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From: "Jade" <xanshi@gmail.com>
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Subject: PSTR to Ada String.
Date: 25 Oct 2006 13:50:13 -0700
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Hi
I am using GNAT's ada bindings and with functions like gethostname, etc
they choose to have a return value as a WIN32.PSTR.
However, all my ada functions require either ada standard strings or
characters.  I was wondering if there is way of converting PSTR to an
ada string.

Thanks,

Jade.