From: "dtown22@..." <dtown22@...>
Date: 2007-10-27T01:30:02+09:00
Subject: Re: cant seem to get system() & pipe to work together

Hi Mac,

That commented line was a previous attempt at formatting the 'cmd'
differently. I tried many different formats and varations, none of
which seemed to work.

Thanks

-d

On Oct 25, 4:31 pm, Michael Linfield <globyy3...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >  ffmpeg = '"C:\\Documents and Settings\\dt\\Desktop\\my stuff\\songs\
> > \wma\\ffmpeg.exe"'
> >   lame = '"C:\\Documents and Settings\\dt\\Desktop\\my stuff\\songs\
> > \wma\\lame.exe"'
>
> > newFile = child.sub('wma', 'mp3')
> > #cmd = ffmpeg + " -i " + child + " -vn -f wav - | "  + lame + " -V 6 -
> > " + newFile
> > cmd1 = "#{ffmpeg} -i #{child} -vn -f wav - | #{lame} -V 6 -
> > #{newFile}"
> > puts cmd1
> > system(cmd1)
>
> > NOTE: child points to the same file wma file as above.
>
> > If i copy and paste the output of the puts command above into a
> > command window, it works fine...but from ruby, it seems to ignore the
> > pipe (|) command. I dont know if this is a windows issue, or if i am
> > missing something obvious. Any help is greatly appreciated.
>
> I have no idea if this was intentional or not but...
> #cmd = ffmpeg + " -i " + child + " -vn -f wav - | "  + lame + " -V 6 -
>
> > " + newFile
>
> The # in front of cmd comments that entire line out..once again i have
> no idea if you were just putting that there to make a point in your post
> so I'm just making sure.
>
> - Mac
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