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From: r_srinivasan@my-deja.com
Subject: Re: limited private types
Date: 2000/04/27
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The "access" technique does not work because text_io.close takes an "in
out" parameter and gnat complains that the "access".all is not
a "variable".

In article <un1mfl8cp.fsf@infomatch.com>,
  Ray Blaak <blaak@infomatch.com> wrote:
> r_srinivasan@my-deja.com writes:
> > Currently I am using text_io package. Unfortunately the type
> > text_io.file_type is a "limited private" type and this means no
> > assignments. I have been able to get around this somewhat by using
> > File_access type but there is no "close" procedure that will take a
> > file_access.
>
> Assuming:
>
>   type File_Access is access Text_IO.File_Type;
>   f_ptr : File_Access;
>
> then why can't you do Text_IO.Close(f_ptr.all)?
>
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