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On 07/19/2018 08:59 AM, Jerry wrote:
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> Sort-of-bottom-line: Calling the Ada executable in Applescript or Automator without invoking a terminal will allow "say" and probably "afplay" to work but not ASCII bell . ASCII bell works when executing Ada from a terminal and also "say" and probably "afplay".

Since you're sending BEL to standard output, you need a standard output to send 
it to that responds to a BEL as you desire. When you run a program without a 
terminal, standard output is usually sent to a bit bucket. If you want to use 
BEL and get a sound, you'll need a terminal. If you don't want a terminal, 
you'll have to use something other than BEL, like afplay.

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