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

[Stefano Palmeri]

Alle 11:05, venerdì 6 luglio 2007, audiossis ha scritto:
> On Friday 06 July 2007 17:56:13 gambas-user-request at lists.sourceforge.net 
wrote:
> > Message: 8
> > 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).
> > To: mailing list for gambas users <gambas-user at lists.sourceforge.net>
> > Message-ID: <200707060956.23576.rospolosco at ...152...>
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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
>

Benoit solved the question (look at his previous mail). 

Stefano









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