What inspired this wish list request?
The current syntax for saving data tables with JSL is a bit clunky.
dt=current data table();
dt << Save(<FILEPATH>);</FILEPATH>
This requires specifying the complete file path, which includes the JMP data table name. To save the file with its current name it is even more clunky.
dt = current data table();
table_name=dt << get name;
dir="C:\temp\";
filepath=dir || table_name || ".jmp";
dt << save( filepath)
What is the improvement you would like to see?
I would like a Save File( ) function that you can save data tables (and possibly any JMP file) with a more obvious and compact syntax. For saving tables, it could look something like this
dt=current data table();
// save to default directory
Save File(dt);
// save to specific directory
Save File(dt, <DIRECTORY path="">)
//save to specific directory with data table name new name
Save File(dt, <DIRECTORY path="">, <NEW name="">)</NEW></DIRECTORY></DIRECTORY>
Why is this idea important?
It is for JSL coding efficiency and readability.
instead of
Save File(dt);
you can use
dt << save();
For the issue with path and filename, one could make the wish more general - way beyond "SAVE" -
... and ask for a framework to handle file pathes in JMP like it's possible in other languages
(maybe there is an existing wish?).
Just have a look at pathlib / Path in python. It's not rocket science - but it removes a lot of pain : )
Thank you for submitting this request!
