Interesting, thanks. For most Macs/IOS devices, copy/paste between devices “just works”—except my MacBook is so old I haven’t even tried that and am not optimistic. (Thanks to Apple dropping support, my MacBook can’t install a current version of iTunes, and can’t even connect to my iPhone/iPad via USB.)
On Aug 2, 2018, at 4:21 PM, greg heil <ghei...@gmail.com> wrote: >> NB if you are, on both machines, logged into the same account you can use >> the "draft" of/for an email! which requires a lot fewer keystrokes, and, at >> least on gmail, you are not charged for the storage (does not count to your >> 15g limit). Just be sure the target machine is updated, when you want to >> retrieve something. Keeping such a window open enables easy continuous >> transfer between machines... like using the "cloud":-) > > Eg on this missive was transferred using this mechanism... > > ~greg > http://krsnadas.org > > -- > > from: 'Mike Day' via Programming <programm...@jsoftware.com> > to: programm...@jsoftware.com > date: 2 August 2018 at 09:45 > subject: Re: [Jprogramming] J701 for IOS > > You're welcome. > > I should have said that I often "cheat", as follows: > >> for a smallish script, assuming you've got email send/receive enabled on >> both devices, copy-paste script on one device to an email, send to self, >> copy-paste from email to a J edit window. Works fine from laptop to iPad. >> iPad to laptop not quite so good, as I usually end up with double >> line-spacing. Large scripts tend to be difficult to select and copy at the >> iPad end. > > Also, item (0) below applies to the laptop, in my case. > > Cheers, > Mike > > -- > > from: 'Jim Russell' via Programming <programm...@jsoftware.com> > to: programm...@jsoftware.com > date: 2 August 2018 at 05:53 > subject: Re: [Jprogramming] J701 for IOS > > Thank you very much Mike; you would be astounded at how little I > already know. Your input is appreciated. > > On Aug 2, 2018, at 4:55 AM, 'Mike Day' via Programming > <programm...@jsoftware.com> wrote: > > You probably already know all this, Jim! > >> Mea culpa, I only use JHS occasionally, for the purpose of transferring >> scripts > between this Windows laptop and my iPad. > > So to get a script from the laptop to the iPad: > 0) I've got a small script ~user/myserver.ijs; here it is: > > myserver =: 3 : 0 > load '~addons/ide/jhs/jjserver.ijs' > serveaddress =: init_jjserver_ 'pswd' > ) > > echo myserver'' > > > 1) Fire up JHS - for me it runs (in) the browser window, > http://localhost:65001/jijx#, > Here's a snapshot of the session: > > J Http Server > load'~user/myserver.ijs' > client access with: jjset '192.168.1.101 > :65001 pswd' > > I need to take note of that string! > >> 2) On the iPad, my '~user/start.ijs' script also includes a verb > what I wrote myself, myserver: > (typing anew here, so beware errors!) > > myserver =: 3 : 0 > '' myserver y > : > jj 0 > if. y -: '' do. > y =. '192.168.1.104:65001 pswd' NB. presumably varies for other > users?! > else. > y =. y,:65001 pswd' NB. if the default doesn't match the JHS > value observed above > end. > jjset y > if. #x do. > echo 'getting ',x > myget x > end. > ) > > > 3) Also, myget: > > myget =: 3 : 0 > jjget'~user/',y > ) > > 4) Fire up the iPad's J701 app > >> 5) To handshake with the laptop and immediately get a script from ~user: > 'p632.ijs' myserver '192.168.1.101' NB. My default access string is wrong! > > 6) To get another script from the laptop, > myget'p633.ijs' > or > jjget'~user/p633.ijs' > > 7) I haven't defined myput! > >> 8) Writing this, it looks as if I should have defined a noun > in the iPad's start.ijs, perhaps > DEFAULTADDRESS='192.168.1.104' >> and have start.ijs echo this value on start-up, so that you know > when it's necessary to enter a different address. But I haven't! > >> 9) I get confused with the iPad version's handling of script > extensions, eg '.ijs' - I tend to add dots, eg p632.1.ijs which > seems to confuse "je" . I hadn't realised "load" was available, so > thankyou, Jim! > >> I've tailored my stuff for more convenient swapping of files > between my ~user folders. You might of course choose to define > mygetaddon to save a bit of typing! > > Any use? > > Mike > > > -- > > from: 'Jim Russell' via Programming <programm...@jsoftware.com> > to: Programming JForum <programm...@jsoftware.com> > date: 1 August 2018 at 05:27 > subject: Re: [Jprogramming] J701 for IOS > > Someday I hope to be smart enough to know that I am not smart enough to learn > J. > >> Until then, would someone tell me how use jjget instead of jal to load >> whatever I am missing when e.g. > load ‘trace’ or load ‘viewmat’ > fails using J701 on my iPhone/iPad? > > (I did get connected to my old Mac via jjget; I get confused with > questions like: > - How do I know what directory/library I need? > - Do I need j701 on the Mac? > - How do I get the jj server running on j701 on my Mac? > - Can I use jjget to restore jal, thus avoiding the confusion by > loading everything?) > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
