Re: Question from newbie

[Adrian Hoe <adrianhoe@nowhere.com>]

Adrian Hoe wrote:

> Jacob Sparre Andersen wrote:
> 
>> Cecilia Chew wrote:
>>
>>>       Put ("Please enter 1 to 10 characters only!");
>>>    else
>>>       Put ("Please enter" & Integer'Image(Num) & " characters : ");
>>>       for Character_number in Index'First .. Num loop
>>>      Get (Input(Character_number));
>>
>>
>>
>> [ here's line 36 - I think ]
>>
>> Did you actually enter "Num" characters in the range 'a' .. 'z'?
>>
>> A "Constraint_Error" indicates that something is out of range.  It
>> can't be "Character_Number", since both "Index'First" and "Num" are
>> valid values of the subtype "Index" (and "Character_Number" thus
>> always will be a valid index for the array "Input").
>>
>> The alternative is that the character you entered wasn't in the valid
>> range for "Input (Character_Number)", i.e. in the range 'a' .. 'z'.
> 
> 
> No. That is fine. Look into line 36 carefully and you shall find the 
> mistake. :)

This is line 36:

 >         Ascending (Left => Input(Character_Number),
 >            Right => Input(Character_Number + 1));


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