On my system, either example starts an infinite loop, probably because of something in my profile:
[2011-05-13 | 15:09:59.12 | C:\amisc\SP\CDOE\Windows\5.2Alpha4] >jconsole -js a=.23 b=.3 "echo a*b" exit jconsole -js a=.23 b=.3 "echo a*b" exit [2011-05-13 | 15:20:45.94 | C:\amisc\SP\CDOE\Windows\5.2Alpha4] >Rem * JConsole.bat: cover for J-console [2011-05-13 | 15:20:45.94 | C:\amisc\SP\CDOE\Windows\5.2Alpha4] >C: [2011-05-13 | 15:20:45.94 | C:\amisc\SP\CDOE\Windows\5.2Alpha4] >"C:\Program Files\j602\bin\jconsole.exe" -jijx \amisc\JSys\pprofile.ijs "C:\Program Files\j602\bin\jconsole.exe" -jijx \amisc\JSys\pprofile.ijs C:\Program Files\j602\system\main\sysenv.ijs C:\Program Files\j602\system\main\stdlib.ijs C:\Program Files\j602\system\main\colib.ijs C:\Program Files\j602\system\main\break.ijs C:\Program Files\j602\system\main\conlib.ijs C:\Program Files\j602\system\extras\util\jadecon.ijs C:\amisc\JSys\pprofile.ijs C:\Program Files\j602\system\main\sysenv.ijs C:\Program Files\j602\system\main\stdlib.ijs C:\Program Files\j602\system\main\colib.ijs C:\Program Files\j602\system\main\break.ijs C:\Program Files\j602\system\main\conlib.ijs C:\Program Files\j602\system\extras\util\jadecon.ijs C:\amisc\JSys\pprofile.ijs . . . On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 1:39 PM, David Ward Lambert <[email protected]>wrote: > Please change the manual a little bit. > > File cmdline.htm in the J user guide suggests: > > > Examples with -js: > jconsole -js a=.23 b=.3 "echo a*b" > jconsole -js a=.23 b=.3 "echo a*b" exit > > > I have a different idea, since the example causes a syntax error. > Change that third line to > > jconsole -js a=.23 b=.3 "echo a*b" "exit 0" > > Thank you, Dave. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > -- Devon McCormick, CFA ^me^ at acm. org is my preferred e-mail ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
