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Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2013 08:02:54 +0100
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On 26.11.13 20:49, adambeneschan@gmail.com wrote:
> On Tuesday, November 26, 2013 10:54:37 AM UTC-8, tolkamp wrote:
>
>> >Thank you for your explanation. Now it works, the extra program is started.
>> >
>> >The only disadvantage is that the Ada code below the procedure System_Example is suspended untill the extra started program is terminated. Is there a possibility that the Ada program continues while the extra program runs?
> You could try putting it in a task.

I'd also try the "start" command available with Windows(TM) and
see if it makes the Ada program continue while the "start"-ed
program runs at the same time. (That is, you'd use "start" like
"dir", with the to-be-run program among the arguments passed to
"start".)