gunner1@cisunx.UUCP ( jayant Rajgopal) (11/12/88)
I have a bunch of workspaces that were created on a couple of
different APL systems (I think one of them was APL*PLUS, and
the other was something on the Apple). After I moved here I
no longer have access to either of these systems but do have
the workspaces on a diskette. The APL I am now using is the IBM
APL on the PC/AT. My problem ??
Well, I can't find ANY way of getting the IBM version to recognize
or access my older workspaces. After delving thru the manual, it
appears that this package will use ONLY workspaces created ON IT.
Is there any way around this disgusting situation, or can I
peacefully consign my workspaces to the trash can ?
Please e-mail or reply to the net if anyone out there has any
suggestions . Thanks....
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Jayant Rajgopal gunner1@pittvms.BITNET
gunner1@vms.cis.pittsburgh.edu
gunner1@unix.cis.pittsburgh.edu
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ljdickey@water.waterloo.edu (Lee Dickey) (11/16/88)
In article <13635@cisunx.UUCP> gunner1@cisunx.UUCP ( Jayant Rajgopal) writes: >I have a bunch of workspaces that were created on a couple of >different APL systems (I think one of them was APL*PLUS, and >the other was something on the Apple). I think that your new APL can read a file. Borrow a machine with your old APL on it (STSC's APL*PLUS is very popular, and is surely in use there in Pittsburgh). Use it to create a file that follows the WorkSpace Interchange Standard (WSIS). This can be ported to your new APL. Then, using your new APL, read the WSIS file. Re-construct the Canonical Representation Vectors (CRVs) for your variables and functions. A next important step is to use Quad-FX to ``fix'' your functions from the CRVs. Several variations on WSIS have been used, such as those in use by Selfridge in Florida and Way in Cleveland. Some APLs have built in WSIS functions and commands or have supplied workspaces to help out. For instance, if you were using an Apple II, you were probably using Vanguard APL, and I know that Cory Skutt, while working for them, did work on WSIS. APL2 from IBM includes system commands ``)IN'' and ``)OUT'' and a new Quad function called ``Quad-TF'' (for Transfer Form) which can help you with WSIS. The British APL Association has an APL software exchange that includes WSIS workspaces that were written by Richard Naugle of Wayland, Massachusetts. The organizing committee APL89 is planning to run a software exchange at APL89, and I think they will include WSIS workspaces. OK? -- L. J. Dickey, Faculty of Mathematics, University of Waterloo. ljdickey@WATDCS.UWaterloo.ca ljdickey@water.BITNET ljdickey@water.UUCP ..!uunet!watmath!water!ljdickey ljdickey@water.waterloo.edu