Perhaps instead of iTunes you could use the free Evernote app for transferring and also for storing and editing files. I do not know whether Evernote "notes" can be made accessible to J on the iPad.
Sent from my iPad On May 17, 2012, at 2:29 PM, bob therriault <bobtherria...@mac.com> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > When I add files from my desktop through iTunes they are put in the root as > expected. The question is how do I edit those files? If I use je then the > ~user path is added and thus a new file is created, since the file I want to > edit exists back at the root. > > Solutions to my challenge could include: > > Ways to access files in the root from the J app. > Ways to move the files from the desktop into the user folder in the J app. > > I can do this by copying the original file and emailing it to the iPad, then > opening the email and copying and pasting into the new file using je but I > was hoping for a more straightforward approach. > > Down the road my goal is to be able to add the docs to the add ons within the > J folder and then have local access to the help files while running J. (but > for now I would just like to work with the files I have already created on my > desktop) > > Cheers, bob > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm