

                                                              collect-file


    FUNCTION
COLLECT-FILE FILE-NAME ITEMS &optional (PRINTER #'PRINT)         [Function]

    Package
    series

    DESCRIPTION

This creates a file named FILE-NAME and writes the elements of the series
ITEMS into it using the function PRINTER.  PRINTER must accept two inputs:
an object and an output stream.  (For instance, PRINTER can be PRINT,
PRIN1, PRINC, PPRINT, WRITE-CHAR, WRITE-STRING, or WRITE-LINE.)  If
omitted, PRINTER defaults to PRINT.  The value T is returned.  The file is
correctly closed, even if an abort occurs.


     SEE ALSO
     about-series
     about-generators

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