Only the console version shows the text before the prompth
It does not work in the J7 GTK version
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prompt=: (1!:1)@1:@(1!:2)&4
prompt 'gtk'
|file number error: prompt
| prompt'gtk'
prompt 'hallo'
|file number error: prompt
| prompt'hallo'
JVERSION
Engine: j701/2011-01-10/11:25
Library: 7.01.052
Platform: Win 32
Installer: j701a_win.exe
InstallPath: c:/j701
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J Http Server
prompt=: (1!:1)@1:@(1!:2)&4
prompt'jhs'
hsfgkjshda
hsfgkjshda
a=. prompt'jhs'
567898
a
567898
JVERSION
Engine: j701/2011-01-10/11:25
Library: 7.01.052
Platform: Win 32
Installer: j701a_win.exe
InstallPath: c:/j701
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prompt=: (1!:1)@1:@(1!:2)&4
prompt 'J6 '
dff
dff
a=.prompt 'J6 '
særjgsærejg
a
særjgsærejg
JVERSION
Installer: j602a_win.exe
Engine: j602/2008-03-03/16:45
Library: 6.02.050
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prompt=: (1!:1)@1:@(1!:2)&4
prompt 'console'
console fdsdfgsd
fdsdfgsd
a=.prompt 'console'
consolesdfhgskdg
a
sdfhgskdg
JVERSION
Engine: j701/2011-01-10/11:25
Library: 7.01.052
Platform: Win 32
Installer: j701a_win.exe
InstallPath: c:/j701
2012/1/1 bill lam <bbill....@gmail.com>
> without wd specific prompt, a jconsole prompt can be simplified to
>
> prompt=: (1!:1)@1:@(1!:2)&4
> prompt 'foo: '
> foo: bar
> bar
>
> Вск, 01 Янв 2012, Raul Miller писал(а):
> > I am not sure this is good advice.
> >
> > in j6.2, prompt is implemented using 1!:1]1
> >
> > in my copy of j7.1, require'misc' does not work and prompt does not
> > exist. I do not know how other people are getting it to work in j7.1
> >
> > --
> > Raul
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sat, Dec 31, 2011 at 9:09 PM, bill lam <bbill....@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > From my understanding, 1!1[1 only works under ide session (ijx or
> jconsole),
> > > but not for standalone scripts. If your applications will always run
> inside an
> > > ide session I think prompt or 1!:1]1 will both work with minor
> difference
> > > as you noticed. Just use prompt if you prefer.
> > >
> > > Сбт, 31 Дек 2011, PackRat писал(а):
> > >> bill lam wrote:
> > >> > I'm puzzled. If prompt works for you, why 1!:1]1 didn't?
> > >>
> > >> Just to make sure that all info is known, this is NOT from jconsole,
> > >> which I never use. Rather, this is in a J session in .ijx and where
> > >> code is developed in .ijs.
> > >>
> > >> I tried the 1!:1]1 two different ways, using a cover verb (test1 and
> > >> test2) and using in-line code (test3):
> > >>
> > >> --------------------------------------
> > >> require 'files strings'
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> test1=: 3 : 0
> > >> d=. input 'enter something: '
> > >> smoutput < d
> > >> )
> > >>
> > >> test2=: 3 : 0
> > >> d=. input2 'enter something: '
> > >> smoutput < d
> > >> )
> > >>
> > >> test3=: 3 : 0
> > >> d=. 'enter something: ' 1!:1 ]1
> > >> smoutput < d
> > >> )
> > >>
> > >> input=: 3 : 0
> > >> y
> > >> entry=. 1!:1 ]1
> > >> )
> > >>
> > >> input2=: 3 : 0
> > >> y
> > >> 1!:1 ]1
> > >> )
> > >> --------------------------------------
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> It turns out from further testing that J does NOT hang when using this
> > >> approach. It only SEEMED that way because J was actually waiting for
> > >> input. Somewhere along the line, I thought I'd try pressing the ENTER
> > >> key--and, lo and behold, it seemed to break out of the "hang up" and
> > >> returned me to the normal session condition of waiting for a command.
> > >> Then I thought, "Maybe it was really waiting for input of some kind",
> > >> and so I typed some random letters before pressing the ENTER key. Lo
> > >> and behold (again!), it was working and was really waiting for input
> > >> all the time.
> > >>
> > >> The reason I originally didn't pursue this any further is that the
> > >> Dictionary misled me (is this a bug in the Dictionary?) when page
> > >> dx001.htm clearly stated, "read from the keyboard (does not work
> within
> > >> a script)". The behavior I described above fit into the Dictionary's
> > >> statement (because the seeming misbehaviors were in a script), and so
> I
> > >> didn't pursue it any further but asked here for alternatives instead.
> > >>
> > >> So, in answer to your question, bill: yes, it really does work; I just
> > >> didn't realize it. Well, almost...
> > >>
> > >> The reason I didn't realize it is that I thought that (in input and
> > >> input2) the literal y would display, and it didn't. By inserting
> > >> "smoutput" ahead of the y's, the prompts displayed. With test3, the
> > >> first line had to be split in two: the first displaying the prompt
> > >> using smoutput, and the second the desired code. Because the prompt
> > >> literals didn't display originally, I thought the code wasn't working,
> > >> when in fact J was waiting for input. (The reason I thought the
> > >> prompts would display in the code at the top of this email is that
> > >> single literals usually seem to display in J, and I didn't realize
> that
> > >> the safest approach apparently is to always use "smoutput" or "1!:2]2"
> > >> to display them.)
> > >>
> > >> The lingering problem with this approach is that, in contrast to the
> > >> "prompt" verb, the prompt literal and the user input are on separate
> > >> lines--not a good thing. Here's the visual difference, using an
> > >> underscore to indicate the location of the cursor:
> > >>
> > >> Your 1!:1]1 approach: The "prompt" verb:
> > >>
> > >> This is the data prompt: This is the data prompt: _
> > >> _
> > >>
> > >> Or is there some documentation somewhere that indicates how your
> > >> approach can be made to look like the "prompt" verb approach?
> > >>
> > >> I hope this extra information helps explain the situation more
> clearly.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Harvey
> > >>
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> > >
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