From: Vadim Godunko <vgodunko@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: How to call a Windows executable from Ada?
Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2021 23:26:44 -0800 (PST) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <313a7e4b-b98b-405e-957b-af65c822abd5n@googlegroups.com> (raw)
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On Thursday, December 9, 2021 at 2:04:40 AM UTC+3, amado...@gmail.com wrote:
> Any *effectively working* solution for calling an external Windows executable, with arguments, from inside Ada?
>
> For example, the following command runs fine when given on the Windows command line:
>
> "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE" /f "C:\long path\with spaces\and accented letters\like in the words\declaração de autorização.docx" /mSave_As_Txt
>
> The same command FAILS when called from inside Ada with any of the know "solutions" on GNAT gem [1] and Rosetta Code [2].
>
> But there must be a way!
>
> Share your good code.
>
See https://github.com/AdaCore/spawn
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2021-12-08 23:04 How to call a Windows executable from Ada? Marius Amado-Alves
2021-12-09 5:09 ` Randy Brukardt
2021-12-09 7:26 ` Vadim Godunko [this message]
2021-12-09 7:29 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2021-12-09 9:28 ` Marius Amado-Alves
2021-12-09 18:38 ` Dennis Lee Bieber
2021-12-09 19:27 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
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