How do I use the read-table to collapse symbol-table references?

From: Ray Dillinger (bear_at_sonic.net)
Date: 03/30/04 

Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 17:25:37 GMT

Is there any way I can key on the '%' character to use the readtable
to transform

foo%bar

in source into

(get 'foo 'bar)

in data structure?

I'd also like to collapse

foo%bar%<datum>

in source into

(setf (get 'foo 'bar) <datum>)

in data structure.

Just looking for a way to make property-list references more concise.
Am I missing something about the readtable, or do I have to use a
prefix character before 'foo'? ie, as

%foo%bar
and
%foo%bar%<datum>

it looks like there's a straightforward way to do this.

                                Bear

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