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From: "Alex R. Mosteo" <devnull@mailinator.com>
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Subject: Re: accessing record element (question to the pros)
Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 18:08:35 +0100
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Norbert Caspari wrote:
> (...) In this example I try to build a Union Record, where I can
> access a single Byte either as a small positive Integer value or as
> single Bits. (...)

You don't do this in Ada with variant records. I would elaborate but I'm 
just leaving the office. Take a look at Unchecked_Conversion and the 
'Address attribute for a start.