Re: New_Page

["Jeffrey R. Carter" <spam.not.jrcarter@acm.not.spam.org>]

Tapio Marjom�ki wrote:
>  
> could somebody tell why the procedure below does not run as expected?

Probably because you have unreasonable expectations. Since we don't know 
what your expectations are, we can't be more specific. It would also 
help if we knew what compiler you were using.

New_Page typically puts one or more control characters ("format 
effectors") into the specified file (with no explicit file, this is 
Current_Output; if not explicitly set, Current_Output is 
Standard_Output). What those characters are is up to the compiler 
writer. What those characters do when sent to various output devices is 
up to the creators of those output devices.

It is likely that the new-page character(s) output by your compiler are 
those that cause a new page on some device other than a Windows console, 
and are not those needed by a Windows console.

In short, New_Page is device-specific, should probably not have been 
included in Text_IO, and should be avoided in portable SW.

-- 
Jeff Carter
"My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of
thought, cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives."
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