you are not manipulating the app. you are playing in the sandbox. the app bundle is elsewhere and is untouchable.
On Thursday, May 17, 2012, bob therriault wrote: > Hi Eric, > > Now that I have the '/filename.xxx' format worked out for addressing root > files, I have found that the fread fwrite approach is the best. Does this > raise security issues since by using fread and fwrite as a user I would be > able to manipulate the app? I love the flexibility that this allows, but > wonder if Apple would feel the same way. > > Also, I would imagine that when the JAL is implemented that it would be > the preferred way to build the local documentation of dictionary etc. . In > the meantime the obvious idea is to copy over the files into the j app root > and then fread fwrite them into the appropriate file structure. If this is > the case, I will be waiting for the JAL :) , but I am just mentioning this > in case you know of an easier way. > > Cheers, bob > > On 2012-05-17, at 3:22 PM, Eric Iverson wrote: > > > je '/itnuy.ijs' > > > > or, probably better to fread and fwrite to where you want it. > > > > On Thursday, May 17, 2012, bob therriault 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 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
