[plt-scheme] Test the Program

From: Jon Rafkind (rafkind at cs.utah.edu)
Date: Wed Sep 2 16:18:07 EDT 2009

Asher, Gregg wrote:
> I apologize if this question has been asked before. I checked the archives and couldn't find my problem listed.
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> When I define a program in the definitions window and then enter the program name in the interactive window substituting a value for the parameter and then "Run" (my version of Dr. Scheme doesn't have an "Execute" button) the program I don't the results of the program but a message "This program should be tested.
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> For example when I run this program (area-of-disk 3), I get the message "This program should be tested.
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> When I run the same program (area-of-disk 3) in the definitions window
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> I get the correct answer "28.26" in the interactive window.
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> Any help would be appreciated.
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> Dr. Scheme is running off of a flash drive if that makes any difference. I have 60 programming students and want them to run Dr. Scheme from the flash drive so that they can run the program from any computer.
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I think you just aren't pressing the run button after entering new 
definitions. Before you can use a new definition in the interactions 
pane you have to press run.

If thats not the problem maybe you can post some more code?


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