From: Patrick Hurley <phurley@...>
Date: 2006-11-13T03:38:30+09:00
Subject: Re: testing whether a process has completed..

On 11/12/06, James Smith <jmdjmsmith@msn.com> wrote:
> OK, keeping it simple I am basically using the following code:
>
> IO.popen("ruby my_program.rb", "r+") do |f|
>
> while(process hasn't finished)  # need ruby code for this
>
> read = f.gets
> while(read != nil)
> print read
> read = f.gets
> end
>
> while(waiting for input)   #need ruby code for this
> write "xyz"
> end
>
> end
> end
>
>
> - I need to be able to test whether or not the ruby program is waiting
> for input
> - I would also like to be able to test whether or not the program has
> finished  running
>
> Can anybody help me please.
>
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>
>

This varies by platform a little, what os are you using?

pth