Megatest

					    (string->number (alist-ref "event_time" item equal?))))
				    dat)))
	       (sorted       (sort name-time (lambda (a b)(> (cdr a)(cdr b)))))
	       (last-name    (if (null? sorted)
				 #f
				 (caar sorted))))
	  last-name))))

(define (str-first-char->number str)
  (char->integer (string-ref str 0)))
 
;; example of how to set up and write target mappers
;;
(hash-table-set! *target-mappers*
		 'prefix-contour
		 (lambda (target run-name area area-path reason contour mode-patt)
		   (conc contour "/" target)))
(hash-table-set! *target-mappers*
		 'prefix-area-contour
		 (lambda (target run-name area area-path reason contour mode-patt)
		   (conc area "/" contour "/" target)))
  
(hash-table-set! *runname-mappers*
		 'corporate-ww
		 (lambda (target run-name area area-path reason contour mode-patt)
		   (print "corporate-ww called with: target=" target " run-name=" run-name " area=" area " area-path=" area-path " reason=" reason " contour=" contour " mode-patt=" mode-patt)
		   (let* ((last-name   (get-last-runname area-path target))
			  (last-letter (if (string? last-name)
					   (let ((len (string-length last-name)))
					     (substring last-name (- len 1) len))
					   "a"))
			  (next-letter (list->string
					(list
					 (integer->char
					  (+ (char->integer (string-ref last-letter 0)) 1)))))) ;; surely there is an easier way?
			  (last-letter (let* ((ch (if (string? last-name)
						      (let ((len (string-length last-name)))
							(substring last-name (- len 1) len))
						      "a"))
					      (chnum (str-first-char->number ch))
					      (a     (str-first-char->number "a"))
					      (z     (str-first-char->number "z")))
					 (if (and (>= chnum a)(<= chnum z))
					     chnum
					     #f)))
			  (next-letter (if last-letter
					   (list->string
					    (list
					     (integer->char
					      (+ last-letter 1)))) ;; surely there is an easier way?
					   "a")))
		     ;; (print "last-name: " last-name " last-letter: " last-letter " next-letter: " next-letter)
		     (conc (seconds->wwdate (current-seconds)) next-letter))))

(hash-table-set! *runname-mappers*
		 'auto
		 (lambda (target run-name area area-path reason contour mode-patt)
		   "auto-eh"))

(print "Got here!")

(define (create-run-pkt mtconf action area runkey runname mode-patt tag-expr pktsdir reason contour sched dbdest append-conf runtrans)
  (let* ((good-val   (lambda (inval)(and inval (string? inval)(not (string-null? inval)))))
	 (area-dat   (val->alist (or (configf:lookup mtconf "areas" area) "")))
	 (area-path  (alist-ref 'path      area-dat))
	 (area-xlatr (alist-ref 'targtrans area-dat))
	 (new-runname (let* ((callname (if (string? runtrans)(string->symbol runtrans) #f))
			     (mapper   (if callname (hash-table-ref/default *runname-mappers* callname #f) #f)))
			(print "callname=" callname " runtrans=" runtrans)
			(print "callname=" callname " runtrans=" runtrans " mapper=" mapper)
			(if (and callname
				 (not (equal? callname "auto"))
				 (not mapper))
			    (print "Failed to find runname mapper " callname " for area " area))
			(if mapper
			    (handle-exceptions
				exn
				(begin
				  (print-call-chain)
				  (print "FAILED TO RUN RUNNAME MAPPER " callname " FOR AREA " area)
				  (print " message: " ((condition-property-accessor 'exn 'message) exn))
				  runname)
			      (print "(mapper " (string-intersperse (list runkey runname area area-path reason contour mode-patt) ", ") ")")
			      (mapper target runname area area-path reason contour mode-patt))
			      (mapper runkey runname area area-path reason contour mode-patt))
			    runname)))
	 (new-target (if area-xlatr 
			 (let ((xlatr-key (string->symbol area-xlatr)))
			   (if (hash-table-exists? *target-mappers* xlatr-key)
			       (begin
				 (print "Using target mapper: " area-xlatr)
				 (handle-exceptions