Re: pathname-directory

--- In [email protected], "SmallHairyTroll <lcluke@w...>" 
<lcluke@w...> wrote:
> I am trying to pass a filename and directoryname string to the 
> function (make-pathname) like so...
> 
> (setf path (make-pathname 
>         :device "C"
>         :directory '("\\test_directory")
>         :name "test_file.txt"))
> 
> ... ccl returns ...
> 
> #P"C:test_file.txt"
> 
> ... what happened to the directoryname ? I'm doing something wrong 
> but what?
> 

OK... this works

(setf path (make-pathname 
        :device "C"
        :directory '(truename "\\test_directory")
        :name "test_file.txt"))

#P"C:\test_directory\test_file.txt"

... However why does :name accept the 
value "C:\\test_directory\\test_file.txt" while the value passed 
to :directory must be a valid pathname object ?

I know I am passing an incorrect value to :directory as 
(truename "\\test_directory") returns ...

#P"c:\test_directory"




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