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= Installing Pajek =  
 
= Installing Pajek =  
To download and install Pajek, follow instructions on the [http://pajek.imfm.si/doku.php?id=download Pajek wiki]. For compatibility with the book, download the [http://vlado.fmf.uni-lj.si/pub/networks/book/ ESNA Book Edition version (October 1, 2004)], named "Pajek.be.exe". You may like to download the latest version as well, but without the older Book Edition there is no guarantee that everything will work as the book says it should.  
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To download and install Pajek, follow instructions on the [http://pajek.imfm.si/doku.php?id=download Pajek wiki]. For compatibility with the book, download the [http://vlado.fmf.uni-lj.si/pub/networks/book/ ESNA Book Edition version (October 1, 2004)], named "Pajek.be.exe". You may like to download the latest version as well, but without the older Book Edition there is no guarantee that everything will work as the book says it should.  On the other hand, more recent versions may be improved, and will provide basically the same functionality.  Your pick. You might like to have both.
  
Special instructions for the Mac:  Installation on a Mac requires that you first download and install [http://winebottler.kronenberg.org/ WineBottler]. Ensure that you have X11 (supplied by Apple) installed as well.  Download Pajek.exe and open it with Wine.  You will then be asked whether you wish to run using Wine, or to create a standalone application using WineBottler.  
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Special instructions for the Mac:  Installation on a Mac requires that you first download and install [http://winebottler.kronenberg.org/ WineBottler]. Ensure that you have X11 (supplied by Apple) installed as well.  Download Pajek.exe and open it with Wine.  You will then be asked whether you wish to run using Wine, or to create a standalone application using WineBottler.  Note that Macs require the 32 bit version - 64 bit version will not work (at least not on my mac).
  
[[Image:UsingWine.tiff]]
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[[Image:UsingWine.jpg]]
  
I suggest you select the latter options, which will create a standalone Pajek application.
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I suggest you select the latter option, which will create a standalone Pajek application for your Mac.
  
= Pajek Documentation and tutorials =
 
  
[http://vlado.fmf.uni-lj.si/pub/networks/pajek/doc/pajekman.pdf Full manual]
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'''Note:  if the above site is down try downloading the WineBottler installer [http://www.fwalive.ualberta.ca/~michaelf/WineBottlerCombo_1.1.44.dmg from here]'''.
  
[http://vw.indiana.edu/tutorials/pajek/ Useful tutorial]
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= Data files required for ESNAP (and manual) =
  
= Using Pajak =
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Download these [http://vlado.fmf.uni-lj.si/pub/networks/data/esna/default.htm sample data sets] for use with the textbook. Store them in your Pajek Data directory for future reference. You'll also find a Pajek manual for reference (but ESNAP is a better guide).
  
For Windows, follow instructions in the Pajek User Manual. Create .net files using a simple text editor, such as Wordpad.
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= Other software for Pajek =
  
For Mac, follow these instructions, plus the following:
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These two programs are very useful for generating Pajek files out of data presented in a different format:
  
* Create a folder on your Desktop called "AAA Pajek Data", with as many subfolders as you like. You can create an alias to this folder and keep it anywhere else, but having this folder on the Desktop will save time, because the Mac version of Pajek requires that you navigate from the top level of your directory hierarchy.
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[http://pajek.imfm.si/doku.php?id=faq:text2pajek txt2pajek]: Converting text file data sets into Pajek format
* I suggest that you create your .net files using Word. Be sure to turn off "Smart Quotes" (so that quotation marks appear "straight"); this option appears under menus ''Tools/AutoCorrect/AutoFormat as You Type''. Be sure to enter a carriage return ("return") after every line, and leave no blank lines. Save your files using output format “Text only with line breaks”. This will force the file into the required plaintext PC format (where line breaks contain both a carriage return and a newline, unlike unix which  uses newline only). Word wants to add the ".txt" extension to such files - delete that and use ".net" instead.
 
  
= Pajek data sets =
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[http://vlado.fmf.uni-lj.si/pub/networks/pajek/howto/excel2Pajek.htm excel2Pajek]: Converting excel sheets into Pajek format
  
You should download these [http://vlado.fmf.uni-lj.si/pub/networks/data/esna/default.htm sample data sets] for use with the textbook. Store them in your Pajek Data directory for future reference.
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= Help =
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More help is [[Pajek help|available]]!

Latest revision as of 14:56, 22 September 2011

Pajek is powerful, free social network analysis software. It runs natively on Windows, and via Wine on Mac or Linux.

Users should consult the Pajek wiki, as well as the older (but not entirely obsolete) website.

Installing Pajek

To download and install Pajek, follow instructions on the Pajek wiki. For compatibility with the book, download the ESNA Book Edition version (October 1, 2004), named "Pajek.be.exe". You may like to download the latest version as well, but without the older Book Edition there is no guarantee that everything will work as the book says it should. On the other hand, more recent versions may be improved, and will provide basically the same functionality. Your pick. You might like to have both.

Special instructions for the Mac: Installation on a Mac requires that you first download and install WineBottler. Ensure that you have X11 (supplied by Apple) installed as well. Download Pajek.exe and open it with Wine. You will then be asked whether you wish to run using Wine, or to create a standalone application using WineBottler. Note that Macs require the 32 bit version - 64 bit version will not work (at least not on my mac).

UsingWine.jpg

I suggest you select the latter option, which will create a standalone Pajek application for your Mac.


Note: if the above site is down try downloading the WineBottler installer from here.

Data files required for ESNAP (and manual)

Download these sample data sets for use with the textbook. Store them in your Pajek Data directory for future reference. You'll also find a Pajek manual for reference (but ESNAP is a better guide).

Other software for Pajek

These two programs are very useful for generating Pajek files out of data presented in a different format:

txt2pajek: Converting text file data sets into Pajek format

excel2Pajek: Converting excel sheets into Pajek format

Help

More help is available!