Re: Compiler error: 'Expect procedure name in procedure call'

[Jim Rogers <jimmaureenrogers@worldnet.att.net>]

Jon wrote:

> Which leads on to my next question...
> Can you call a function & ignore its return value?  I'm using a lot of
> Win32 calls, all of which are written as functions rather than
> procedures, and I'm getting a huge mess of useless temporary variables
> just to allow me to call the functions.
> 

Ada does not allow you to ignore return values. Ignoring return
values is a common (but harmful) practice in C. If ignore the
return value the compiler is assuming that you are trying to call a
procedure with the same name as the function you think you are calling.
The error message then becomes an explanation that the compiler cannot
find the a procedure with the name you specified.

You are actually calling C functions. It is still a bad idea to
ignore a return value. The return value is your only indication of an
error from a C function. Ignoring errors is a BAD idea.

Jim Rogers