Thanks for your help and suggestions. I can get it to work now using "jpath".
But I don't understand why jpath is needed. For example if I define xlwrite=:writexlsheets jpath The using xlwrite allows me to point to any folder/file for writing eg (i.2 2) xlwrite '~/Documents/junk3.xls' writes the file "junk3.xls" to the Documments folder etc. But what is the point of "jpath"? On Sun, May 20, 2012 at 10:17 AM, bill lam <bbill....@gmail.com> wrote: > I tested it ok on linux jconsole and gtkide but no Mac available for testing. > > Will it be related to file permission? Try if if will work for your > home directly. > > (i.5 7) writexlsheets jpath '~/junk.xls' > > Вск, 20 Май 2012, Piet de Jong писал(а): >> I run Jgtk701 on a mac. >> >> Tara works fine except that I cannot specify/control where >> spreadsheets are written or read - ie the directory information. >> >> For example >> >> (i.5 7) writexlsheets 'junk.xls' >> >> writes the spreasheet into the 'j701' foloder. When I try and >> change things to eg >> >> (i.5 7) writexlsheets '/Mactinosh HD/junk.xls' >> writexlsheets: error creating/writing later sheets >> 0 >> >> This no matter whatever folder/directory information I give it. >> Any attempt to modify the folder/directory information gives an error as >> above. >> >> Please help. >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > -- > regards, > ==================================================== > GPG key 1024D/4434BAB3 2008-08-24 > gpg --keyserver subkeys.pgp.net --recv-keys 4434BAB3 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm -- Piet de Jong -------------------------------------------------- View my current research at http://ssrn.com/author=619154 -------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
