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From: KK6GM <mjsilva@scriptoriumdesigns.com>
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Subject: Re: Is Duration not a discrete type?
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On Mar 12, 11:16=A0pm, Shark8 <onewingedsh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mar 12, 9:32=A0pm, KK6GM <mjsi...@scriptoriumdesigns.com> wrote:
>
> > I'm trying to create a task type with a Duration discriminant and
> > receive the GNAT error "discriminants must have a discrete or access
> > type". =A0Can somebody help me to understand the problem here?
>
> Duration is a Fixed-point type if I remember correctly.
>
> This page, from the `83 LRM, indicates that to be the case:http://archive=
.adaic.com/standards/83lrm/html/lrm-09-06.html

Yes, I didn't realize that fixed-point was not a discrete type.  No
problem, I can just pass in a discrete value that represents
milliseconds and convert to a duration in the task.