Current Page: NeXtMidas User's Guide System Operation
| ## System Operation NeXtMidas is programmable by you, the user. You can create new commands using either Java or the built-in NeXtMidas macro language. Commands written in Java generally execute faster than macros, but require more time to code and debug. Macro commands are defined more quickly, but performance may suffer. A key capability of the NeXtMidas macro facility is support for distributed applications running on different platforms. The following subsections describe how to operate NeXtMidas in more detail: Basic Command Form Parameters Switches Metacharacters Function Invocation and In-Line Functions