(* :Title: ReadLoop1 *) (* :Author: Roman E. Maeder *) (* :Package Version: 2.0 *) (* :Mathematica Version: 3.0 *) (* :History: 2.0 for Programming in Mathematica, 3rd ed. *) (* :Sources: Roman E. Maeder. Programming in Mathematica, 3rd ed. Addison-Wesley, 1996. *) (* :Discussion: See Section 9.2 of "Programming in Mathematica" *) ReadLoop[fileName_String] := Module[{file, expr}, file = OpenRead[fileName]; If[ file === $Failed, Return[file] ]; While[ True, expr = Read[file]; If[ expr === EndOfFile, Break[] ]; Print["expr is ", expr] ]; Close[file] ]