Re: newbie problem

[Matthew Heaney <matthew_heaney@acm.org>]

Mats Weber <Mats.Weber@elca-matrix.ch> writes:

> Download GNAT and look at the package GNAT.IO_Aux. It contains two
> Get_Line functions that should solve your problem:
> 
> help_me_please : constant String(1..20) := GNAT.IO_Aux.Get_Line;

I really don't think you meant to write this.  I think you meant:

  Help_Me_Please : constant String := GNAT.IO_Aux.Get_Line;

Unless the input string is exactly 20 characters, you'll get
Constraint_Error every time you try to get a line.