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From: Martin <martin.dowie@btopenworld.com>
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Subject: Re: How to put 200.0 (is float variable of 32 bits) into an integer
	sub-type of 10 bits (complete program included)
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:48:17 -0800 (PST)
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On Jan 15, 8:15=A0pm, ChristopherL <clusard...@aol.com> wrote:
> How can I be getting the below error message with
> "Unchecked_Conversion".
> Isn't Unchecked_conversion just suppose to copy bits?
[snip]

...of objects of the same size.

Here's a clue...Short_integer2 is either 8-bits or 32-bits (assuming
x86) but it sure as hell ain't 10.

And try and stop "thinking in C". Ada (and other non-C based
languages) tend to have different ways of doing things. "When in Rome,
do as the Romans"

Cheers
-- Martin