From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter@...>
Date: 2009-12-12T04:35:19+09:00
Subject: Re: Redirecting standard output

On 12/11/2009 05:30 PM, Robert Gleeson wrote:
> Can anyone else provide an example?
> 
>> This does only work for redirections of output for the particular
>> process.  It will fail in these cases
>> - sub processes started # thats cleared up.
>> - all entities which remembered $stdout instance (e.g. a logger) # huh?
> 
> I don't see how reassignment or #reopen would make a difference. They 
> reference the same object after all - for this particular case, their 
> behavior is the same.
> 
> So what gives?

I suggest you look again at my earlier posting (the one with the "date" 
example) and / or look at the documentation.  There *is* a difference 
between reassigning and using #reopen - and it is significant.

Cheers

	robert

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