[Gambas-user] More Problems with SHELL (possible BUG).

[audiossis]

On Friday 06 July 2007 17:56:13 gambas-user-request at lists.sourceforge.net wrote:
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> Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2007 09:56:23 +0200
> From: Stefano Palmeri <rospolosco at ...152...>
> Subject: Re: [Gambas-user] More Problems with SHELL (possible BUG).
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> Alle 09:18, venerd? 6 luglio 2007, audiossis ha scritto:
> > Thanks Stefano for your suggestion but unfortunately I have to report that
> > it made no difference. I should at this point mention that I have tried
> > re-directing the output  of both "mkdir" and "cpio" by using code like:
> >
> > SHELL "mkdir -v /new/directory >/dev/stdout" WAIT FOR READ
> >
> > and
> >
> > SHELL "mkdir -v /new/directory >/dev/console" WAIT FOR READ
> >
> >
> > Your suggestion made sense but I don't think that the problem lies with the
> > direction (or lack thereof) of output from the shell programs but rather
> > the content of their returns. I wonder if the output of these programs
> > begins with a null character (or other non-printable character) that is
> > confusing the "READ" argument? or if there is a timing problem that
> > prevents "READ" from acquiring the first byte of returned data?
> >
> > Ben
> 
> You're right. I don't know. I tried with gambas 1.9.49:
> 
> PUBLIC SUB _new()
>   
>   SHELL "mkdir -v hello >&1 | head -c5" 
>       
> END
> 
> 'head' doesn't work. Also
> 
> PUBLIC SUB _new()
>   
>   DIM sOutput AS String
>   
>   SHELL "mkdir -v hello >&1" TO sOutput
>   PRINT sOutput
>       
> END
>   
> sOutput is blank. 
> 
> Very strange. Probably a bug(?).
> 
> Stefano


I too am using 1.9.49 and have it installed on a dual head Fedora Core 6 setup (I don't know that that makes any difference).
Unfortunately I don't know how to program in C, otherwise I'd have a go at fixing it myself...
I guess I just wait to see if it is fixed next version......? :-|

Thanks for your time Stefano :-)

BTW... I'm still open to suggestions!

Ben