[Gambas-user] Shell - commands with arguments doesn't work

[Jussi Lahtinen]

It's because ifconfig is bit weird... there is no --help option and so
output is directed to standard error output (invalid option).

This creates empty file:
$ ( ifconfig --help ) 1> test.txt

This creates file with the actual content:
$ ( ifconfig --help ) 2> test.txt


So, to use it with gambas do this:
Shell "ifconfig" To somevar


Jussi




On Fri, May 31, 2013 at 12:50 AM, Jesus <ea7dfh at ...2382...> wrote:

> El 30/05/13 21:35, Kende Krisztián escribió:
> > An interesting example, why do not you use native methods?
> >
> > Dim item As String
> >
> > For Each item In Dir(User.Home).Sort()
> >
> >    With Stat(User.Home & "/" & item)
> >
> >      Print .Auth & " " & .User & " " & .Group & " " & .Size & " " &
> .LastModified & " " & item
> >
> >    End With
> >
> > Next
> >
> >
> >> Hi all
> >>
> >> AFAIR this used to work until now:
> >>
> >> Shell "ls -la" To variable
> >> Exec ["ls", "-la"] To anothervariable
> >>
> >> But now, whatever command I use, if it has one or more arguments
> >> beginning with a dash or double dash, I don't get any output.
> >>
> >> Quoting it with Shell$() function does not help. Also, I've tried
> >> using process reading, to no avail.
> >>
> >> If you would issue the command without arguments, it then works fine.
> >>
> >> Is this a bug, or am I doing something wrong?
> >>
> >> Regards
> >>
> >> Gambas 3.4.90 r5682
> >>
>
> That's not the case. What I wanted to point out is why some commands
> does not work when some arguments are given. Obviously, my first example
> is pointless.
>
> Have you tested the following?
>
> Shell "ifconfig --help" To somevar
>
> Why this does not return anything?
>
> Regards
> --
> Jesus Guardon
>
>
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