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From: Stephen Leake <stephen.a.leake.1@gsfc.nasa.gov>
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Subject: Re: Help setting up an array of records
Date: 22 May 2002 12:39:53 -0400
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"Matt Thomas" <matt_ontheroad@hotmail.com> writes:

> I know this might be a stupid question to most of you but i have just
> started using Ada.

No problem. We don't do homework, but we will answer specific questions.

> <snip>

> MACHINE_SLOTS  :   constant := 6; --
> 
> type PRODUCT_TYPE is
>    record
>          NAME      :   STRING (1..12);
>          LEN       :   POSITIVE;
>          PRICE     :   INTEGER;
>          QUANTITY  :   INTEGER;
>    end record;
> 
> type PRODUCT_TYPE_ARR is array (1..MACHINE_SLOTS) of PRODUCT_TYPE;
> 
> PRODUCT   :   PRODUCT_TYPE_ARR;

This is a good start. Now show what you have tried to do that doesn't
work, so we can make suggestions.

-- 
-- Stephe