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From: MaryAnn Atkinson <maryann_30@yahoo.com>
Subject: FIXED vs BOUNDED strings in Ada 95
Date: 2000/01/19
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Could someone please provide a paragraph or two
explaining the difference between 
fixed and bounded strings?

... so far it seems like Ada's use of 
strings(all of them), is quite awkward.

Oracle's PL/SQl which is structured after Ada, 
provided a much easier and way more functional way.

MAA
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