From: Name Name <exl2@...>
Date: 2006-07-12T04:36:15+09:00
Subject: Re: Processes and Portability

I'm sorry if my previous thing was confusing, but it was actually:

IO.popen("program_name > logfile").


Harmen Schut wrote:
> It is one String argument (a command line) instead of an expression 
> (compairing two String variables?)
> 
> Harmen
> 
> Name Name wrote:
>> I don't understand how that is different than:
>> a=IO.popen(program_name > logfile)
>> Process.kill(9, a.pid)
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Harmen Schut wrote:
>>> Name Name wrote:
>>>> ...
>>>> 
>>>> a=IO.popen(program_name > logfile)
>>>> Process.kill(9, a.pid)
>>>> 
>>>> spawns two processes and does not kill both.
>>>> 
>>>> I need something to be able to do the latter.
>>>> 
>>>> thanks
>>> 
>>> What about:
>>> 
>>>    a=IO.popen("#{program_name} > #{logfile}")
>>>    Process.kill(9, a.pid)
>>> 
>>> Don't know if that works on MSWindows.
>>> 
>>> Harmen


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