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From: Robert A Duff <bobduff@shell01.TheWorld.com>
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Subject: Re: Representing data differently
Date: 22 Feb 2003 14:09:09 -0500
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"Martin Krischik" <Martin.Krischik@T-Online.de> writes:

>     for
>         State
>     use record
>         uninitialized   at 0 range 0..0;  
>         on              at 0 range 1..1;    
>         writeLineNumber at 0 range 2..2;   
>         writePrefix     at 0 range 3..3;   
>     end record;
> 
> -- snap
> 
> The first statement defines the record, the second defines the layout.
> Nothing stops you from placing two record elements at the same position.

Actually, 13.5.1(11) makes it illegal.

- Bob