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From: william@ashtate (William Wong)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.lisp
Subject: Catch/Throw in load file
Message-ID: <1991May18.003253.4124@ashtate>
Date: 18 May 91 00:32:53 GMT
Reply-To: william@ashtate.UUCP (William Wong)
Organization: Ashton-Tate, Torrance, CA
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I got a question about Catch and Throw with loading file.  Let's say I
install a (Catch 'Name1) in a function, and later, does a (load "file1") 
in the same function.  Now if I do a (Throw 'Name1) in "file1," where
does the control flow go?  Does it go back to (Catch 'Name1)?  Or does it
say "couldn't find Name1"?

In CLtL2, it says Catch/Throw have no scope.  I am wondering whether Load
is considered the same as the function in terms of lexical scope.


William