Journal with sample scripts used by Byron Wingerd in his Mastering JMP webcast, Basic JSL fro Automating Workflows. He covers:
- Basic JSL syntax and structure
- Focus is on Dialogs
- Selection Inputs: Check, and Text boxes, and Sliders
- Capturing paths and file names
- Capturing Column Names
- Methods: Copy and Paste from the Scripting Index
What is the JMP Scripting Language (JSL) Like? It is an Imperative, Interactive, Interpreted, Impure Functional, Language with hints of a 4th generation language like SAS. JMP is a "Scripting language." Scripting languages are designed to automate tasks that usually involve interacting with an external program. Often complex application programs provide some sort of a built-in languages that lets users automate repetitive tasks. Function Based Language: Much of JSL's coding is based on using a function filled with arguments to accomplish tasks.
