Devon, I suspect that something in the startup script for jhs loads the 'dir' script.
In a fresh console session (J6 or J7) I get a "value error" for dir (perhaps you are loading the alternate version in your startup script?) If you "load 'dir'" in the console you will get the same behaviour as the browser front end. The left argument for 'dir' is documented in the 'dir' script open 'dir' > From: Devon McCormick > > I just noticed that the "dir" function seems to return a text matrix > when > called from the browser front-end instead of the (more useful) boxed > output > when I invoke it directly from within the J7.01 console. > > Investigating the function superficially, I see that the format of the > output is controlled by an optional left argument - something I never > knew. > However, I don't see what left argument gives me a result in the same > format > - five columns - as the default (elided left argument) in console mode. > > Now that I look more closely at the definition in the two environments, > I > see that the console "dir" is simply "1!:0@<" but in the browser it's a > fairly long, explicit verb. > > Another mystery to unravel... > > -- > Devon McCormick, CFA > ^me^ at acm. > org is my > preferred e-mail > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
