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From: fraser@nospam.com
Subject: Re: Can't export object of private type
Date: 1999/03/04
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I nearly cried when nospam@thanks.com.au said:

>The access-parameters serve two useful purposes:
>
>  - An access entity of any access type to T_Type'Class can be used 
>    as an actual parameter.
>  - That entity can't be corrupted because access-parameters are 
>    in-mode.

Slight correction: access parameters are sort of like 'in' mode, but the
thing they access isn't.  I.e., you can't change where they access, but
you can modify that object being accessed.

It's times like this that I wish I had my RM handy.

Fraser.