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Jan Prazak <janp9@gmx.net> writes:

> > You urgently need the RM. Go get it :-)
> 
> I have it already, but who wants to go through over 500 pages. Maybe I will
> have a look, but for now I'm very busy with reading tutorials. The RM is
> too detailed, so sometimes it's not easy to find an information there (it
> takes time).

The RM can be tough going, but if you want to know about Text_IO,
it's actually pretty readable.  Read the section on Text_IO,
and look at its definition of "file".  Actually, the issue here
is "internal file".

- Bob