Can't run K code from nsl.com (K n00b warning)

[Alexander Shendi]

So I wanted to run the spreadsheet code from: http://nsl.com/papers/spreadsheet.htm

I duly downloaded the files, then downloaded kdb+ from kx.com.

Here is the log of my interaction with the system:

Script started on 2021-06-01 08:28:22+02:00
[TERM="xterm-256color" TTY="/dev/pts/0" COLUMNS="104" LINES="23"]
alexandershendi0@penguin$ q/l32arm/q
KDB+ 3.5 2017.10.11 Copyright (C) 1993-2017 Kx Systems
l32/ 8()core 2782MB alexandershendi0 penguin 127.0.1.1 NONEXPIRE

Welcome to kdb+ 32bit edition
For support please see http://groups.google.com/d/forum/personal-kdbplus
Tutorials can be found at http://code.kx.com/q
To exit, type \\
To remove this startup msg, edit q.q
q)\
\l q/s/s.k
'r
[0] (<load>)

)\\
alexandershendi0@penguin$ exit
exit

Script done on 2021-06-01 08:29:10+02:00
[COMMAND_EXIT_CODE="0"]



I have changed line 3 of s.k to:

A:(`char$(97+!26);`char$(48+!10))
since _ci doesn't seem to be available in this version of K.

Also total K/Q n00b warning!

Unfortunately I can't make head nor tail of the error messages.

Additional question:
I'd like to start in "K mode". Is there any way to do so?

Many thanks in advance for your assistance.



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Ceci n'est pas un courriel.

[Charles Skelton]

Hi Alexander,

that particular example uses k3 which had a built-in GUI. k3 was superseded by k4, which underpins kdb+; Kx stopped distributing k3 more than 10 years ago. kdb+ does not have a built-in GUI, prefering to push UI to client apps.

Within kdb+, you can toggle between q and k modes via \

e.g.

q)\
  !10
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

  \

q)

hth,

Charlie

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[stevan apter]

alexander - much of the code on nsl.com is k3. the version of k from kx is k4.

thanks for looking

sa