read_eval_file
read_eval_file — reads a file, evaluating and counting expressions.
Syntax
read_eval_file (file)
Arguments
- file
- A file pointer to a previously opened
file. This may be either a file in the file system,
or a string opened for read and
write.
Returns
The number of expressions that were read and evaluated.
Description
This function reads from the current location in the file
to the end, evaluating its contents as Lisp expressions
and counting them.
Example
The file "myevalfile.dat" contains the following:
Gamma> ft = open ("myevalfile.dat", "r");
#<File:"myevalfile.dat">
Gamma> read_eval_file(ft);
4
Gamma> close(ft);
t
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