In addition to Linda's answer: for quick evaluation of scripts on the clipboard, you can use F8 in jqt (Run->Clipboard). In JHS, there's a scratch window (action->scratch)
You can also do it manually from within jqt: NB. execute clipboard contents (0!:1) wd 'clippaste' On Fri, Aug 29, 2014 at 5:17 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Many thanks for your very helpful answer! :) > > ------ Originalnachricht ------ > Von: "Linda Alvord" <[email protected]> > An: [email protected] > Gesendet: 29.08.2014 11:04:24 > Betreff: Re: [Jprogramming] Copy & Paste > > >> Sebastian, J has two environments and they are quite different, but they >> are both also similar. Each has a an active "terminal". Cut and paste is >> line by line as the terminal responds like a person. The dialog is enter, >> response, enter.. >> >> Each has a place for putting code. In jqt the choices are: open temp and >> new temp. This is where you paste many lines of code. When you enter new >> temp you are in a place to paste your long lines. It is different. You are >> in a place like a word processor for writing letters or email. You cut and >> paste happily. When it is correct, use run with all sorts of choices to >> use >> line by line or all at once. When you run, the response lands back in the >> terminal and you can continue until you need to edit again... Your code is >> now saved as a temp file called 1.ijs. When you like it you can save as... >> >> However, in jhs things seem rather different at first. Once you have a >> console working and j installed you are in a browser like chrome. You >> start >> with link: the two choices are ijix and ijis. Ijix is the same as term. >> So this is where you have a dialog. ijis is for a script like temp above. >> If you now go to ijis you will get 2.ijs because you already have saved >> 1.ijs. There are fewer choices now, but they should make sense. >> >> Interestingly you can now open 1.ijs and run it in your browser. You cut >> and paste here in ijis and save and run. >> >> If you get something you want to share, I seem to have better luck when I >> cut a paste results from ijix when I want to put the results in an email. >> >> Once you digest all this please let us know when you hit another >> challenge. >> >> Linda >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of >> [email protected] >> Sent: Friday, August 29, 2014 4:14 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [Jprogramming] Copy & Paste >> >> Hi, >> >> How can I actually copy and paste J scripts to a term window and execute >> the code directly. So far I copied small scripts (only a few lines) line >> per line, but this is not a really solution and now I have to copy >> scripts with many lines. >> >> Best regards, >> Sebastian >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
