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markww:

> Ok, am I understanding this correctly - if I just '#include" the
> command line package:
> 
>     with Ada.Command_Line; use Ada.Command_Line;
> 
> then the package defines the functions:
> 
>     function Argument_Count return Natural;
>     function Argument (Number : in Positive) return String;
> 
> for me which I can use from then on?

The effect will be that.
Just, the "with" has a lot more stronger sense than inserting lines with #include.

> So in my little app I can just use them like:
> 
>     Number_Of_Elements := Argument(0);
> 
> (assuming the 0th argument is the # of elements to allocate...)
> 
> Thanks;

It is Argument(1) indeed - the argument number one. As a hint, the function 
Argument takes a positive value.
HTH, Gautier
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