and before all that, start with `julia> Pkg.update()`
On Monday, September 5, 2016 at 5:47:10 PM UTC-4, Jeffrey Sarnoff wrote:
>
> Not easy to know what's happening there.
> You might try:
>
> julia> quit()
> julia> Pkg.rm("Cairo");Pkg.rm("Cairo");
> julia> Pkg.add("Cairo")
> julia> Pkg.build("Cairo")
> julia> quit()
> julia> using Cairo
>
>
> if there are error messages, post 'em
> otherwise do the same substituting "Tk" for "Cairo"
> if there are error messages, post 'em
>
>
> On Saturday, September 3, 2016 at 2:13:28 PM UTC-4, Pigskin Ablanket wrote:
>>
>> meh - errors running the Pkg.
>>
>> On Saturday, September 3, 2016 at 1:53:01 PM UTC-4, Chris Rackauckas
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Pkg.build("Package") will build the binaries for the package. You should
>>> run it since the package is saying it needs you to do it. Generally,
>>> packages which have a lot of binary dependencies (i.e. ones that link to
>>> C/C++ libraries) will require some form of building.
>>>
>>> On Saturday, September 3, 2016 at 10:49:36 AM UTC-7, Pigskin Ablanket
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Haha - good question. Didnt know what Pkg.Build("Cairo") meant - so I
>>>> havent run that yet. Should I do that?
>>>>
>>>> On Saturday, September 3, 2016 at 12:33:47 PM UTC-4, Chris Rackauckas
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Did it build correctly after using Pkg.build("Cairo")?
>>>>>
>>>>> On Saturday, September 3, 2016 at 8:33:16 AM UTC-7, Pigskin Ablanket
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So I tried all of this, but it looks like there was an error loading
>>>>>> the TK package. When I went to use Tk I got the following error message:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ERROR: LoadError: Cairo Package not properly installed. Please run
>>>>>> Pkg.build("Cairo") in error at error jl:22 while loading.....
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thursday, August 25, 2016 at 1:06:49 AM UTC-4, Jeffrey Sarnoff
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> (before all that, rename the file to something simple like
>>>>>>> "everyday.jl")
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Thursday, August 25, 2016 at 1:05:20 AM UTC-4, Jeffrey Sarnoff
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 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").
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
