From: kql6708@is.nyu.edu (Ha Ha X)
Subject: Trouble w/ End_Error exception in Integer_Text_IO
Date: 1997/06/16
Date: 1997-06-16T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <33a4a1c5.2804336@netnews.worldnet.att.net> (raw)
I've been having a lot of trouble with an irritating feature of
Ada.Integer_Text_IO's End_Error exception. When using the Get()
procedure, if the user enters a manual EOF from the keyboard (^D in
Unix, or ^Z in DOS), Get() raises End_Error. This is, I suppose,
intended to prevent people from reading past EOF in a text file. Fine.
However, when I am getting input from user with Integer_Text_IO, I
want to just clear that EOF off the input stream, put an error
message, and loop back for new input. Unfortunately, End_Error does
not clear EOF off the stream. Furthermore, Skip_Line's defined
behavior is to raise End_Error if you attempt to skip EOF.
The net result is that when a user hits ^Z by accident, I am forced to
bomb out of the program with an exception. I've searched in the AARM
for a solution, to no avail. This problem extends to virtually every
input procedure in Ada.Text_IO.
So, in short, my question is: how can EOF be cleared off the standard
input stream? I'm using GNAT 3.05 for MS-DOS, if that's any help.
Thanks in advance.
~k.lee
kql6708@is.nyu.edu
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1997-06-16 0:00 Ha Ha X [this message]
1997-06-16 0:00 ` Trouble w/ End_Error exception in Integer_Text_IO john schneider
1997-06-18 0:00 ` Nick Roberts
1997-06-20 0:00 ` Do-While Jones
1997-06-21 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
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