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From: Stephen Leake <Stephen.A.Leake@nasa.gov>
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Subject: Re: Ada Configuration API for Unix and Windows
Date: 03 Dec 2002 17:57:58 -0500
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"Martin Dowie" <martin.dowie@no.spam.btopenworld.com> writes:

> "Stephen Leake" <Stephen.A.Leake@nasa.gov> wrote in message
> news:uadjmvl9m.fsf@nasa.gov...
> > In an example, you have:
> >
> >   Put(reg,To_Key("A_Key"),"A Value"); -- A Key in the default section
> >
> > Why is the conversion To_Key necessary? Surely it could be done by Put?
> 
> I'm guessing but it could be to ensure the user has a second look and
> doesn't
> get their 'keys' and 'values' the wrong way round (as both would be
> strings)...

Hmph. That's what named association is for:

Put (reg, Key => "A_Key", Value => "A Value");

-- 
-- Stephe