On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 9:54 PM, Hahn, Harvey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "Append" (,) and "laminate" (,:) join various combinations of tables and > lists of differing sizes using fill characters as necessary to fill out > the joined/assembled data. Why does "stitch" (,.) NOT use (or is > incapable of using) fill characters in the same way? In other words, > what is there about stitching two tables, a table and a list, or two > lists where differing sizes are involved that prohibits filling to match > sizes? Why is "stitch" different? Is there some underlying structure > or meaning involved?
Stitch is similar to ,"0 'abc',"0'def' ad be cf 'abc',"0'de' |length error | 'abc' ,"0'de' It's not the same, of course (2 3$'abcdef'),.'gh' (2 3$'abcdef'),"0 'gh' but hopefully this simple analogy will help illustrate something of what's happening here. -- Raul ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
