Re: How To Write A Record To File ?

[Anh Vo <anhvofrcaus@gmail.com>]

On Friday, December 8, 2017 at 8:41:57 AM UTC-8, pat...@spellingbeewinnars.org wrote:
> Hi Adamagica
> 
> Please see this failing program:
> 
> -Patrick
> 
>        with sequential_io ;
>        procedure compute_total_population is
>         type foo_type is
>         record
>           moo              : integer ;
>           boo              : integer ;
>         end record ;
>  
>         foo                : foo_type ;
>        -- will fail here with error:
>        -- expect valid subtype mark to instantiate "Element_Type"
>         package si is        new sequential_io(foo);

Your basic is error to instantiate with an object of record instead of record type. Here is the correct instantiation.

   package SI is new Ada.Sequential_IO (Foo_Type);

Anh Vo