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From: Matthew Heaney <matthew_heaney@acm.org>
Subject: Re: compare a string variable with a string literal
Date: 1998/10/10
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"H�x�d��m�" <NOSPAMhex16@usa.net> writes:

> How do you compare a string variable with a string literal??  It's not
> working.

Please a small code fragment.  We can't help you if you don't post code.

You compare string objects the same way you comare any other object -
using the equality operator "=":

procedure Test (S : in out String) is
begin
   if S = "matt" then ...

What's the problem?