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From: Tai Pan <lbfoster@hiwaay.net>
Subject: Help - Interfacing with C using Ada 83
Date: 1996/10/09
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Can somebody tell me how to get Ada 83 to call a C routine in an MS-DOS
environment? I'm using an ActivAda compiler and Borland C++ v4.51. The C
routine returns null terminated strings up to 255 characters. I have the
C source so the C compiler settings can be adjusted if required.
Portability is not an issue. 

My project engineer says it can't be done. I find this hard to believe
but I'm new to Ada and don't have much "hands on". I'm a bit paranoid
about playing with the Ada compiler since compiling the demo "hello
world" with three (!) added resulted in a compiler crash that scrambled
my primary drive (not running the program, just trying to compile it). 
Surely Ada can handle such a seemingly simple task. Any help would be
appreciated. Thanks in advance.