, so you have to run Mathcad in some way. One way to do that is to call it from another program via the automation interface. Then you can load a worksheet, change variables, recalculate the worksheet, and get the results. All of this can be done with Mathcad running in the background, so you don't see it, but it's still running. See the developers reference (under the help menu) for more details.

1. Is there any way to launch MathCad (either traditionally or on through batch commands) on the linux operating system?

Not that I am aware of.