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From: jerry@jvdsys.nextjk.stuyts.nl (Jerry van Dijk)
Subject: Re: Access types
Date: 1998/05/30
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Date: 1998-05-30T00:00:00+00:00
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jsanchor@my-dejanews.com wrote:

: Now my problem is: I want RAM'access to be the same type as Memory_Ptr because
: of the nature of my program. But I just can't do it.
: I tried casting it, like this
:   Ptr_to_memory : Memory_Ptr;

:   Ptr_to_memory : Memory_Ptr(access_to_ram); it compiled, but does not run.
: Gives me a run time error....PROGRAM_ERROR.

Sounds like Ptr_to_memory isn't actually pointing to something.

BTW I guess there is some specific reason why you are using type
extension instead of subtypes ?

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