xls link

Comment from Daniele Musella -- June 17, 2017, 09:51:32 AM    

I have the same problem of Koldo. Did you solve that?

Comment from Administrator ATOMS -- February 27, 2017, 05:18:06 PM    

I've fixed the build system, it no longer uses Visual Studio directly, and builds as 
other toolboxes now,  through Scilab build system.
Also, it works both on Scilab 5 and 6 now.
It still needs some unit tests to be fixed, and a new version will be released hopefully 
very soon.

Comment from Koldo Muguruza -- December 4, 2016, 02:38:46 PM    

Hello Samuel,

I think that I am not explain well my problem.  I install the xls_link with the command 
atomsInstall(‘xls_link’) and I do not anything else.

The problem is that when I star scilba it runs always the same problem:

“Start xls link (Automation) for Scilab
	Load gateways
WARNING: xls_link gateways not loaded.”

And when I try to use the xls-link toolbox it is not loaded by scilab.

I search why appear this warning and this warning happens when the next file is execute 
automaticaly at every starts:

“C:\Program Files\scilab-5.5.2\contrib\xls_link\0.3.4\etc\xls_link.start”.

This file was created with the installation and I do not modify.

If I open this file with the Notepad the next appear in the file (more o less at the 
middle of the file):

“XLS_LINK_path = root_tlbx + filesep() + 'bin';
if win64() then
  dllname = 'xls_link_x64' + getdynlibext();
else
  dllname = 'xls_link_x86' + getdynlibext();
end
if isfile(XLS_LINK_path + filesep() + dllname) then
  addinter(XLS_LINK_path + filesep() + dllname, 'gw_xls_link', list_functions);
else
  warning('xls_link gateways not loaded.');
  return;
end”

I do not know if this warning is the reason why the scilab do not load the xls-link 
toolbox but that is the unique error or warning that I have.

Thank you very much, I am knew in scilab and I do not know what else I can do.

Answer from Samuel Gougeon -- December 4, 2016, 03:15:13 PM    

Hello Koldo,
I was not replying to you, but addressing to the module's maintainer.
The module is badly packaged / declared. This is why we can't use it out of the box.
Best regards

Comment from Samuel Gougeon -- October 30, 2016, 02:40:34 PM    

Hello,
The DLL is not shipped in the "bin" archives (at least for Windows x64. Not
checked for
others). 
Why do you name and tag them as binaries if they are not usable out of the box after
installation and need to be compiled?

Comment from Koldo Muguruza -- October 14, 2016, 10:25:51 AM    

I'm new in Scilab and I have a problema at installing this module using Atoms.

When I start the Scilab I receive this message:

Start xls link (Automation) for Scilab
	Load gateways
WARNING: xls_link gateways not loaded.

I investigate around the carpet of xls_link and I found the next:

- There is a file that scilab execute at the start. The file is:

C:\Program Files\scilab-5.5.2\contrib\xls_link\0.3.4\etc\xls_link.start

- This file is trying to acces to next folder:

C:\Program Files\scilab-5.5.2\contrib\xls_link\0.3.4\bin

But the bin folder doesn't exist.

I look on other versions of xls_link and since 0.3.3 versión the bin folder has been 
dissapeared.

What shall I do? 
If this folder necesary for the las version? 
Can I isntall other versión using the atomsIntall('xxxx')? how? (if the last one is not 
correct)

Thank you