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Running a Prolog program

Running a Prolog program involves

  1. creating a file containing the program
  2. saving the file
  3. loading the file into Prolog (called consulting, or reconsulting, the file in Prolog jargon)
  4. finally, calling some goal defined in the program
The version of Prolog we will be using is one which runs on a variety of different platforms and is called SWI-Prolog. At York, it is accessible on the university’s Windows network. (Information about how to get your own copy is provided at the end of this documentation.)

After logging on to one of the network computers, from the Start menu follow the path Programs | Teaching | Language. This will reveal a folder labelled SWI-Prolog. Open this folder and you will find the icon for the application. Double-clicking this will launch the program.
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