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Preben Randhol wrote:
> I agree, but as I use this for reading files I usually have a predefined
> string that I read each line into, then parse it and then read next
> line, so I really don't need a function to do it :-)

I often use it for reading files, too.

Either I have a declare block for each line,
or I have a procedure called for each line
that uses the function to get the line.

It's nice to use attributes for length
and last, or to be able to pass

My_String

to other subs instead of

My_String (My_String'First .. Last)