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Puzzeling error with package 8 24 (10/30/2008 10:45:55 AM) comp.databases.oracle.server Hi All, today I ran into an 'interesting' problem and wanted to ask for advice/feedback from others as I am having problems understanding how it occured. The platform is Oracle 10.2.0.3 running on 64bit Lin... Tim

DBMS_RLMGR 0 50 (8/7/2008 5:54:49 AM) comp.databases.oracle.server Hi All, I've recently returned to doing development in Oracle. Its been a few years and there have been quite a few changes. Last time I worked with Oracle was under 8i. I'm now owrking with a 10g database un... Tim

graphs, gantt charts etc 8 27 (1/4/2007 5:18:33 AM) comp.text.tex Hi All, looking for a few suggestions. I've used LaTeX on and off for about 17 years now, but have never really gotten into TeX in any serious way. I've now got a couple of problems to deal with. Due to m... Tim

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Sorting techniques in Lisp (and in Perl) 7 35 (4/13/2011 4:27:35 PM) comp.lang.lisp In Perl there are some advanced sorting techniques like - OM (Orcish Maneuver) - ST (Schwartzian Transform) - GRT (Guttman Rosler Transform). Are such concepts or idioms an issue in Lisp, too? Or why not? ... schatzer.johann (29)

flet vars 490 111 (4/15/2011 1:51:56 AM) comp.lang.lisp Is it possible to change the values of the variables in an flet? (flet ( (function1 () (format t "hi from function1~%"))) (function1) ; change what function1 refers to (function1)) ... zzbbaadd (349)

prog1, protection against side effects 10 23 (4/16/2011 2:04:06 AM) comp.lang.lisp (setq a '(1 2 3 4 5)) (prog1 a (nbutlast a)) => (1 2 3 4) but (setq a '(1 2 3 4 5)) (prog1 a (setq a (butlast a))) => (1 2 3 4 5) from the hyperspec : " prog1 and prog2 are typically used to evaluate one ... mr1yh11 (4)

The Lisp Curse 207 50 (4/16/2011 10:18:47 AM) comp.lang.lisp An essay by Rudolf Winestock, http://www.winestockwebdesign.com/Essays/Lisp_Curse.html, posted in http://news.ycombinator.com/ , comments: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2450973 ... fernandoraya (1)

Public constants in package 4 31 (4/19/2011 3:37:28 PM) comp.databases.oracle.server The documentation (http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B19306_01/appdev.102/b14261/packages.htm) says that "items" declared in the package declaration are publicly accessible. But I find that when I declare con... walt_askier (89)

string efficiency 39 19 (4/21/2011 3:23:09 PM) comp.lang.lisp Hello, I have a CL performance related question... In C, suppose you want to process each element of a string for a purpose. On way might be like this: void foo(char *a) { int i, len; len = strlen(a... psilord760 (86)

Unit testing in Lisp. How? 26 25 (5/9/2011 3:09:41 PM) comp.lang.lisp I consider unittesting an essential part of my development methodology and would like to bring that technique into my (beginning) Lisp work. I've googled a lot and found the usual dozen packages. Most rather ... johnrohde.jensen (5)

cl- prefix in a lisp library name 11 25 (6/1/2011 9:29:45 PM) comp.lang.lisp Hello. I would like an advice about the naming convention for lisp libaries, namely about the cl- prefix. Suppose I want to create a library cl-secure-random. But in Lisp code, I don't want the user to type c... avodonosov (44)

format -> character-array -> screen 13 32 (6/23/2011 3:56:15 PM) comp.lang.lisp I'm writing code that prints a chessboard, then some data [move-lists, comments] along side of it. Rather than try to roll my own, has anyone written CL code that makes `format' behave as if the screen is ad... gentsquash (34)

write to two open files 19 26 (7/26/2011 5:05:00 PM) comp.lang.lisp I've done my due diligence and cannot fine the answer. How do I open two output files at once to write data to? Does WITH- OPEN-FILE support the opening of two output files at the same time? I'm opening a dat... cartercc (420)