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From: vinson@linc.cis.upenn.edu (Jack Vinson)
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Subject: multiple use of with-open-file, or with-open-stream
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Date: 24 Jun 91 14:16:42 GMT
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Hello again lisp.hackers,

I am reading a bunch of data into lisp from a number of files which isn't that
big of a deal, I can simply nest several with-open-file's.  The problem occurs
when I do not know, a priori, the number of data files from which I will be
reading.  i.e. That number is read in as well.

Is there some way (a macro?) that I can get the functionality of with-open-file
and with-open-stream without initially knowing how many files (or stream) I
will have initially?  My current solution is to open all the files, run the
body of the program, and then close everything.  This is fine, until my program
bombs (and it's kinda large) and I have to remember to close out all the
streams by hand.


Jack Vinson				vinson@linc.cis.upenn.edu