Number: 2254

Date: 25-Sep-84 12':10':04

Submitter: Sannella.PA

Source: Masinter.pa

Subject: DIR {DSK};  causes an ARG NOT STRINGP, NIL error

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Attn: vanMelle

Status: Open

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Problem Type: Bug

Impact: Minor

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Priority: Perhaps

System: Operating System

Subsystem: Generic File Operations

Machine: 1132

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Lisp Version: 24-Sep-84 09':49':01

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Microcode Version: 5124

Memory Size: 4096

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Description: '
Date': 18 Sep 84 12':32 PDT'
From': Masinter.pa'
Subject': DIR {DSK}*.*; returns no files'
To': LispSupport, vanMelle'
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On a Dorado. '
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DIR {DSK};  causes an ARG NOT STRINGP, NIL error.'
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Date': 24 Sep 84 14':28 PDT'
From': vanMelle.pa'
Subject': Re': DIR {DSK}*.*; returns no files'
In-reply-to': Masinter.pa''s message of 18 Sep 84 12':32 PDT'
To': Masinter.pa'
cc': LispSupport.pa, vanMelle.pa'
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Actually, you mean "DIR {DSK};" causes error.  I agree it shouldn''t cause an error, though I''m not sure what it should mean.  Extrapolating from the current conventions, it should mean "enumarate the highest version of all files with null name", which isn''t very interesting.'
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	Bill

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