Extracting Fields in Files

[jmoor@my-deja.com]

I am reading a file containing variable length records, the maximum
size being 250 bytes and the minimum size 5 bytes.

I read each record by doing the following:

While not end_of_file(tip0125) loop
  Get_line (tip0125,rec01,rec01_length);
  .
  .

                METHOD 1
I break the individual fields up by doing the following:

Command_code := rec01(073..077);
Date_entered := rec01(001..008);
.
.
.

                METHOD 2
After writing the program, I bought an Ada book (Bad timing. I should
have bought the book before writing the program) that said that the
individual fields should be broken up by using the "text_io.get" on
each field.


Is it inherently wrong to use METHOD 1 to break up individual fields
instead of METHOD 2. I am experiencing problems with ignoring some
records, but I would doubt that METHOD 1 is the culprit.


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