Controlling the .jmp suffix at end of table names

nikles — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 18:05:36 GMT

Hi. Does anyone know how to control if the ".jmp" extension appears at the end of your table name when opened?

I've noticed when I open some tables it's there, but on other tables, not. I do not know why. I'm writing a script that uses the table name and I need it to be consistent. Is there a preference I can use to control it, or some command? I have considered just arbitrarily stripping the .jmp from all tables if found, but this is not my first preference.

JMP Pro 15.2.1

Mac OS Big Sur 11.6

Re: Controlling the .jmp suffix at end of table names

ih — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 19:48:31 GMT

Hello @nikles,

This doesn't directly answer your question but I suggest avoiding references to tables by name. The most common issue I see is someone already having a table open with the name you are interested in, or a future change to your script having unintended consequences. Instead, you can save a reference to that table and use that in the rest of your script. If you are counting on the user already having a specific table open, you can search for it. Here are some examples:

Names default to here(1);

dt1 = Open( "$Sample_data/iris.jmp" );
dt1 << Set Name("iris2");
dt1 = Open( "$Sample_data/iris.jmp" );
dt2 = Open( "$Sample_data/big class.jmp" );

//Get first matching table
dt3 = filter each({dt}, Get data table list(), Contains(dt << get Name,"iris"))[1]

//or ask the user which one to use
TableList = filter each({dt}, Get data table list(), Contains(dt << get Name,"iris"));
winSelectTable = New Window("Which Table?", << Modal, << Return Result,
	lbTable = List Box(TableList)
);
dt3 = filter each({dt}, Get data table list(), (dt << get Name) == winSelectTable["lbTable"][1])[1];

//Now always refer to that table using the table reference
dt3 << Distribution( Continuous Distribution( Column( :Sepal length ) ) );

//If making new tables in your script, you can usually get those references
//from the functions that create them:
dt4 = (dt3 << Tabulate(
	Show Control Panel( 0 ),
	Add Table(
		Column Table( Analysis Columns( :Sepal length ) ),
		Row Table( Grouping Columns( :Species ) )
	)
)) << Make Into Data Table;

dt4 << Get Name()'

n, you can search for it first and then use a reference after that.

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