Personally, I usually consider z locale names as names to be avoided (my exception being in contexts where I do not expect the z locale to be relevant).
-- Raul On Sat, Oct 8, 2022 at 10:56 AM Don Guinn <[email protected]> wrote: > > I happened to use the name "script" in something I was writing then found > that "load" stopped working. "load" uses "script" in the "z" locale making > "load" fail when I defined "script" in the current locale. > > 'echo ''Script loaded''' fwrite 'testing.ijs' > > 20 > > load 'testing.ijs' > > Script loaded > > script > > [: 3 : '0!:0 y [ 4!:55<''y''' jpath_z_&.:> > > script=:'trash' > > load 'testing.ijs' > > |syntax error: load > > | fn fl > > |[-8] > > Modifying "load" to make sure that "trash" comes from the "z" locale as > follows corrected the problem. > > load_z_=:3 : 0 > > 0 load_z_ y > > : > > fls=. getscripts_j_ y > > fn=. ('_z_',~'script',x#'d')~ > > for_fl. fls do. > > if. Displayload_j_ do. smoutput > fl end. > > if. -. fexist fl do. > > smoutput 'not found: ',>fl > > end. > > fn fl > > Loaded_j_=: ~. Loaded_j_,fl > > end. > > empty'' > > ) > > load 'testing.ijs' > > Script loaded > > > Looking around in the "z" locale I noticed other verbs that assume names > come from the "z" locale. Like "boxopen" and "fboxname" in "fread" and > other file verbs. "nl" makes sure that it's reference to "cutopen" includes > the "_z_" in the name. So it's fixed. > > > Should these names be considered special names to be avoided? Or should all > of them be fixed? If so, I would volunteer to do it. > > > JVERSION > > Engine: j903/j64avx2/windows > > Release-b: commercial/2022-01-28T04:09:50 > > Library: 9.03.08 > > Qt IDE: 1.9.5/5.15.2(5.15.2) > > Platform: Win 64 > > Installer: J903 install > > InstallPath: c:/j903 > > Contact: www.jsoftware.com > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
