on an empty area of the windows desktop, RIGHT-CLICK and select new >
shortcut.
where it says type the location of the item, type
C:\\Users\\JHerron\\Documents\\Documents\\Personal\\DFS\\NHL\\Julia\\
code_for_Github.jl
then click on next
start Julia
julia> Pkg.update() # ignore everything, let it finish
julia> Pkg.add("Tk") # ignore everything, let it finish
julia> quit()
start Julia
julia> using Tk
julia> include(GetOpenFile())
# go to the desktop, select the shortcut you made
# that code file should load and run
On Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at 7:57:30 AM UTC-4, j verzani wrote:
>
> I haven't tested it on Windows, but the `Tk` package has `GetOpenFile()`
> that should allow for a dialog to navigate the file system. Something like
> `include(GetOpenFile())` should work.
>
> On Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at 7:40:10 AM UTC-4, Pigskin Ablanket wrote:
>>
>> Looks like his comment got deleted. Will try it today and follow up.
>> Thanks again for all the help
>>
>> On Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at 10:44:19 PM UTC-4, Jeffrey Sarnoff wrote:
>>>
>>> As Steven mentioned, starting the program from the directory where the
>>> files reside allows you to include the file using its filename without the
>>> full path. If that is easy for you, it is probably best. An alternative
>>> is to do it with code. Let me know if you need that.
>>>
>>> On Monday, August 22, 2016 at 5:06:33 PM UTC-4, Pigskin Ablanket wrote:
>>>>
>>>> No problem. If you get a chance - great
>>>>
>>>> On Saturday, August 20, 2016 at 12:13:40 PM UTC-4, Jeffrey Sarnoff
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> There is a way -- after the weekend.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Friday, August 19, 2016 at 8:04:58 PM UTC-4, Pigskin Ablanket wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I probably dont want to change the input file names more than once
>>>>>> although I would be updating its data daily - and I think I know how to
>>>>>> do
>>>>>> that (change the name of the file itself as well as in the code). The
>>>>>> output file though - I might want to change more regularly,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Also - when I ran it - a few things were deprecated - does that just
>>>>>> mean outdated? Does updating with the new term change the file - or
>>>>>> just
>>>>>> the underlying solving? Not sure if you can know that or not.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I was just looking for a way yo shortcut that long as heck include
>>>>>> string I have now. Cause I will run that daily and lord knows I
>>>>>> mistyped
>>>>>> it like 10 times.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Friday, August 19, 2016 at 7:28:40 PM UTC-4, Jeffrey Sarnoff wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You are most welcome.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> What do you want to change, if anything, from day to day, for
>>>>>>> example: one or both input file names, the output file name, reuse
>>>>>>> some/all file names while changing the data inside?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Friday, August 19, 2016 at 7:01:54 PM UTC-4, Pigskin Ablanket
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> IT Works!!!!!!!! Thank you so much. Found my error in the code.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I am curious if there is a way to shortcut the command as I would
>>>>>>>> want to run this daily to test and it seems like a lot to type
>>>>>>>> correctly.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanks for the time today
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Friday, August 19, 2016 at 6:26:34 PM UTC-4, Jeffrey Sarnoff
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Look correct?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I will answer that after you try running it.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Friday, August 19, 2016 at 6:19:33 PM UTC-4, Pigskin Ablanket
>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Thanks for providing me so much help today - much appreciated.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I copied the properties right here for folder Julia which is
>>>>>>>>>> where the code file is located:
>>>>>>>>>> C:\Users\JHerron\Documents\Documents\Personal\DFS\NHL
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Interesting that it didnt bring it over as My_Documents.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Based on this, I would believe the command needs to be:
>>>>>>>>>> include("C:\\Users\\JHerron\\Documents\\Documents\\
>>>>>>>>>> Personal\\DFS\\NHL\\Julia\\code_for_Github.jl")
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Look correct?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I made the changes to the paths in the file as well....
