I think if you put this on top of your script file, it will always work
(before any other code might have a chance to load some other script).
scriptPath=.<_1{4!:3''I am most probably even more of a beginner than you are so somebody with more experience could validate if this is indeed reliable. Is there a way to unset variables once you no longer need them? Or a way to define a local to script namespace? Like you do in batch files: SETLOCAL do your work ENDLOCAL On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 9:05 PM, Greg Borota <[email protected]> wrote: > Looks like this one works too, inside the script: > scriptPath=:>(4!:4<'NonExistent'){4!:3'' > Now to go to the doc and understand how/why it works. > > > On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 8:49 PM, Neill Robson <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Tom, that's perfect! Actually, I think Devon mentioned the same or similar >> line of code, but it was your code that I realized I could use to my >> advantage. Like I said, I was trying to find the file path to my ijs file, >> and your code found out the file path to where a particular object is >> defined - Not necessarily the same intentions, but it gives the same >> result. I just chose a verb from my ijs to use and it output the file path >> just like I needed; thank you so much for the help! >> >> >> On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 8:58 PM, Linda Alvord <[email protected] >> >wrote: >> >> > That's handy. >> > >> > Linda >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: [email protected] >> > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Devon >> > McCormick >> > Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2013 5:55 PM >> > To: J-programming forum >> > Subject: Re: [Jprogramming] Obtaining the file path of an ijs file >> > >> > Perhaps not exactly what you're asking for as it's more granular than >> the >> > file level, but I've often found this verb useful (thanks, Dan!): >> > >> > whereDefined=: 3 : '(4!:4{.;:y) {:: (4!:3''''),<''Source of >> definition >> > not found for '',''.'',~y' >> > >> > It returns the path of the file in which a J object was defined. For >> > example: >> > >> > whereDefined 'boxopen_z_' >> > c:\Program Files (x86)\j64-701\system\main\stdlib.ijs >> > >> > With this caveat >> > >> > myfoo=: 'Defined only locally' >> > whereDefined 'myfoo' >> > Source of definition not found for myfoo. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 5:41 PM, Greg Borota <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > > I am newbie too, but would BINPATH_Z_ work for you? >> > > >> > > >> > > On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 4:35 PM, Neill Robson < >> [email protected] >> > > >wrote: >> > > >> > > > This may seem like a rather simple question compared to the others >> > > > being brought up, however I cannot seem to be able to find a way to >> > > > call up an ijs file's "path" for use as a noun. I would like to >> > > > somehow use it like one would use the "jpath" command when accessing >> > > > something within the J program files folder, so that one does not >> > > > have to type out the >> > > C:/Program >> > > > Files path name every time. I'm probably missing something obvious, >> > > > but >> > > I'm >> > > > still very much a newbie at J programming. Thank you! >> > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > > > -- 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 >> > ^me^ at acm. >> > org is my >> > preferred e-mail >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm >> > >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> -Neill >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm >> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
