> Dear Paul > we are nearly there but not quite. > > I did as above and see a new file created: c:\cygwin\home\Default > User\.lyx\lyxpipe.in
I don't think you are there at all. Either your OS supports pipes or it does not. Pipes are not files. They are a part of main memory made visible to the user who can manipulate their contents *as if* they were a file. $ echo "stuff" > target will result in "target" containing "stuff". If "target" is a plain file then that's all you've done and all you can do. Not very useful. If "target" is actually a pipe, then something else connected to it will be able to grab this information. So, if you have performed the test I described and found that LyX does not respond, then there is nothing you can do about it other than wait for us to scrap the current implementation and use sockets instead. This is no big deal IMO, at least for your use. LyX already has Bibtex support. Use jbibtexmanager to manipulate your database but use LyX to manipulate your document. -- Angus
