This could be quite useful when collecting data from a web site. For example, pull in a table of numbers from a Wikipedia page. Google Docs has this feature already and it can be quite useful.
Regards, Elias On Mon, 22 Feb 2021 at 22:26, Chris Moller <mol...@mollerware.com> wrote: > Sounds like another native function! :-) > > Maybe after I finish my current project... > > On 2/22/21 5:26 AM, Hans-Peter Sorge wrote: > > Hi, > > I would modify the data model and/or process graph or use an adequate > programming language. > In my opinion, having to rely on data content to control program flow is > 'costly'. > (My be one reason too, that APL has no language specific regular > expressions). > > My highest priority for APL would be the mapping between an apl name and a > file, > directory, a db-table, a spread sheet or an editor instance. > > APL was designed to contain code and data in a 'closed' workspace. > Those days data entry was done by human nature - into the work space. > Nowadays I get the data very likely from somewhere outside of the > workspace. > ⍎ ')host' and piping are already a big help here. > > But for example analyzing a web page, that is being done faster in python. > Having a proper infrastructure in APL, like > *page ← ⎕curl '...url...' * > *page['head';'link' ] * > could return all link tags. - just dreaming:-) > > However - please no if/then/else > > Best Regards > Hans-Peter > > > Am 20.02.21 um 19:59 schrieb Christian Robert: > > well I saw the new thrends aka Quad-XML, Quad-JSON, Quad-FFT and so on > > but I think thoses will never be used in real life or quite seldom. > > I really think that Juergen should be looking at > > :if/:elseif/:else/:endif > > :for var :in array > loop > :endfor > > :while condition: > loop > :endwhile > > :do > loop > :until condition > > this will eases newcommers to the language. > > I know that APL goal is to do a whole "program" in one or two lines of > code... > but the language must accomodate newcommers. > > I asked for that several years ago (may me 8 or 10 years) > > Juergen ansewered at that time "this can be done" but I wont yet > > well my principal next improvements wish list is if/for/while/do_until > > my real though, > > Xtian. > > > >
