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Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 18:06:46 -0400
From: "Peter C. Chapin" <chapinp@acm.org>
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On 2010-08-29 12:16, John Raymond Dore wrote:

>> I replaced
>>
>> my_array: my_array_type (1..10000,  1..10000);
>>
>> with
>>
>> my_array_ptr : access my_array_type := new my_array_type (1..10000,  1..10000);
>> my_array : my_array_type renames my_array_ptr.all;
>>
>> The rename meant I didn't have to rewrite anything else in the application.
>>
>> - Brian
> 
> Brilliant elegant solution to my problem Brian.
> It works just fine.

Be aware that you may now have to explicitly deallocate the array at
some point. How necessary that is will depend on your program and some
other factors. It's something to keep in mind.

Peter