Re: ada making linux script calls

[file13 <file13@qlippoth.zzn.com>]

tony gair wrote:
> thanks sk
> you're a star
> 
> 
> "sk" <noname@myob.com> wrote in message
> news:mailman.1014307322.31145.comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org...
> 
>>Hi,
>>
>>with Gnat.Os_Lib;
>>
>>...
>>
>>Success : Boolean;
>>
>>....
>>
>>OS_Lib.Spawn (
>>    Program_Name => "/bin/bash", -- On a DOS try "c:\command"
>>    Argument_List => new Gnat.Os_Lib.Argument_List'(
>>        1=> "myscript.sh"
>>    ),
>>    Success => Success
>>);
>>
>>
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> 
> 

he he, yup, fu

http://sourceforge.net/projects/fu-scan/

makes extensive use of system calls.  i wrote a small thin POSIX binding 
for it--which is in the source--because florist was so clunky and didn't 
compile on Slackware 8--the 3.14 versions does though.....

http://www.qlippoth.com/ada.html
http://www.qlippoth.com/os.tar.gz

of course check out

http://www.vaxxine.com/pegasoft/homes/book.html

good luck!

file13
http://www.qlippoth.com/