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From: dewar@merv.cs.nyu.edu (Robert Dewar)
Subject: Re: create and open function
Date: 1998/07/23
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Antoine asks for the meaning of the form parameter

<<if someone can explain it to me, that would be grate.
thanks
>>

The answer is to look in the documentation from your vendor, since,
as the RM clearly indicates, the semantics of the form string is
implementation dependent.


In GNAT (as clearly described in the GNAT manuals), the form string is
used for specifying wide character encoding, and file sharing options,
among other items.