Thanks Benoît! On Mon, 2010-12-13 at 22:22 +0100, Benoît Minisini wrote: > > > > > > This is a pipe. Data is available only when it has been filled by the > > > other side. So Eof() can returns true at anytime, even if some data may > > > be written in the future. Gambas cannot read the future yet. > > > > Benoit, i got this example from the wiki. > > http://gambasdoc.org/help/lang/pipe?v3 > > Then the example is wrong. I don't think I wrote it anyway. > > > > > > > if i change to > > > > WHILE TRUE > > > > > > > > i get the ls results to console and > > > > i get an error > > > > > > > > System error. Inappropriate ioctl for device. > > > > > > The error message is not very accurate. But it is normal, as reading on a > > > pipe that has been closed on the other side is impossible. > > > > > > Regards, > > > > What is the right code to read a pipe if it is not with Eof() or WHILE > > TRUE ? > > > > > > Thanks Benoit for your answer. > > In Gambas 2, you must do something like that: > > DIM hFile AS File > DIM sLine AS String > > hFile = PIPE "/tmp/FIFO1" FOR READ > > DO > TRY READ #hFile, sLine, -256 > IF NOT sLine THEN BREAK > PRINT sLine; > LOOP > > In Gambas 3, you can do that too: > > Dim hFile As File > Dim sLine As String > > hFile = Pipe "/tmp/FIFO1" For Read > > Do > Line Input #hFile, sLine > If hFile.EndOfFile Then Break > Print sLine > Loop > > Regards, >
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