Easy way to read FLOAT?

[icsjp318@gemini.oscs.montana.edu (Aaron Diesen)]

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Hi-

I am working on my first ada program, and I need to read a float.  I ran 
into problems when trying to input an integer into a float variable 
(works in other languages).  Do I need to make an 'exception', or is 
there another way to get around this?  (A new type that includes all the 
integers and all the floats?)  I know I should probably make it a string, 
for safety purposes, but I don't think the teacher wants that.  BTW, I could 
not find a FAQ, so don't flame me.

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