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> "C:\\Users\\JHerron\\Documents\\Documents\\Personal\\DFS\\NHL\\Julia\\example_skaters.csv"
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Friday, August 19, 2016 at 6:01:50 PM UTC-4, Jeffrey Sarnoff
>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> two things,
>>>>>>>>>>> you wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> include("C:\\Users\\JHerron\\My_Documents\\My_Documents/Personal\\DFS/NHL\\Julia/code_for_Github.jl")
>>>>>>>>>>> and I wonder, do you mean !
>>>>>>>>>>> !
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> include("C:\\Users\\JHerron\\My_Documents\\My_Documents_Personal\\DFS\\NHL\\Julia\\code_for_Github.jl")
>>>>>>>>>>> or
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> include("C:\\Users\\JHerron\\My_Documents\\My_Documents_Personal\\DFS_NHL\\Julia\\code_for_Github.jl")
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> when you go to the directory where you see the file:
>>>>>>>>>>> code_for_Github.jl and you put the mouse on that file and
>>>>>>>>>>> right-click to
>>>>>>>>>>> see the popup menu and select the last thing "properties" there is
>>>>>>>>>>> something that says Location,if does it not exactly match:
>>>>>>>>>>> C:/Users/JHerron/My_Documents/My_Documents/
>>>>>>>>>>> Personal/DFS/NHL/Julia
>>>>>>>>>>> then you have miscopied it, if it looks like this
>>>>>>>>>>> C:/Users/JHerron/My_Documents/My_Documents_
>>>>>>>>>>> Personal/DFS_NHL/Julia
>>>>>>>>>>> then you should be using (and fix the paths in the
>>>>>>>>>>> code_for_Github.jl file, too)
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> include("C:\\Users\\JHerron\\My_Documents\\My_Documents_Personal\\DFS_NHL\\Julia\\code_for_Github.jl")
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> ---
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On Friday, August 19, 2016 at 5:12:41 PM UTC-4, Pigskin Ablanket
>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Sadly, I get the following response from
>>>>>>>>>>>> include("C:\\Users\\JHerron\\My_Documents\\My_Documents/Personal\\DFS/NHL\\Julia/code_for_Github.jl")
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> *ERROR: could not copen file
>>>>>>>>>>>> C:\Users\JHerron\My_Documents\My_Documents\Personal\DFS\NHL\Julia\code_for_github.jl*
>>>>>>>>>>>> *in include at boot.jl:261*
>>>>>>>>>>>> *in include_from_node1 at loading.jl:320*
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> On Friday, August 19, 2016 at 4:49:16 PM UTC-4, Jeffrey Sarnoff
>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> the "i" in include should be lower case
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Aug 19, 2016 at 3:17 PM, Pigskin Ablanket <
>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I tried Include("C:Users\\JHerron\\My_
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Documents\\My_Documents/Personal\\DFS/NHL\\Julia/code_
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for_Github.jl")
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (I hope that was what you meant to do).
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I got: *ERROR: UndefVarError: Include not defined*
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Friday, August 19, 2016 at 1:58:30 PM UTC-4, Steven G.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Johnson wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Friday, August 19, 2016 at 1:47:59 PM UTC-4, Pigskin
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ablanket wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sorry if Im not following - I tried:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Include("C:\Users\JHerron\My_Documents\My_Documents/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Personal\DFS/NHL\Julia/code_for_Github.jl") aas shown
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> below and got *ERROR: syntax: invalid escape sequence*
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Backslashes have to be escsped in strings, like in many
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> computer languages: change \ to \\ in the string.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> However, usually it is better to just run Julia from within
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the path that you want rather than having to type absolute
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> paths all of the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> time in the REPL.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (In the long run, you usually do large-scale code
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> development in a module in the standard module search path, so
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you can just
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> type "using Foo".)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (If you call include("foo.jl") from another file bar.jl, the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> path of foo.jl is automatically relative to the path of bar.jl,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> so again
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you neither need nor want absolute paths.)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> For interactive code development where I need more than a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> few lines of code, I usually use a Jupyter notebook (google
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "IJulia").
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
