>BTW, " '*is'&names 3 " still returns a bunch of names beginning with either
>"i" or "s", as does " 'is'&names ".

This is not the behavior I get.  A few things to check:

    *  What version of J are you running?

    *  Can you update to the latest version of the library from  
       http://www.jsoftware.com/jal/j601/library/ ?

    *  Do you get the correct results if you type  'is'&names_z_  ?

    *  If so, are you sure you didn't re-define  names  in one of 
       your startup scripts?   Try typing   edit'names'  .

    *  When you type  names  in the IJX window, what is the definition
       displayed?

-Dan
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