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Subject: How to call a Windows executable from Ada?
From: Marius Amado-Alves <amado.alves@gmail.com>
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Any *effectively working* solution for calling an external Windows executab=
le, with arguments, from inside Ada?

For example, the following command runs fine when given on the Windows comm=
and line:

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE" /f "C:\long p=
ath\with spaces\and accented letters\like in the words\declara=C3=A7=C3=A3o=
 de autoriza=C3=A7=C3=A3o.docx" /mSave_As_Txt

The same command FAILS when called from inside Ada with any of the know "so=
lutions" on GNAT gem [1] and Rosetta Code [2].

But there must be a way!

Share your good code.

Thanks.

[1] https://www.adacore.com/gems/gem-54
[2] https://rosettacode.org/wiki/Execute_a_system_command#Ada