yes, it does read from standard input and output file. So there's no need to create textfiles. (It is possible to mention the input and output files in the program declaration such as : program test1(input, output).
Adding {$MODE OBJFPC}on Joshyfun's suggestion solved the compiler error. Now I have an time exceeded issue, which doesn't seem too likely as I implemented a rather standard solution. I wonder if the "repeat until eof" or "while eof do" is not the issue...the program would be waiting endlessly for another input which isn't coming. Usually one checks the input file is empty by using eof. Is there another way recommended for these contests? Thanks all of you for the help! Thierry Vincent Snijders wrote: > waldo kitty schreef: > >> Mehmet Erol Sanliturk wrote: >> >>> On Thursday 26 March 2009 05:16:32 pm Thierry Coq wrote: >>> >>>> >> TEST PROGRAM >>>> >>>> program Test1; >>>> >> [CHOMP] >> >>>> until eof; >>>> end. >>>> >>>> << END OF TEST PROGRAM >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> >>>> >>> At until eof , there should be a file variable name as eof ( FN ) >>> where FN may be >>> >>> var FN : Text ; >>> or >>> var FN : File ... ; >>> >> not only that, there's nothing that names and opens that file, either... >> >> > > So, it must read from stdin, which seems a reasonable thing in contests. > > Vincent > _______________________________________________ > Lazarus mailing list > Lazarus@lazarus.freepascal.org > http://www.lazarus.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/lazarus > > > _______________________________________________ Lazarus mailing list Lazarus@lazarus.freepascal.org http://www.lazarus.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/lazarus