From: Jan
Subject: How to store into an array
Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2001 08:49:36 +0000
Message-ID: <5e301b77.0111100049.4dcd2413@posting.google.com>

Hello,

       I am wondering if anyone know how to store a file of symbol
into an array? For instance in my file i have:

My name is Jan
How are you doing?
...etc

And i want to store this information into an array so that when i do 
(aref array 2) ==> is

The problem is that i don't know how big the file is.

Thanks
Jan

• Re: How to store into an array ········@acm.org
  • Re: How to store into an array JP Massar

From: ········@acm.org
Subject: Re: How to store into an array
Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2001 19:27:35 +0000
Message-ID: <HcfH7.26885$9_6.4599115@news20.bellglobal.com>

·····@hotmail.com (Jan) writes:
> Hello,
> 
>        I am wondering if anyone know how to store a file of symbol
> into an array? For instance in my file i have:
> 
> My name is Jan
> How are you doing?
> ....etc
> 
> And i want to store this information into an array so that when i do 
> (aref array 2) ==> is
> 
> The problem is that i don't know how big the file is.

This sounds like something you should use a list for; push items onto
the list, and, if you _need_ to, translate the list into an array.

Ask yourself if you truly _need_ an array...
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From: JP Massar
Subject: Re: How to store into an array
Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2001 22:12:08 +0000
Message-ID: <3beda545.447908286@news>

On Sat, 10 Nov 2001 19:27:35 GMT, ········@acm.org wrote:

>·····@hotmail.com (Jan) writes:
>> Hello,
>> 
>>        I am wondering if anyone know how to store a file of symbol
>> into an array? For instance in my file i have:
>> 
>> My name is Jan
>> How are you doing?
>> ....etc
>> 
>> And i want to store this information into an array so that when i do 
>> (aref array 2) ==> is
>> 
>> The problem is that i don't know how big the file is.
>
>This sounds like something you should use a list for; push items onto
>the list, and, if you _need_ to, translate the list into an array.
>
 
Or look at creating an adjustable array with a fill pointer (See
MAKE-ARRAY), and using VECTOR-PUSH-EXTEND.