Re: Using Text_Io.Open

[dweller@universe.digex.net (David Weller)]

In article <Pine.GSO.3.95.971110170857.578D-100000@dcsun4.comp.brad.ac.uk>,
AA HOLMES  <aaholmes@comp.brad.ac.uk> wrote:
>Hello. I'm a student studying Ada in a Unix enviroment.
>When you open files using Text_Io.Open command you can specify a path name
>for the file. Unfortunatly I want to use the '~' to specify the directory
>/home/(user) 
>user been the users login name. So far I have to recompile the source
>everytime Someone asks for a copy of my program.

Remember that things like ~ and $HOME are unique to the shells you're
using.  These features are non-portable to OS platforms like
Microsoft.  You should look at the vendor-supplied libraries.  If
you're using GNAT, you can use the routine supplied in GNAT.IO_Aux.
Although I hasten to add that you may still have to explicitly expand
the shell symbol.

Good luck!
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