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From: "Martin Dowie" <martin.dowie@no.spam.btopenworld.com>
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Subject: Re: Ada Configuration API for Unix and Windows
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"Stephen Leake" <Stephen.A.Leake@nasa.gov> wrote in message
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> In an example, you have:
>
>   Put(reg,To_Key("A_Key"),"A Value"); -- A Key in the default section
>
> Why is the conversion To_Key necessary? Surely it could be done by Put?

I'm guessing but it could be to ensure the user has a second look and
doesn't
get their 'keys' and 'values' the wrong way round (as both would be
strings)...

...or it could just be an oversight! :-)