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Re: file-position function



Chun-Yu Lee says:

> > (file-position in 11)
> *** - cannot position #<STRING-CHAR-FILE-STREAM #"FOO"> beyond EOF

> Is there something wrong with the usage? I'd like that it returns the nil
> when the file position cannot be set.

CLtL2 (p. 656) and dpANS (23.3.0.18) specify that
  "If the integer is too large or otherwise inappropriate,
   an error is signaled."

A value of NIL would be returned if the new position were valid but could
not become the file's position for some other reason.


                    Bruno Haible
                    haible@ma2s2.mathematik.uni-karlsruhe.de