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Minitab Cookbook

By : Isaac A Newton
Book Image

Minitab Cookbook

By: Isaac A Newton

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (19 chapters)
Minitab Cookbook
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Introduction


Minitab does have a macro language that can be used to automate simple tasks or run more sophisticated functions. Here, we will explore the three different types of macro in Minitab. The recipes follow a set of commands that are used to create a panel of charts. In each recipe, we will build on the previous example until we get to the final, complicated, but sophisticated, Local macro. This will show you the differences between the macro types and why you may want to use one type over another.

The macro language in Minitab shares a lot of similarities with Fortran, and here Minitab shows its pedigree. The first version was written in Fortran at Penn State University in 1972!

Minitab also has an Application Programming Interface (API) that can be programmed to use Visual Basic and other languages. Anyone looking to use the API will find Minitab type libraries and references that they can use as part of the installation of Minitab. Programming the API, though, goes beyond the scope...