Re: Arg count checking

[BostonU SysMgr <root%bostonu.csnet@csnet-relay.arpa>]

> Date: 8 Apr 85 17:06 PST
> From: card.pa@XEROX.ARPA
> Subject: Re: Arg count checking
> ....
> DEFINEQ
> ((NSPRINT
> 	(LAMBDA     (PRINTER
> 				(FILE.NAME OPTIONAL)
> 				(DOCUMENT.NAME OPTIONAL)
> 				(DOCUMENT.CREATION.DATE OPTIONAL)
> 				(RECIPIENT.NAME OPTIONAL)
> 				(#COPIES OPTIONAL)
> 				(MEDIUM OPTIONAL)
> 				(PRIORITY OPTIONAL)
> 				(STAPLE? OPTIONAL)
> 				(TWO.SIDED OPTIONAL)))))
> 
> implements a function where the first argument PRINTER is mandatory and
> the remaining are all optional.

I agree but thought at this design stage I could throw my
two cents in. It seems that rather than those redundant OPTIONALs
a default value would be more useful, the fact that it is a list
rather than an atom is sufficient to deduce that this is a keyword
parameter (and it makes the whole thing consistent with PROG.)

That's it...just two cents worth.

	-Barry Shein, Boston University