Current J
 3 ic y         J integers to sets of 8 characters (J64 only)
_3 ic y         sets of 8 characters to J integers (J64 only)
 2 ic y         J integers to sets of 4 characters
_2 ic y         sets of 4 characters to J integers

In order to make code more portable, and similar to parameter type x in cd, will
it be possible to add another option, like
 5 ic y         J integers to sets of 4 bytes or 8 bytes depending on 32/64
_5 ic y         sets of 4 bytes or 8 bytes to J integers depending on 32/64

also it may be better to use term 'byte' instead of 'character' because
'character' might mean unicode character.

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regards,
bill
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