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From: Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen)
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Subject: Re: Ada.Directories
Date: 23 Oct 2007 07:07:38 -0500
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In article <ffkdem$1oe$1@infosun2.rus.uni-stuttgart.de>, Peter Hermann <ica2ph@lucky.ihr.uni-stuttgart.de> writes:
> Adam Beneschan <adam@irvine.com> wrote:
>> Maybe the GNAT folks can add a subpackage of Ada.Directories that
> 
> maybe there exists some code for
> standardized portable handling of path strings?

I doubt it.  Handle this:

	SYS$SYSTEM:SECURITY.AUDIT$JOURNAL;-1

Typically SYS$SYSTEM is a logical name pointing to a rooted directory,
but there have been cases where particular customers have made it a
triple-rooted directory rather than single.  The only reliable way to
figure out what is going on is to call the appropriate VMS system servce.