simple-char?

Hi, any reason why (LWM 4.4.5): CL-USER 34 > (open "/Users/dvd/test" :external-format :utf-8 :if- exists :supersede :direction :output) Error: External format (:UTF-8 :EOL-STYLE :LF) produces characters of type SIMPLE-CHAR, which is not a subtype of the specified element- type BASE-CHAR. 1 (abort) Return to level 0. 2 Return to top loop level 0. Type :b for backtrace, :c <option number> to proceed, or :? for other options CL-USER 35 : 1 > :a CL-USER 36 > (open "/Users/dvd/test" :external-format :utf-8 :if- exists :supersede :direction :output) #<STREAM::EF-FILE-STREAM /Users/dvd/test> David

Re: simple-char?

On Jul 29, 2005, at 10:11 AM, David Tolpin wrote:

> any reason why (LWM 4.4.5):
>
> CL-USER 34 > (open "/Users/dvd/test" :external-format :utf-8 :if- 
> exists :supersede :direction :output)
>
> Error: External format (:UTF-8 :EOL-STYLE :LF) produces characters  
> of type SIMPLE-CHAR, which is not a subtype of the specified  
> element-type BASE-CHAR.
>   1 (abort) Return to level 0.
>   2 Return to top loop level 0.
>

You can solve this by adding :element-type :default to your open  
parameter list. See

http://www.lispworks.com/documentation/lw44/LWUG/html/ 
lwuser-289.htm#pgfId-890221





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