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=-0.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, REPLYTO_WITHOUT_TO_CC autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,6e272adfef17f353 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-02-08 07:42:14 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!logbridge.uoregon.edu!arclight.uoregon.edu!wn13feed!worldnet.att.net!bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net.POSTED!not-for-mail Reply-To: "James S. Rogers" From: "James S. Rogers" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada References: <3E43DF55.DC92A8E8@bton.ac.uk> Subject: Re: Hi, I'm new to ADA X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Message-ID: Date: Sat, 08 Feb 2003 15:42:14 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 12.86.36.160 X-Complaints-To: abuse@worldnet.att.net X-Trace: bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net 1044718934 12.86.36.160 (Sat, 08 Feb 2003 15:42:14 GMT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 08 Feb 2003 15:42:14 GMT Organization: AT&T Worldnet Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:33913 Date: 2003-02-08T15:42:14+00:00 List-Id: "AG" wrote in message news:Ml%0a.75683$F63.1556321@news.xtra.co.nz... > > "Preben Randhol" wrote in message > news:slrnb47tkv.22c.randhol+news@kiuk0152.chembio.ntnu.no... > > Paul Gregory wrote: > > > I'm a complete novice as all you guys once were in terms of ADA and I've > > > > > > been given a small school project to do. I'm sure as a novice you > > > experienced many frustrations and difficulties along the way ! > > > > Please do your homework yourself! > > Hold on a second. The guy's not asking for homework, just some > advice. This seems quite reasonable to me ... This is why I offered general, language independent advice. The advice I gave will not automatically result in a program the op can submit for a grade. It will only (hopefully) help the op focus his design thoughts on the problem. This is the kind of help I would offer if I was the op's instructor. Jim Rogers