format = string or name

Specifies the output format. Supported values are

The default is inferred from the output filename, if given. Otherwise Maple worksheet format is assumed.

The Convert command converts a worksheet to the specified format.

The worksheet may be given as a filepath or a Maple XML data structure.

The output format is controlled by the format option.

If the optional input outputfilename is provided, the converted data is written to this file in the specified format. Otherwise, the data is returned directly by the command.

$\mathrm{with}\left(\mathrm{Worksheet}\right)\:$

$\mathrm{dir}≔\mathrm{kernelopts}\left(\mathrm{mapledir}\right)\:$

$\mathrm{doc}≔\mathrm{ReadFile}\left(\mathrm{cat}\left(\mathrm{dir}\,''/examplesclassic/obj.mws''\right)\,\mathrm{format}=''maple8\_xml''\right)\:$

$\mathrm{mws}≔\mathrm{Convert}\left(\mathrm{doc}\,\mathrm{format}=''mw''\right)\:$

$\mathrm{besselws}≔\mathrm{FileTools}:-\mathrm{JoinPath}\left(\left[''example''\,''BesselsEquation.mw''\right]\,\mathrm{base}=\mathrm{datadir}\right)$

$\mathrm{besselws}≔''/maple/cbat-build/active/297794/data/example/BesselsEquation.mw''$

$\mathrm{Worksheet}:-\mathrm{Convert}\left(\mathrm{besselws}\,\mathrm{format}=\mathrm{procedure}\right)$

$\mathbf{proc}\left(\$\right)x\^2\*\left(\mathrm{diff}\left(y\left(x\right)\,x\,x\right)\right)\+x\*\left(\mathrm{diff}\left(y\left(x\right)\,x\right)\right)\+\left(\−\mathrm{\ν}\^2\+x\^2\right)\*y\left(x\right)\=0\mathbf{end\; proc}$

The Worksheet[Convert] command was updated in Maple 2025.

The outputfilename option was introduced in Maple 2025.

The format option was updated in Maple 2025.

For more information on Maple 2025 changes, see Updates in Maple 2025.