8.2 Introduction

 

• Some useful program elements

- ’clear’ empties the screen

- ’exec’ executes a file as a script.

- ’chdir’ changes a working directory

- ’getf(’functionfile’) - gets a function from a working directory

- pwd - returns the current working directory

- ’xbasc() - clears a graphics window

 

• For-loops in Scilab,

 

 

• While-loops in Scilab,

 

• If-then in Scilab,

 

 

• Functions in Scilab,

 

• Note that when a function is defined in Scilab it is not actually run. However when the function is called it will be interpreted.

• Cases in Scilab,

 

 

• Printing in Scilab,

 

• Inputting values in Scilab,