Using Maxwell from Python, Perl, Tcl, Java, or Shell Scripts

Maxwell can be controlled from scripts or other applications. A control system or test harness can send commands to Maxwell to start, stop, save configuration files and save results from scenarios, along with many other functions.

InterWorking Labs provides a "Control API Guide" that describes how to connect to Maxwell and the syntax and semantics of the commands you may send to control Maxwell's behavior.

Any programming language that is capable of opening a TCP/IP connection can be used to control Maxwell. Maxwell is supplied with a Java jar file, Perl Module, Python module, and shell commands that should allow you to quickly write programs and scripts to control Maxwell. (The Maxwell GUI itself uses the included Python module.) If you wish to use a language not included, please send a note to maxwell-support with your request to receive the appropriate command/response codes.

You can read the Maxwell Control API Guide by entering your customer username and password in to the Support section of this website and clicking on the Maxwell Documentation (User's Guide and APIs).    The Maxwell Control API Guide is a pdf file.