OSProcess - return value from command.

Gary Chambers gazzaguru2 at btinternet.com
Thu Oct 25 09:41:03 UTC 2007


>
> The PipeableOSProcess class is part of the CommandShell package, because
> it provides the mechanism for connecting external processes to OS pipes
> for command line processing in CommandShell. I split the original
> OSProcess
> package into two pieces (OSProcess and CommandShell) because it had grown
> too large, and because simulating Unix command shells is not of general
> interest to most Squeak users. However this is a recurring question, so
> I guess I should find a way to move PipeableOSProcess back into the
> OSProcess package one of these days.
>
> Dave>

That would be nice, I don't use the command shell but do need the pipes!

Having talked with John it seems he's wanting to do this on Windows, which
isn't supported, of course.




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