1. )SAVE (as always) is perfect
2. )DUMP adds the word "DUMPED". For example, the following is produced:
)WSID ws
WAS CLEAR WS
)SAVE
2015-09-12 09:19:47 (GMT-5) ws
)DUMP
DUMPED 2015-09-12 09:19:51 (GMT-5)
I would prefer to see the word "DUMPED" removed for three reasons.
a. )SAVE doesn't say "SAVED" so it is inconsistent
b. Just like I know I typed ")SAVE", I also know I typed ")DUMP". I
don't need it echoed.
c. It is cleaner
3. Make loading of a dump file the same as loading a ws. For example:
)LOAD ws
SAVED 2015-09-12 09:14:49 (GMT-5)
)LOAD dump
loading )DUMP file /home/blake/workspaces/dump.apl...
WAS CLEAR WS
I would strongly prefer )LOAD'ing of a dumped file to provide the same
message as loading of a ws except perhaps that the word "SAVED" is replaced
with "DUMPED". All this is just cleaner and more APL-like.
4. )QLOAD of ws and dump work perfectly.
Thanks!
Blake
On Sat, Sep 12, 2015 at 4:34 AM, Juergen Sauermann <
[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Blake,
>
> thanks, fixed in *SVN 676*. I introduced a new command *)DUMPV* (DUMP
> verbose) which is
> like the old *)DUMP* and made the new *)DUMP *less verbose. Sometimes,
> when )DUMP fails
> (e.g. because a directory is missing) it is convenient to know the
> complete file name information.
>
> /// Jürgen
>
>
> On 09/10/2015 03:55 AM, Blake McBride wrote:
>
> Same as for item 2 with the ")LOAD" command. -- it should look _exactly_
> as if a .xml file was loaded.
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 9, 2015 at 8:52 PM, Blake McBride <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Greetings,
>>
>> .APL files seem to be better support, and due to version compatibility
>> problems, are to be strongly favored IMO. So, if we are to make greater
>> use of .APL files, I'd like to see two things:
>>
>> 1. )QLOAD on .APL files should be silent just like it is with .xml files.
>>
>> 2. Can a config flag be added to make the output of a )DUMP look more
>> APL'ish? I know I typed ")DUMP" just like I know when I typed ")SAVE".
>> Why should ")DUMP" give all that information that ")SAVE" does not? I'd
>> like the config flag to make the output of ")DUMP" appear _exactly_ as it
>> does for ")SAVE".
>>
>> (As a side note, I understand the difference between the two, and I like
>> what the .XML file gives us. I also think the way you associate SAVE with
>> the .xml format, and APL with the DUMP format is good.)
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Blake
>>
>>
>
>
