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Re: If/then and sequences...

• Posted by Bernie <xotron at PCOM.NET> Aug 28, 2000
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On Mon, 28 Aug 2000 09:33:40 -0700, LEVIATHAN <leviathan at USWEST.NET> wrote:

>Heya all!
>
>Alright, i've got a slight problem...
>
>I've got a sequence. An object even. its called buffer.
>
>I've got to compare a object against another sequence (if buffer[1] =
>"//ammo" then ...)
>
>However, when I go and run it, it pukes like so:
>
>"true/false condition must be an ATOM".
>
>Obviously my object i'm comparing against is a sequence, and the
>object i'm using is definatly not a sequence.
>
>So, how would I get around this?
>
>TIA,
>
>Blessed Be! --"LEVIATHAN"

What does buffer[1] contain ? The error is telling you that
buffer[1] is a atom and NOT a sequence. You are trying to compare
a ATOM with a SEQUENCE. Try printing buffer[1] and you will see
an atom.