What is the definition of Cap being used here? If Cap is defined as
   Cap=:[:
it works fine.
   5!:5<'Cap'
[:
   1 2([: *: +)3 4
16 36
   1 2(Cap *: +)3 4
16 36

On Sun, Feb 12, 2012 at 10:30 AM, Dan Bron <j...@bron.us> wrote:

> Linda wrote:
> >    Cap
> >  |domain error
>
> Yes, as I noted in my original message, there is a bug in the display
> family
> (5!:) that prevents the definition of Cap from being displayed.  It boils
> down to this:
>
>           ((<":0)`)
>        |domain error
>
> Which has been known for a while.  If this clause is removed from the
> definition of Cap, it will display just fine (but stop working, of course).
>
> >  What would be really great would be to UnCap and show me
> >  all the phrases using  @  in a tacit expression.
>
> Could you describe this in a little more detail, and maybe give some
> examples?  I enjoy building J tools, so I'd be happy to take a whack at it,
> if it's within my capabilities.
>
> Are you asking for something like this?
>
>           definitions =:  'namelist' ;@:(] (,&.> <)~&.> [ ".@:,L:0
> ' i.4',L:0~ ]) ('_' ,&.> '_' ,L:0~ ])@:conl bind ''
>           executable  =:  #~ 0 < nc
>           tacit       =:  #~ 0 = [: +/ 1 2 (#@(5!:7))L:0 1"0/ ]
>           atop_using  =:  #~ {.@('@' e.&;: ])@(5!:5) :: 0:"0
>
>           list atop_using tacit executable definitions ''
>
>        atop_using_base_                 atterBoys_base_
>        definitions_base_                tacit_base_
>        GetSystemMetrics_j_              deb_j_
>        dltb_j_                          fexist_j_
>        fileprintsetup_j_                deb_jijs_
>        flexist_jijs_                    id2name_jijs_
>                              ...
>        tolist_jijs_                     boxxopen_z_
>        coclass_z_                       cocurrent_z_
>        codestroy_z_                     conames_z_
>        conl_z_                          jcwdpath_z_
>        jhostpath_z_                     names_z_
>        pick_z_                          toCRLF_z_
>        toJ_z_                           type_z_
>        ucpcount_z_                      uucp_z_
>        wdclipread_z_                    wdforms_z_
>        wdisparent_z_                    wdreset_z_
>
>           NB. Or, as re-usable verbs...
>
>           atterBoys =: list@atop_using@tacit@executable@definitions
>
>           upAndAtEm =: [: list [: atop_using [: tacit [: executable
> definitions
>
> (On the topic of @, it is instructive to compare atterBoys with the
> original
> noun phrase, and then upAndAtEm with atterBoys and the noun phrase...)
>
> >  That is probably impossible because the  definitions are so
> > ambiguous.
>
> Can you elaborate on this comment?
>
> -Dan
>
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