[plt-scheme] why doesn't DrScheme allow define within define?

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-- Matthias


On Dec 19, 2004, at 12:40 PM, wuyanbo wrote:

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> Does anyone know why DrScheme doesn't allow this kind of structure.
>
> (define (main)
>     (define (function)
>         ..
>         ..)
> (function))
>
>
> error message given by Drscheme
>
> "define: found a definition that is not at the top level"
>
> Yanbo
>