acer,

thanks! that is very helpful explanation!

i really appreciate your quick and thorough response.

kindest regards,

eric

I found this thread informative, but I could use a little more help.

Could you kindly elaborate on the steps you use to write code using an external editor? I've written a lot of code in many languages, but I'm having trouble with navigation in Maple, not so much the syntax.

I created a procedure in a worksheet, then with the LibraryBrowser, created a mla in which I stored the procedure.

I see no way to edit this procedure. I tried to create a *.mpl and a *.m file, but the Browser would not let me add the procedure to the mla. In the latter case, it said that the *.m is obsolete.

I would like to, as acer and jacques do, use an external editor. But I don't see how to add a text file source code to the mla.

Lastly, is there documentation on this "development" cycle? I couldn't find it. And the applications engineer from MapleSoft was gonig to have to check and get back to me.

thank you for any help you can offer this neophyte!

eric