Did you try flipping the args, because this "spawn~" is strange > | x > | +---------------------------------------------+ > | ¦C:\cygwin\bin\bash.exe --login¦C:\cygwin\bin\¦ > | +---------------------------------------------+ > | WriteFile y;x;(#x);(sint 0);0 > | |domain error: cd > | |cd[:0]
It tries to write to child stdin a boxed list of args? Also why can't the cd functionality be passed into the command itself such as cd \ & dir --- Bill Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Dan Bron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > This: > > > >>,----[ .ijx snippet ] > >>| shell './executbl.flename datafle.flname.in' > >>| '.' is not recognized as an internal or external command, > >>| operable program or batch file. > >>`---- > > > > is due to the fact that shell (from tasks) is defined to use cmd.exe, > > not cygwin. Even if you launched J from a cygwin shell, the shell > > verb is still going to invoke cmd.exe. > > Thanks; that fixes one misperception I had. Indeed, I can't execute > that command from a Windows Command Prompt, either; I get the same error > message. > > > Try using the verb bash I provided. Or maybe switch your slashes to > > backslashes. > > Backslashes didn't make a difference; cmd couldn't deal with the ".", > nor could it find the cygwin dll. > > I'm struggling with your bash verb right now: > > ,----[ I did change task.ijs ] > | load'task' > | CreateProcessF_jtask_ > | 'kernel32 CreateProcessA i i *c i i i i i *c *c *c'&cd > | CreateProcess_jtask_ > | 3 : 0 > | > | NB. stuff elided > | > | pi=. szero PROCESSINFO > | NB. 'r i1 c i2 i3 i4 f i5 i6 si pi'=. CreateProcessF 0;y;0;0;inh; > f;0;0;si;pi > | if. 0 = L.y do. cwd=.<0 else. 'y cwd'=.y end. > | 'r i1 c i2 i3 i4 f i5 i6 si > | if. 0=r do. 0 return. end. > | > | NB. more stuff elided > | > | ) > `---- > > I defined bash: > > ,---- > | bash =: verb define > | y spawn~ 'C:\cygwin\bin\bash.exe --login';'C:\cygwin\bin\' > | ) > `---- > > but it doesn't work, at least the way I'm guessing it should: > > ,---- > | bash 'ls' > | |domain error: cd > | | 'r i1 str i2 len i3'=. WriteFile y;x;(#x);(sint 0);0 > | > `---- > > That's apparently in WriteAll: > > ,----[ WriteAll body ] > | WriteAll=: 3 : 0 > | : > | while. #x do. > | 'r i1 str i2 len i3'=. WriteFile y;x;(#x);(sint 0);0 > | len=. int len > | if. (0=r)+.0=len do. > | 'ec es'=: cderx'' > | if. -.ec e.0 109 do. ret=. _1 end. > | break. > | end. > | x=. len}.x > | end. > | 1 > | ) > `---- > > > ,----[ A bit of debug ] > | load'debug' > | dbr 1 > | bash 'dir' > | |domain error: cd > | |cd[:0] > | cd > | 15!:0 > | y > | 512 > | x > | +---------------------------------------------+ > | ¦C:\cygwin\bin\bash.exe --login¦C:\cygwin\bin\¦ > | +---------------------------------------------+ > | #x > | 2 > | sint > | 2&ic > | sint 0 > | > | ic > | 3!:4 > | WriteFile y;x;(#x);(sint 0);0 > | |domain error: cd > | |cd[:0] > | > `---- > > Some things do work: > > ,---- > | '+/i.3 4' spawn'jconsole' > | 12 15 18 21 > | fork 'notepad.exe' > | shell'echo.|time' > | The current time is: 15:04:54.27 > | Enter the new time: > | (shell 'dir /b') shell 'find "*.ijs"' > | breaker.ijs > | profile.ijs > `---- > > Any clues? I'll work through other suggestions people have sent in, but > the bash verb seemed to be the most promising. > > Thanks, > > Bill > - -- > Bill Harris http://facilitatedsystems.com/weblog/ > Facilitated Systems Everett, WA 98208 USA > http://facilitatedsystems.com/ phone: +1 425 337-5541 > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (MingW32) > Comment: For more information, see http://www.gnupg.org > > iD8DBQFF51/A3J3HaQTDvd8RAvt9AJ900PWla+2UxceiCvg9CsuqH+A6QgCggSAH > 5MnES9C+qtimtrwENk7LYKo= > =1oSQ > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Don't pick lemons. See all the new 2007 cars at Yahoo! Autos. http://autos.yahoo.com/new_cars.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
