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LinkPatterns

LinkPatterns[link]
gives a list of the patterns for which definitions were set up when the external program associated with the specified MathLink connection was installed.
  • The patterns in LinkPatterns typically originate in :Pattern: specifications in the MathLink templates used to create source code for the external program.
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Set the directory:
Install an external MathLink-compatible program:
Get the complete set of LinkPatterns installed:
Get usage information about linked-in symbols:
Use the new function:
Terminate the external program:
Reset to the original directory:
Set the directory:
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Install an external MathLink-compatible program:
In[2]:=
Click for copyable input
Out[2]=
Get the complete set of LinkPatterns installed:
In[3]:=
Click for copyable input
Out[3]=
Get usage information about linked-in symbols:
In[4]:=
Click for copyable input
Use the new function:
In[5]:=
Click for copyable input
Out[5]=
Terminate the external program:
In[6]:=
Click for copyable input
Out[6]=
Reset to the original directory:
In[7]:=
Click for copyable input
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