Jeff and group...

Here's the Ada code I used to illustrate printing a file and deleting it after
close on the DEC system:

with Text_IO;
procedure Send_To_Printer is
  Printer : Text_IO.File_Type;
begin
   Text_IO.Create(File => Printer,
                            Mode => Text_IO.Out_File,
                            Name => "Print.dat",
                            Form => "FILE;" &
                                             "PRINT_ON_CLOSE YES;" &
                                             "DELETE_ON_CLOSE YES;");
   Text_IO.Put_Line(Printer, "And away-y-y-y we go-o-o-o-!");
   Text_IO.Close(Printer);
end Send_To_Printer;

Hope this helps!

Yours in Ada!
John J Cupak, Jr., CCP

Jeffrey D. Cherry wrote:

> >> I don't think you want to ask "Is there a way to make ada not write
> >> temporary files to the root directory?" since it's not really a language
> >> issue.  I view it as an implementation issue.
>
> > The Form parameter is usually used for this kind of thing.
>
> Although, if memory serves, this is correct for VMS, in general I would
> have to say that I haven't found that to be true.  I've found the Form
> parameter to be used for specialized file access, security requests, and
> the like.  Not to force the file to be temporary.  If you could, please
> provide some examples of compiler/OS pairings that create temporary
> files using the Form parameter.  I would appreciate it since that's why
> I read CLA ... to learn new things.  Thanks in advance. :)
>
> >> I would have thought that GNAT would create the temporary file in a
> >> directory where the user has write access.
>
> > Is there a Form parameter for GNAT, to specify where the temporary file
> > gets declared?
>
> I'd have to check the GNAT documentation and the GCC documentation but I
> believe the only Form parameter accepted under any of the Windows
> systems is "shared=yes" or "shared=no", or, of course, a null string.