From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,335f67c75a2a5d5 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2000-12-28 23:11:38 PST Path: supernews.google.com!sn-xit-02!supernews.com!newsfeed.mesh.ad.jp!newshub2.rdc1.sfba.home.com!news.home.com!news1.frmt1.sfba.home.com.POSTED!not-for-mail From: tmoran@acm.org Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Ada0x Enhancement? Was: Tags.Internal_Tag(String'Input(Stream)) ?? References: <3A4C2098.5137C8D0@home.com> X-Newsreader: Tom's custom newsreader Message-ID: Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2000 07:11:17 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 24.20.190.201 X-Complaints-To: abuse@home.net X-Trace: news1.frmt1.sfba.home.com 978073877 24.20.190.201 (Thu, 28 Dec 2000 23:11:17 PST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 23:11:17 PST Organization: Excite@Home - The Leader in Broadband http://home.com/faster Xref: supernews.google.com comp.lang.ada:3445 Date: 2000-12-29T07:11:17+00:00 List-Id: >upon String'Input() to read in the tag (which is the problem >here). String'Input() insists on reading dope info that describes >how long the tag string is (the array bounds actually). Ah, now I understand why you said the dope vector came before the tag. You were refering to the dope vector of the external tag itself. >Additionally, Microsoft's stupid Wave format often provides ... MS's bmp file format has some of the same delightful characteristics. Claw.Bitmaps.Root_DIBitmap_Type'Class'Input reads the bmp header, then does a series of elsif (header says it's a VGA type 256 color bitmap) declare Result : Claw.Bitmaps.VGA_DIBitmap_Type(Height=> ... It's tedious and unpleasant to code, but the end result is worthwhile.