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From: Gautier <Gautier.deMontmollin@maths.unine.ch>
Subject: Re: Safely converting String to Float ?
Date: 1999/11/03
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> begin
>    Get(Tekst,Tall,Size);
>    Get(Tekst2,Tall_F,Size_F);
> end;

> I would like the program to deal with the failure of
> conversion in a kinder manner.

begin
   Get(Tekst,Tall,Size);
   Get(Tekst2,Tall_F,Size_F);
exception
   when data_error => Put("Your string is wrong, my dear!");
end;

or variants...

HTH
 
Gautier

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