open-input-file -- r7rs Definition

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Kind

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procedure;

Implemented by

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• open-input-file (from vonuvoli);

Procedure signature

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Procedure variants:

• ((path-string) -> (textual-input-port-open))
  • input: a value of type path-string;
  • output: a value of type textual-input-port-open;

Exports

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• scheme:file -- (scheme file);

Exports recursive

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• scheme -- (scheme);

Description

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(open-input-file string)
(open-binary-input-file string)

Takes a string for an existing file and returns a textual input port or binary input port that is capable of delivering data from the file. If the file does not exist or cannot be opened, an error that satisfies file-error? is signaled.

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The text herein was sourced and adapted as described in the "R7RS attribution of various text snippets" appendix.

Referenced-types

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• path-string;
• textual-input-port-open;