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From: wojtek@power.com.pl (Wojtek Narczynski)
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Subject: Re: In-Out Parameters for functions
Date: 29 Jan 2004 04:22:55 -0800
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Hello,

> Which goes to show that even bright people can be wrong from time-to-time.
> :-)

It is not a problem, as long as they are able to admit it.

> This topic is almost a religious war.

Too bad...

> I'm one of the few who's changed sides (even though allowing 'in out' on
> functions would be such a disruptive change to Janus/Ada that it probably
> would lead to the abandonment of the technology), (...)

Sounds hard to believe, but as I look at your email, I believe you.
How about you add 'return' and 'access' to procedures instead?
(Probably a silly question)

Regards,
Wojtek