On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 10:38 AM, Michael Kay <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> I've been reading
>> http://www.saxonica.com/papers/ideadb-1.1/mhk-paper.xml and wondering
>> whether  the signature  for analyze-string is lifted from the Little
>> Schemer (Ch 10).
>
> I've never read that so I think the answer is no. Of course, it could be the
> other way around?
>

1st edition goes back to 1989 so probably not.

 I think they show table lookups via a signature that allows you to
supply item, table and procedures for the successful and unsuccessful
case.