Loading Files

4.12 Loading Files

TBoS p.44

The function load loads a file containing a Shen program using the pathname as a string. All files are opened relative to the value for the home directory. The value of this global is changed by the cd function.

(load "factorial.shen")
factorial
loaded

(factorial 3)
6

(cd "My Workspace")
"My workspace/"

(load "factorial.shen")
OPEN: File "My Workspace/factorial.shen" does not exist

(cd "") \\ resets the home directory to default
""

(load "factorial.shen")
factorial
loaded

4. The Core Language

4.6 Sequences

5 Defining Functions

6. Packages

7. Shen-YACC

8. Shen Prolog

9. Types

10 Sequent Calculus

10.2 Exotic Types