From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: * X-Spam-Status: No, score=1.1 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_40,INVALID_DATE, MSGID_SHORT autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!usc!ucsd!casbah.acns.nwu.edu!ftpbox!mothost!motcid!bachww From: bachww@motcid.UUCP (Bud Bach) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: VAX Extended Character Set Message-ID: <7125@saffron12.UUCP> Date: 10 May 91 22:59:51 GMT References: <9105081418.AA01018@bunny.gte.com> Organization: Motorola Inc., Cellular Infrastructure Div., Arlington Heights, IL List-Id: diederich_r_%ncsd.dnet@GTE.COM (Ray Diederich (301)-294-8400) writes: >Is there anyone out there who knows how to read text files containing >eight-bit characters using VAX Ada? I have used UNCHECKED_CONVERSION and >TEXT_IO to write eight-bit characters into text files, but attempts to read >any files with eight-bit characters causes a DATA_ERROR exception. Well, to do this within the language, you'd have to define a 8 bit character type and use sequential_io on it. I doubt that this is the answer you wanted to hear though... -- Bud -- Bud Bach - Consultant c/o Motorola 708 632-6611 Cellular Infrastructure Group ...!uunet!motcid!bachww or 1501 W. Shure Drive bachww%motcid@uunet.uu.net Arlington Heights, IL 60004