[Gd-hackers] With-open-file in Open Dylan

[Gareth Baker]

I have just noticed the obvious errors where I've not changed the text
copied from the original "hello-world" test! Don't think that has any effect
on the core error though

Thanks for any help
Gareth Baker

On 3/5/07 10:14, "Gareth Baker" <g.j.baker at dl.ac.uk> wrote:

> I've downloaded Open Dylan Beta4 for Mac OSX and have got 'hello-world'
> running on my new intel MacBook.
> 
> I'm working on a program which reads text files and am having problems with
> using 'with-open-file'
> 
> The following fairly simple code gives and error:
> 
> Module:    aftox
> 
> define method aftox-main()
>   format-out("hello there!\n");
> 
>   with-open-file (fs = "foo.text", element-type: <byte>)
>     read-to-end(fs)
>   end;
> end method say-hello;
> 
> aftox-main();
> 
> // eof
> 
> Library file:
> 
> Module:    dylan-user
> 
> define library hello-world
>   use io;
>   use common-dylan;
>   export hello-world;
> end library;
> 
> define module hello-world
>   use common-dylan;
>   use streams;
>   use simple-io;
> end module;
> 
> // eof
> 
> Compiling with the command 'opendylan -build aftox.lid' gives an error:
> 
> Serious warning at aftox:12:
> 
> Unexpected token "read-to-end".
> 
> aftox:11:     -----------
> aftox:12:     read-to-end(fs)
> aftox:13:     -----------
> 
> (there is a lot more output).
> 
> Can anyone see what the problem is?
> 
> Thanks
> Gareth Baker
> 
> <no good dylan signature>