Re: [Bug-apl] Command line WS load

[Juergen Sauermann]

Hi Blake, I have added a )QLOAD command as proposed, SVN 508. Instead of --qload I made -L aware of -q. So you can use -L -q instead of --qload. /// Jürgen On 11/13/2014 04:34 PM, Blake McBride wrote: Dear Juergen, While you are at it, perhaps you can add a "--qload" command line option that does the load without printing the "SAVED YYYY" message.  This way a workspace can be run without having user question about what that means. Thanks. Blake On Thu, Nov 13, 2014 at 8:32 AM, Juergen Sauermann <juergen.sauerm...@t-online.de> wrote: Hi Blake, OK, I understand. I will do that. /// Jürgen On 11/13/2014 03:16 PM, Blake McBride wrote: Dear Juergen, The -f option works well for APL script files but it doesn't load workspaces.  Additionally, the -f option requires a path, )LOAD uses an implied path.   I have a saved workspace named "Books.xml".  I use it by starting APL from anywhere and then typing ")Load Books".  I want to be able to do: apl -L Books It should start APL and ")LOAD Books". The -f option doesn't work with workspaces and it requires a path. I now see that I can use the --LX option to do what I need, but I would still prefer the cleaner -L option I suggest.  So, this works:     apl --LX ')load Books' but I'd still like to have the -L option to do something common in an easier way. Also, can you make "-q" a synonym for "--silent".  This is what most programs use. This would be greatly appreciated!  Thanks. Blake On Thu, Nov 13, 2014 at 5:11 AM, Juergen Sauermann <juergen.sauerm...@t-online.de> wrote: Hi Blake, I can look into that. I guess I need a little more information, for example what the difference to apl -f workspace is. /// Jürgen On 11/13/2014 04:13 AM, Blake McBride wrote: Greetings, It would be nice if GNU APL had a command line argument to specify a workspace to autoload on startup (rather than CONTINUE).  Here is the use case: I create an application in GNU APL.  I want the user (who doesn't know programming) to simply click on something that starts the app.  If I can cause GNU APL to load a specified WS, I can have different links start up different APL applications. When the user ends the app, I execute ⍎')off' thus the user never has to know anything about APL. Thanks. Blake