I try it on win7,found another question:
if I use
(i.3 4) writexlsheets jpath '~temp/temp.xls'
to create a temp excel file,than
readxlsheets jpath '~temp/temp.xls'
readxlsheets: file not found
but,
fexist jpath '~temp/temp.xls'
1
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if I create a temp1.xls file by right click -> creat new excel...
readxlsheets jpath '~temp/temp.xls'
works well
At 2012-05-20 18:32:30,"Piet de Jong" <piet.dej...@mq.edu.au> wrote:
>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.
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