"Devon McCormick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

>     1!:44 'C:\Program Files\Flickr Uploadr'
>
>    dir '*.exe'
> +------------------+------------------+-------+---+------+
> |Flickr Uploadr.exe|2005 10 5 22 39 4 |1187840|rwx|-----a|
> +------------------+------------------+-------+---+------+
> |Uninstall.exe |2006 12 29 2 23 55|75278 |rwx|-----a|
> +------------------+------------------+-------+---+------+

You and Dan are giving me whiplash. :-)  I was excited for a minute, and
then I was back to searching.  

I did try using cygpath -asm to generate short version names and then
using 

shell '"shortFQPNtoexecutable shortFQPNtodata"'

While it doesn't get an error, it doesn't seem to do anything, either.  

I tried the 1!:44, and it does set the pwd for me, as verified by fdir.  

But 

,----[ .ijx snippet ]
|    shell './executbl.flename datafle.flname.in'
| '.' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
| operable program or batch file.
`----

I'm still confused.  Without the ., it gives no errors and no results,
which is no better.

I saw Devon's other note about using a shell script to change
directories and execute the C program.  Because the datafile and perhaps
the executable are generated by J and thus liable to change each time I
run the J script, I hate to do that.  I think it would be less typing to
simply switch to a bash shell and invoke the C program manually, but it
seems like a shame not to be able to do it inline, as it were.

Other ideas?  This could be a great Wiki topic, once it's resolved.

Thanks,

Bill
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Bill Harris                      http://facilitatedsystems.com/weblog/
Facilitated Systems                              Everett, WA 98208 USA
http://facilitatedsystems.com/                  phone: +1 425 337-5541

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