Two alternatives: there's R methods for dealing with OpenOffice, and a J package for calling R methods. Probably not the experience you're looking for. There's also a couple of QT demos which have a spreadsheet like interface if you just want the experience of seeing the data laid out in graphical format. I've used bits of these before and they're handy and easy to use.
Weren't APLs used in the old days in places people commonly use spreadsheets now? I don't think I've really ever used a spreadsheet except as an ad-hoc database to share with others TBH. On Wed, Jan 6, 2021 at 12:40 AM bill lam <bbill....@gmail.com> wrote: > Interfacing excel or openoffice can be done using com interface, but the > technology is windows specific. > > openoffice also supports interface to python, but can't be called from J > directly. > > Another approach is to parse an excel workbook directly from J and then > write back changes to the file. But this involves lots of work. > > On Tue, Jan 5, 2021, 11:40 PM Justin Paston-Cooper < > paston.coo...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > I don't know much Excel, and I know some J. The dataflow aspect of > > Excel excites me, and I am averse to GUI programming. > > https://code.jsoftware.com/wiki/Articles/JExcel details how to > > integrate J with Excel. I don't know how up-to-date this is. > > > > Because I run Linux, it would be difficult for me to run Excel. Are > > there any interesting alternatives that would enable me to quickly > > build interfaces involving dataflow? I couldn't find anything on using > > Libreoffice Calc. > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > Justin > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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
