Generally, "noun noun" is an error but this can be confusing because 2 2 looks like this but isn't: "2 2" is one noun. So, this (2 2) (2 2) gives a syntax error because it's a pair of nouns separated by a space, whereas this 2 2 2 2 is fine because it's one noun.
On Wed, Mar 25, 2015 at 6:39 AM, Raul Miller <[email protected]> wrote: > P.S. If you are working your way through the Learning J book, I > imagine you were on chapter 2, and the material you needed was part > way through chapter 5. > > http://www.jsoftware.com/help/learning/contents.htm#toc > > Anyways, there's a lot of different concepts your thoughts can connect > to, And it'll always feel way-too-simple after you get it. That's > pretty normal. > > Thanks, > > -- > Raul > > On Wed, Mar 25, 2015 at 5:17 AM, Maxwell Peterson > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > I'm having a problem where this works: > > 4 2 $ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 > > but this does not: > > rows =: 4 > > rows 2 $ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 > > > > In the latter case, I get a syntax error. > > > > Is this expected behavior? If not, could you let me know what I'm doing > > wrong? > > > > Thanks, > > -- > > Maxwell Peterson > > Department of Genome Sciences > > University of Washington, Seattle > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > -- Devon McCormick, CFA ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
