There are two "modes" in jmf:
(monad) one arbitrary J noun per file - has header
 (dyad) matrix of arbitrary primitive types - no header, pure values

Read again the lab:
  http://www.jsoftware.com/jwiki/Studio/Mapped_Files

--- Jack Andrews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> hi,
> 
> is it worth my while reverse engineering
> the jmf format?  it feels like i should...
> for example, if i've got a large number of
> integers -- can't i just write them out and
> have j map the file straight into a noun?
> 
> for(i=0;i<N;i++)
>   fwrite(a+i;sizeof(long),1,f);
> 
> what's the overhead in parsing such a file
> (compared to J <-> J jmf)?
> 
> ta, jack
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