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From: Preben Randhol <randhol+abuse@pvv.org>
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Subject: Re: Help setting up an array of records
Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 19:15:46 +0000 (UTC)
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On Wed, 22 May 2002 15:09:44 +0000 (UTC), Matt Thomas wrote:
> I know this might be a stupid question to most of you but i have just
> started using Ada.
> 
> For my uni coursework i have to write a program to simulate a vending
> machine.
> 
> I'm using an array of records to represent the items in the vending machine
> but I dont know how to actually get the information into my array.  I need
> to specify the name of the item, its cost and the quantity left.
> 
> Here is the record and array declaration, any help would be grateful.

Read: 

   http://goanna.cs.rmit.edu.au/~dale/ada/aln/6_arrays.html

and

   http://www.it.bton.ac.uk/staff/je/adacraft/ch06.htm

Preben