Number: 469

Date:  3-Apr-84  9':34':49

Submitter: Sannella.PA

Source: Denber.wbst

Subject: Lispusers package DATETIME doesn''t work (should be withdrawn from release)

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Status: Fixed

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Problem Type: Bug

Impact: Minor

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Frequency: Everytime

Priority: Unlikely

System: Other Software

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Disposition: [deleted from LispUsers, should get removed from packages database]'
["Masinter" "11-Sep-84 17':59':06" Attn': Status':(Open->Fixed) Disposition':]

Description: '
Date':  2 Apr 84 14':57 EST'
From': Denber.wbst'
Subject': Lisp': LISPUSERS'
To': LispSupport.pa'
Lisp-System-Date':  1-Mar-84 14':24':22'
Machine-Type': Dolphin'
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I realize Lispusers packages are unsupported, but is there any mechanism for fixing/removing those that don''t work?  I tried to use DATETIME and was unable to make it do anything useful.  In particular, a call to PARSEDATETIME, eg. (PARSEDATETIME "11 PM") results in an EOF error.'
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It seems that the eof character they are appending to the string (the vertical bar) is not recognized as such.  The READ in EXPANDINPUT then runs off the end.  I tried using a different character (a $) and it worked (I made $ a breakchr in DTRDTBL).  Unfortunately, the $ caused other problems later on.  The source doesn''t seem to have been changed since 1978.  Has anyone used it lately besides me?'
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			- Michel'


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Edit-By: Masinter

Edit-Date: 11-Sep-84 17':59':07