Cat <ny_baby@excite.com> wrote:
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| oh sorry, I am trying to write an infix parser that takes in a list of
| inputs.  So, it can include numbers and operators and in the end variables.
| But if you enter 3+2 scheme recognizes it as a symbol so...
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Why not just read the input character-at-a-time with "read-char"?
Or if your Scheme has "read-line" (and your inputs are guaranteed
to be less than one line):

    > (begin (read-char) ; throw away the NL at the end of this sexpr
	     (string->list (read-line)))
    Hello 5*(3+4)-2
    (#\H #\e #\l #\l #\o #\space #\5 #\* #\( #\3 #\+ #\4 #\) #\- #\2 #\space)
    > 


-Rob

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