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AsymptoticCos
Level II

Locking all columns in JMP

How do I lock all the columns in my JMP table with JSL? 

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txnelson
Super User

Re: Locking all columns in JMP

Here is a simple example

Names Default To Here( 1 );
dt = Open( "$SAMPLE_DATA/Big Class.jmp" );
for(i=1,i<=ncols(dt),i++,
	column(i)<<lock(1)
)

Look in the Scripting Index for description and examples.

Jim

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txnelson
Super User

Re: Locking all columns in JMP

Here is a simple example

Names Default To Here( 1 );
dt = Open( "$SAMPLE_DATA/Big Class.jmp" );
for(i=1,i<=ncols(dt),i++,
	column(i)<<lock(1)
)

Look in the Scripting Index for description and examples.

Jim
jthi
Super User

Re: Locking all columns in JMP

You can also do this interactively.

Select all your columns, right click, standardize attributes

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From Attributes select lock

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Enable Lock, press Apply, verify from column list columns are locked and press OK

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JMP will also create a script to do this but it isn't as robust as the script provided by Jim (JMP created one has pre-determined columns in a list)

Local({old dt = Current Data Table()},
	Current Data Table(Data Table("Big Class"));
	For Each({col, index}, {:name, :age, :sex, :height, :weight}, col << Lock(1));
	Current Data Table(old dt);
);
-Jarmo
AsymptoticCos
Level II

Re: Locking all columns in JMP

How do you see this JMP created script? 

jthi
Super User

Re: Locking all columns in JMP

You have to have Log mode as Enhanced (I think this might be enabled by default since JMP JMP16/17+?)

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Then you can open the Log (press Ctrt+Shift+L or View/Log).

-Jarmo

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