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From: mheaney@ni.net (Matthew Heaney)
Subject: Re: How  do I do I/O with GNAT?
Date: 1997/10/08
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References: <343c5e2d.2978487@news.mindspring.com>
Organization: Estormza Software
Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada
Date: 1997-10-08T00:00:00+00:00
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In article <343c5e2d.2978487@news.mindspring.com>, spamsux@mindspring.com
(Herman) wrote:

>Specifically, I need to read characters from a text file.  How do I do
>this?

The nature of your question leads one to believe that you are new to Ada. 
Before posting basic questions like this on comp.lang.ada, it is strongly
recommended that you 

1) consult your professor or her teaching assistent for help, if you are a
student

2) visit the Ada home page or the Ada Information Clearinghouse, where
you'll find lots o' cool stuff and many useful links.

<http://www.adahome.com>
<http://sw-eng.falls-church.va.us/AdaIC/>

3) take a tutorial, such as Lovelace or AdaTutr

<http://www.adahome.com/Tutorials/Lovelace/lovelace.htm>
<http://wuarchive.wustl.edu/languages/ada/crsware/a9xtutor/>

The link at the Ada home is <http://www.adahome.com/Tutorials/>.

4) read the Ada FAQs, especially the one about learning Ada:

There's one for learning Ada:
<http://www.adahome.com/FAQ/learning.html#title>

There's one for comp.lang.ada:
<http://www.adahome.com/FAQ/comp-lang-ada.html#title>

There's one for programming in Ada:
<http://www.adahome.com/FAQ/programming.html#title>

The link at the Ada home is <http://www.adahome.com/FAQ/>.

5) read a textbook

Here's a link (from the Learning Ada FAQ) to a list, complete with reviews.
<http://www.adahome.com/FAQ/learning.html#ada95>


You are admonished to use this newsgroup for more substantive questions.

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