From: A.Z.
Subject: newbie ques.
Date: 
Message-ID: <3CD63A8A.19C37676@aol.com>
i am real sorry if this seems like a trivial question .. But I have a
project due tomorrow and i can't figure out what is wrong. I am doing a
program that differentiates a mathematical equation. the algorithm seems
to work fine but I have a problem when the list is a little long : I get
answers including a pound sign # some friends told me it was something
generated by the interpreter but couldnt fix it... so I was wondering if
anybody has any ideas
thanx alot
sorry if this question is too trivial but i seriously dont have time to
look for the answer

From: Thomas F. Burdick
Subject: Re: newbie ques.
Date: 
Message-ID: <xcvpu095c7c.fsf@conquest.OCF.Berkeley.EDU>
"A.Z." <··········@aol.com> writes:

> i am real sorry if this seems like a trivial question .. But I have a
> project due tomorrow and i can't figure out what is wrong. I am doing a
> program that differentiates a mathematical equation. the algorithm seems
> to work fine but I have a problem when the list is a little long : I get
> answers including a pound sign # some friends told me it was something
> generated by the interpreter but couldnt fix it... so I was wondering if
> anybody has any ideas
> thanx alot
> sorry if this question is too trivial but i seriously dont have time to
> look for the answer

It might be *print-length*.  If it has a value, try setting it to nil:

  * (setf *print-length* 3)
  3
  * '(a b c)
  (A B C)
  * '(as easy as 1 2 3)
  (AS EASY AS ...)
  * (setf *print-length* nil)
  NIL
  * '(as easy as 1 2 3)
  (AS EASY AS 1 2 3)

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From: Geoff Summerhayes
Subject: Re: newbie ques.
Date: 
Message-ID: <DivB8.31637$xS2.2430719@news1.calgary.shaw.ca>
"A.Z." <··········@aol.com> wrote in message ······················@aol.com...
> i am real sorry if this seems like a trivial question .. But I have a
> project due tomorrow and i can't figure out what is wrong. I am doing a
> program that differentiates a mathematical equation. the algorithm seems
> to work fine but I have a problem when the list is a little long : I get
> answers including a pound sign # some friends told me it was something
> generated by the interpreter but couldnt fix it... so I was wondering if
> anybody has any ideas
> thanx alot
> sorry if this question is too trivial but i seriously dont have time to
> look for the answer

Try changing the current value of *print-level*. Without
example output it's difficult to diagnose problems, this
is just a reasonable guess.

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Geoff
From: Erik Naggum
Subject: Re: newbie ques.
Date: 
Message-ID: <3229710159077161@naggum.net>
* "A.Z." <··········@aol.com>
| i am real sorry if this seems like a trivial question .. But I have a
| project due tomorrow and i can't figure out what is wrong. I am doing a
| program that differentiates a mathematical equation. the algorithm seems
| to work fine but I have a problem when the list is a little long : I get
| answers including a pound sign # some friends told me it was something
| generated by the interpreter but couldnt fix it... so I was wondering if
| anybody has any ideas

  When this happens in the read-eval-print-loop (or listener) that you are
  using, one easy way to get the whole result is to type this immediately
  after you have received the answer:

(pprint *)

  I think it is a feature of the listener to abbreviate returned values.

  Please note that this has very little or nothing to do with *print-level*
  or *print-length*.  Those variables control the output of your own calls
  to print (or pprint).  The print of the listener should not use them, but
  should have its own set of such printer control variables.
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