From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,74b013eedc5cbd6d X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2004-04-21 04:19:44 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news2.google.com!newsfeed2.dallas1.level3.net!news.level3.com!newsfeed.mathworks.com!arclight.uoregon.edu!wn51feed!worldnet.att.net!attbi_s03.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "Jeff C," Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada References: Subject: Re: Command line X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1409 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: 24.147.74.171 X-Complaints-To: abuse@comcast.net X-Trace: attbi_s03 1082546383 24.147.74.171 (Wed, 21 Apr 2004 11:19:43 GMT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 11:19:43 GMT Organization: Comcast Online Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 11:19:43 GMT Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:7377 Date: 2004-04-21T11:19:43+00:00 List-Id: "Andreas" wrote in message news:rwihc.56765$mU6.234010@newsb.telia.net... > Hello >> I've got a 500+ pages ADA programming book, but it doesn't help. I really > can't find what i'm looking for there. > We can't find what you are looking for in your help request. Perhaps you are looking for Ada.Command_Line which would allow you to actually process command line arguments (such as the filename). Right now, you are using the OS to redirect input which may or may not be compliant with the requirement to get the filename from the command line.