Thanks for the explanation. I see that this was implied here - https://code.jsoftware.com/wiki/System/Starting_J#Command_line_parameters - but I just made it explicit.
On Thu, Sep 9, 2021 at 11:16 AM Eric Iverson <eric.b.iver...@gmail.com> wrote: > I don't know all the details, but -prompt (like a few others) is a flag to > jconsole, not JE. It looks like these flags are processed by the front end > and not passed on to JE. > > On Thu, Sep 9, 2021 at 10:45 AM Devon McCormick <devon...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Looking at the command line flags in my J session, I realized that even > > though I start jconsole with a "-prompt" flag, I do not see this in > > ARGV_z_. The other strings on my startup line are present, just not that > > one. > > > > Has anyone else noticed this? > > > > We see this line from the batch file I invoke to run jconsole (wrapped): > > C:\Pgm\J902\bin>..\jconsole.cmd C:\amisc\JSys\user\code\DHMConfig.ijs > > -prompt -jijx -js "qts '' [ 1!:44 'D:\amisc\work\Poker\'" > > > > But once the session has started, this is what I see: > > ARGV_z_ > > > > > +----------------+-------------------------------------+-----+---+-------------------------------------+ > > |bin\jconsole.exe|C:\amisc\JSys\user\code\DHMConfig.ijs|-jijx|-js|qts '' > [ > > 1!:44 'D:\amisc\work\Poker\'| > > > > > +----------------+-------------------------------------+-----+---+-------------------------------------+ > > > > > > -- > > > > Devon McCormick, CFA > > > > Quantitative Consultant > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > -- Devon McCormick, CFA Quantitative Consultant ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
