Oh, yes - my control-N comment assumed he was using jqt. If he was using JHS it's different.
Thanks, -- Raul On Sat, Jun 27, 2015 at 11:28 PM, Joe Bogner <[email protected]> wrote: > For throwaway definitions, the JHS (web-based ide) scratch window is good > too. > On Jun 27, 2015 11:20 PM, "Raul Miller" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> 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 >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
