For multi-line definitions like this, you should be putting your script in a file.
Hit control-N to get a blank editor window. Thanks, -- Raul On Sat, Jun 27, 2015 at 10:24 PM, Daniel Roe <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm just learning J so this is a bit of a newbie question. > 1) I open up the J session window > 2) I type in a definition of a verb from the Learning J document - Chapter > 12... > > dog =: 3 : 0 > if. y>90 do. 'too hot' > elseif. y<30 do. 'too cold' > elseif. 1 do. 'OK' > end. > ) > It's the porridge - too hot - too cold - example - I called it dog > Now I want to go back in and change the parameters a bit - for example I want > to make too cold be < 40 not 30.3) I put the cursor in the definition and > change the 30 to a 40 > > 4) With the cursor I select the entire definition and then copy it with a > CTRL-C > > 5) I hit he enter key until I get the waiting for input cursor down below > everything > 6) I paste in the modified definition with a CTRL-V and hit enter > 7) I get a syntax error message. > I can't believe that one must re-type the entire definition just to make a > change. What am I doing wrong? > Dan > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
