'~/Documents/junk3.xls' is usually not legal file name in file system, the jpath verb convert it into an absolute path. Try type inside your session
jpath '~/Documents/junk3.xls' I suspect your problem is un-related to Tara, try verify you get write permission on those folders, eg. '...' 1!:2 <'~/Documents/junk3.xls' '...' 1!:2 <jpath '~/Documents/junk3.xls' '...' 1!:2 <'/Mactinosh HD/junk.xls' Вск, 20 Май 2012, Piet de Jong писал(а): > 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 -- 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
