From: Andreas Rottmann <a.rottmann@gmx.at>
Subject: Re: How do I really do this?
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 22:07:19 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87ad2o1ke0.fsf@ivanova.rotty.yi.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 85ad2tkg9j.fsf@ossau.uklinux.net
Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net> writes:
> Bruce Korb <bkorb@veritas.com> writes:
>
>> OK. This works:
>>
>> (define sym-name (value-function))
>>
>> So, why doesn't this:
>>
>> (define (string->symbol "sym-name") (val-func))
>
> Because this is the syntax for defining a procedure, and needs to be
> one of:
>
> (define (string->symbol) ...)
> (define (string->symbol ARG1 ...) ...)
> (define (string->symbol . ARGS) ...)
>
> where all the ARGs must be symbols (not strings).
>
> Also, string->symbol is already defined, so why are you trying to
> redefine it?
>
> Perhaps you're not trying to redefine it? In which case, I still
> don't understand what you are trying to do.
>
I think he maybe wants to define a variable named after a
string. </wildguess>
Andy
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-03-10 21:07 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-03-03 23:52 How do I really do this? Bruce Korb
2004-03-06 12:17 ` Neil Jerram
2004-03-06 17:43 ` Bruce Korb
2004-03-06 18:00 ` Neil Jerram
2004-03-10 21:07 ` Andreas Rottmann [this message]
2004-03-10 22:21 ` Carl Witty
2004-03-12 17:18 ` Bruce Korb
2004-03-11 14:54 ` Paul Jarc
2004-03-06 20:50 ` Mikael Djurfeldt
2004-03-07 1:33 ` Bruce Korb
2004-03-10 23:44 ` Marius Vollmer
2004-03-14 2:54 ` Bruce Korb
2004-03-08 2:27 ` Paul Jarc
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