2021.03.14
Hello, Mary Anne,
Thank you for your email.
I am sure Jim would like the card you sent, but unfortunately, you
are not likely to have a response from him.
Jennifer is hunting for a place to be vaccinated and has signed up
for a number in different towns but she has not been vaccinated yet.
Sallie says she has not yet qualified for beomg vaccinated.
Happy birthday to Doug! Doug’s accomplishments are most impressive!
It is difficult for me to think about camping out right now, this
time of the year, even though I am sure it is better in Mississippi.
It is good to hear Gertrude’s living situation is improving and
returning to normal. I can’t begin to remember the last time I
played Bingo, but that is true for many things.
Barbara and her garden helper are in St. Louis today cleaning
Sallie’s condo for her. Not being able to bend over is a real
constraint.
I have been organizing forms and reports for income taxes. Uncle Sam
is always around.
I have been for my daily walk. I think it could have rained at any
time but that did not happen.\
Tomorrow I hope to have my glasses frames tightened. Unfortunately,
with plastic the improvement does not last very long.
Covid_19 is a real disaster.
Love,
Larry and Barbara
-----------------------------------------From: "Jo van Schalkwyk"
To: [email protected]
Cc:
Sent: Saturday March 13 2021 3:17:26PM
Subject: Re: [Jprogramming] Zipping from within J
Speaking from a position of ignorance, could you not (a) request the
password in J; (b) dynamically create the code with the embedded
password;
and (c) then execute this 'from the command line' (i.e. invoke as a
shell
script from within J)?
My 2c, Dr Jo.
On Sun, 14 Mar 2021 at 10:04, Devon McCormick wrote:
> OK - now I remember why 7-zip does not work for me. The command
line
> version requires me to embed the password in my code and the GUI
version
> does not support passwords. However, I found I have a copy of
WinZip32
> from 1998 that does just what I need.
>
> I still would like to get a version that I could drive from J which
would
> give me finer control so I could do something like encrypt the file
before
> I zip it with a password.
>
> On Fri, Mar 12, 2021 at 11:25 PM Devon McCormick
> wrote:
>
> > I have 7-zip and it has been suggested before. Now that I
consider it,
> it
> > may be just what I need.
> > Thanks!
> >
> > On Fri, Mar 12, 2021 at 10:29 PM Jo van Schalkwyk <
> [email protected]>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Have you tried 7-zip? My 2c, Dr Jo.
> >>
> >> On Sat, 13 Mar 2021 at 16:04, Devon McCormick
> wrote:
> >>
> >> > Has anyone used the "ziptrees" addon in J? Or the code at
> >> > https://github.com/jsoftware/arc_zip? [1] I'm asking because
the former
> >> fails
> >> > when I try to load it because it requires "arc/zip/zipfiles"
which
> >> appears
> >> > to be absent.
> >> >
> >> > I'm trying to get away from my use of WinZip because it costs
money
> but
> >> > mostly because it keeps changing which forces me to change my
code
> which
> >> > uses it. Also, the most recent version I purchased is
noticeably
> slower
> >> > than it used to be. I would welcome something old and stale
that is
> >> > unlikely to change, as long as it supports some sort of
encryption.
> >> >
> >> > Also, something in the J world would reduce my reliance on a
> third-party
> >> > package.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks for any tips!
> >> >
> >> > Devon
> >> > --
> >> >
> >> > Devon McCormick, CFA
> >> >
> >> > Quantitative Consultant
> >> >
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> >
> > --
> >
> > Devon McCormick, CFA
> >
> > Quantitative Consultant
> >
> >
>
> --
>
> Devon McCormick, CFA
>
> Quantitative Consultant
>
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