[Bug-apl] Plus sign but no )MORE

2014-03-07 Thread Elias Mårtenson
If I type →2 on the prompt, I get an error message with a plus: SYNTAX ERROR+ But When I type )MORE, I get the answer: NO MORE ERROR INFO Is this correct? Regards, Elias

Re: [Bug-apl] Dyalog power operator, what does it do?

2014-03-07 Thread Jay Foad
On 7 March 2014 09:15, Elias Mårtenson wrote: > Can you guys tell me if I understand what the power operator actually does? > The way I see it, it calls a function for a certain number of times, or > until the function returns the same thing as its input. There is on-line documentation for Dyalog

Re: [Bug-apl] Getting fractional timestamps

2014-03-07 Thread Jay Foad
On 7 March 2014 09:32, Elias Mårtenson wrote: > The ⎕TS function is useful for getting the current time and date, but is > there a function that can give me a simple timestamp as a single number > (milliseconds from some epoch). I'm mainly interested in using this when > benchmarking. For simple

[Bug-apl] Getting fractional timestamps

2014-03-07 Thread Elias Mårtenson
The ⎕TS function is useful for getting the current time and date, but is there a function that can give me a simple timestamp as a single number (milliseconds from some epoch). I'm mainly interested in using this when benchmarking. I know I can play some games with the decode function, but the fac

[Bug-apl] Dyalog power operator, what does it do?

2014-03-07 Thread Elias Mårtenson
Can you guys tell me if I understand what the power operator actually does? The way I see it, it calls a function for a certain number of times, or until the function returns the same thing as its input. I made an implementation of it, to have something to experiment with. Can you guys tell me if