Yes it can! But if I edit a file and then want to save it, the updates don’t 
get saved. I guess there’s a read-only lock but it would be handy if an 
error/warning message could be shown? Or better, a “save as…” feature to create 
an update chain.

Richard Donovan

> On 22 Feb 2022, at 20:27, Ian Clark <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Thanks Richard.
> 
> And that tells me something I was keen to find out: can Import fetch files
> out of Dropbox. You're telling me it can.
> 
>> On Tue, 22 Feb 2022 at 20:13, Richard Donovan <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>> Ian - that’s great - I hadn’t noticed that! Pleased to see that I can also
>> pick up Dropbox so I have two new ways of getting all my devices to talk to
>> each other! I’m impressed!
>> 
>> Richard Donovan
>> 
>>>> On 22 Feb 2022, at 19:45, Ian Clark <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Righard Donovan wrote
>>>> Of course I would be over the moon if J-iOS could pick up *.ijs files
>>> directly from my Dropbox or iCloud so I could seamlessly share over all
>>> platforms but I guess that’s asking a tad too much!
>>> 
>>> Not at all. In fact j901 for iOS can already import *.ijs from iCloud
>>> Drive, via the Import button (top right). Report a bug if it doesn't work
>>> for you.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Which j for iOS are you using? j701 or j901?
>>> 
>>>> On Tue, 22 Feb 2022 at 18:37, Richard Donovan <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks Bill!
>>>> 
>>>> Of course I would be over the moon if J-iOS could pick up *.ijs files
>>>> directly from my Dropbox or iCloud so I could seamlessly share over all
>>>> platforms but I guess that’s asking a tad too much!
>>>> 
>>>> Richard Donovan
>>>> 
>>>>>> On 21 Feb 2022, at 13:06, bill lam <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> iOS apps are supposed to run inside sandbox and leaking file system
>>>> info is
>>>>> discouraged. Nevertheless you can hack using the HOME environment
>>>> variable.
>>>>> try the following
>>>>> 
>>>>> 2!:5'HOME'
>>>>> 1!:0 (2!:5'HOME'),'/*'
>>>>> 1!:0 (2!:5'HOME'),'/Documents/*'
>>>>> 1!:0 (2!:5'HOME'),'/Documents/j/*'
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Mon, 21 Feb 2022 at 8:11 PM Richard Donovan <[email protected]
>>> 
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On my iPhone…
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> jpath'~install'
>>>>>> ~install
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Which isn’t much help’
>>>>>> ________________________________
>>>>>> From: General <[email protected]> on behalf of
>> bill
>>>>>> lam <[email protected]>
>>>>>> Sent: Monday, February 21, 2022 4:37:15 AM
>>>>>> To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Jgeneral] J903 on Pixel 6 Pro (Android)
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> the install folder on any platform can be found by
>>>>>> jpath'~install'
>>>>>> on android it is
>>>>>> /storage/emulated/0/Android/data/com.jsoftware.j.android/files
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> On 20 Feb 2022, at 1:58 AM, J. Patrick Harrington <[email protected]>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> I just recently replaced my old iPhone (a 6 Plus) with a new Google
>>>>>> Pixel 6 Pro.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> It seems to be an impressive phone with a great camera. One of my
>>>>>> motivations for not getting a newer iPhone was my desire to escape the
>>>>>> increasingly locked-down Apple philosophy. I had problems moving files
>>>> back
>>>>>> and forth between my linux computer and the phone. I'm glad to report
>>>> that
>>>>>> I had no particular difficulty installing  J903 on the Pixel 6. The
>> file
>>>>>> locations are cumbersome; you need something like
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Apath=:
>>>>>> '/storage/emulated/0/Android/data/com.jsoftware.j.android/files/'
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> in your startup profile. But the good news is that you just need a
>> USB
>>>> C
>>>>>> cable between your Pixel and computer and you just drag and drop files
>>>> to
>>>>>> transfer them back and forth. I used to test the speed of J on phones
>> by
>>>>>> inverting a 500 x 500 matrix -- on my old iPhone it took 0.5 sec, but
>> on
>>>>>> this Pixel it's down to 0.046 sec. (Need to use a larger matrix, e.g.
>>>> 1000
>>>>>> x 1000 -> 0.37 sec.) It took a bit of fussing to install the Dykman
>>>>>> keyboard but now its there and works great. I noticed there was a 2nd
>>>>>> keyboard available but I haven't tried it. How does it differ? I must
>>>> say
>>>>>> that though I ran J programs on the iPhone, I seldom developed
>> anything
>>>> on
>>>>>> it. But J903 on this Pixel 6 is so smooth that I've started writing
>>>> (short)
>>>>>> routines on it and copying them back to the laptop.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> My real reason for writing this report is ask for pointers to any
>>>>>> discussions regarding J on android phones. The android OS is
>> completely
>>>> new
>>>>>> to me. One glitch I encountered was when I modified a J routine with a
>>>> text
>>>>>> editor I'd installed on the Pixel. I got a strange file read error. It
>>>>>> looked like the editor did something invisible to the file that ruined
>>>> the
>>>>>> J session -- all my definitions were gone and I had to kill J and
>>>> restart.
>>>>>> But if I made the file changes on the laptop and ported the file over,
>>>> it
>>>>>> was fine. Any suggestions for a good text editor for android? (I'm an
>>>> old
>>>>>> school vi guy, but I've not found a good plane vi.)
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Anyway, I appreciate any pointers of discussions of J on android...
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Patrick
>>>>>>> 
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