Re: How To Write A Record To File ?

[Anh Vo <anhvofrcaus@gmail.com>]

On Friday, December 8, 2017 at 8:57:24 AM UTC-8, Anh Vo wrote:
> 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

I meant "your basic error is to ... "