Shivanand Hiremath ([log in to unmask]) wrote:

: I am facing the following  strange  behaviour of the pascal  'READLN()'  and
: 'READ()' functions on the MPE.
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: There is a file whose  record size is greater than 255 bytes.  This file can
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:       from 255 till the end of that  record.  The  next  call to  readln()
:       reads (at the most 254 chars) FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE NEXT RECORD.

: Any explaination for this strange behavior?

Pascal files of type TEXT (as accessed by readln) are limited to 254 bytes
with carriage control.  See the Pascal Programmer's Guide page 5-27.

Your error is in not using the language properly.  Open the files with
the appropriate file definition and you can do what you intend.

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 James Overman HP Support Technology Lab  Roseville, CA