I have seen similar behavior when trying to read from device files. In that case, the reported size of the content was zero, but reading from the file would nevertheless produce results (and, in some cases, eventually one would encounter an end of file).
I don't have a google drive setup active right now, to verify this. But a quick web search shows people using roundabout mechanisms to determine the size of files in google drive, so this seems a likely issue. -- Raul On Wed, Jan 31, 2018 at 4:45 PM, chris burke <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks, I can duplicate this and will take a look. I can see files in g: > using dir in J, but cannot open them. > > I have never used Google Drive Stream before so would appreciate any > suggestions as to what might be going wrong. > > On Wed, Jan 31, 2018 at 1:12 PM, Skip Cave <[email protected]> wrote: > >> All, >> >> I have several projects I am working on, and I frequently use different >> machines to work on the same project. I want to keep the J code files in a >> cloud-based folder, so I can access the files from any device. However, it >> looks like he JQt editor has a bug that prevents it from accessing >> cloud-based files. >> >> I keep my files and folders in Google Drive Stream, which Google has >> designed to work like a local G: drive on all my machines. With all my >> other apps (Word, Acrobat, etc.) l can navigate to the G: drive file, >> double-click the file, and the file will open in the application. Google >> essentially proxies the cloud-based files on my local machines, so when I >> double-click on the file name, File Stream downloads the file, and presents >> it to the application to be opened. >> >> However, when I use the J806 editor to navigate to the J code folder in >> drive G:, I can open the folder, and double-click the .ijs file, but >> NOTHING HAPPENS. The file won't load into the J interpreter. I have tried >> various machines (all Windows 10), and they all have the same problem. >> >> Is there any way to fix this? Am I doing something wrong? Do I need to set >> a default path? >> >> >> Skip Cave >> Cave Consulting LLC >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
