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Re: file name as mathematica function parameter

• To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
• Subject: [mg5034] Re: [mg4996] file name as mathematica function parameter
• From: Andrei Constantinescu <constant at athena.polytechnique.fr>
• Date: Sat, 19 Oct 1996 16:40:36 -0400
• Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com

I don't think there is any problem in doing this. You have here a
program I did some time ago:

ReadMail[ fileName_String ] :=
     (
       file = OpenRead[fileName];
       nomail = Read[file, Number];
       xmail  = ReadList[file, Real, nomail] ;
       ymail  = ReadList[file, Real, nomail] ;
       Close[file]
     )

... and the hint is to use the OpenRead - command as you might 
remark.

However for a List you might also try to use:

  ReadList[ fileName , { Number, Number } ] 

... or something close !


  Andrei