From: Rainer Joswig
Subject: Re: creating an arry(more than one dimension) with a variable.
Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2000 00:00:00 +0000
Message-ID: <rainer.joswig-A72B10.13111620022000@news.is-europe.net>

In article <·······················@news1.rdc1.bc.home.com>, "Kee" 
<···@unforgettable.com> wrote:

> Creating array is done by using make-array function.
> 
> I am having trouble using a variable to set dimensions.
> for example
> (setf *test* 3)
> (setf *test-array* (make-array *test*))  ==> creates array with one
> dimension
> (setf *test-array* (make-array '(*test* *test*)) ==>>  gives me an error
> saying that *test* is an illegal dimension.
> 
> is there a way to get around this problem?

Sure.

(setf *test-array* (make-array (list *test* *test*)))

You need to understand the basic evaluation rules.
Consult your nearest Common Lisp manual.

Rainer Joswig, ISION Internet AG, Harburger Schlossstra�e 1, 
21079 Hamburg, Germany, Tel: +49 40 77175 226
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