[fpc-pascal] accessing files from a function

[Doug Chamberlin]

On 5/15/11 8:28 PM, John Lee wrote:
> I'd like to put the assign and reset of a text file into a function, 
> and then use the function to return a line from the file, without 
> needing to close the file then re assign and reset  every time (for 
> performance reasons) - see below for my attempt.

This sounds like an attempted solution to a problem and you are having 
trouble with your solution. Since several people have expressed 
reservations about your attempted solution, perhaps if you shared the 
*actual problem* you are trying to solve we could suggest a better 
approach to a solution?