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From: Martin Dowie <martin.dowie@btopenworld.com>
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Subject: Re: Ada.Text_IO.Create
Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2006 08:14:58 +0000 (UTC)
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Bj�rn Persson wrote:
> Martin Dowie wrote:
>> Beware that if the file already exists Ada.Text_IO.Create will raise 
>> an exception, so you have to use a "begin ... exception ... end;" block.
> 
> Really? I don't see that in AARM95 A.8.2 or A.10.2.

Sorry, I got confused - it's "Open" that raises an exception 
(Name_Error) if the file /doesn't/ already exist.

That's the subprogram I'd prefer to have an extra "Create_If_Absent : 
Boolean := False" parameter. And, yes, I know it control coupling (bad) 
but IMHO, I would find the code cleaner.

Cheers

-- Martin