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Maple Library Archive (.mla) Format

MLA file format

Description

 • MLA (Maple Library Archive) is a binary file format for a Maple repository.  A repository stores arbitrary Maple data including expressions, procedures, and modules.
 • Objects stored in in this format are stored in an Maple internal format which can be read by Maple faster than objects stored in a text-based format such as an MPL file.
 • MLA files are used by Maple for storing its own predefined mathematical library routines and data.
 • MLA files can be created, modified, or read using the LibraryTools package commands or the march command.
 • In Workbook files, MLA files can be created, modified, or attached using the savelib command or PackageTools package commands.

Examples

View the properties on the built-in Maple library archive.

 > $\mathrm{archive}≔\mathrm{FileTools}:-\mathrm{JoinPath}\left(\left["lib","maple.mla"\right],\mathrm{base}=\mathrm{mapledir}\right)$
 ${"C:\Program Files\Maple 2016\lib\maple.mla"}$ (1)
 > $\mathrm{LibraryTools}:-\mathrm{Author}\left(\mathrm{archive}\right)$
 ${"Maplesoft"}$ (2)
 > $\mathrm{numelems}\left(\mathrm{LibraryTools}:-\mathrm{ShowContents}\left(\mathrm{archive}\right)\right)$
 ${13765}$ (3)