From: Brian Candler <b.candler@...>
Date: 2010-05-07T18:07:58+09:00
Subject: Re: Kernel.open

Imre Farkas wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I am trying to run an external commands with Kernel.open writing and
> reading its standard input / output several times. Unfortunately the
> script hangs when trying to read with IO.gets.
> 
> Code:
> fh = Kernel.open("|hunspell -m", "w+")
> 
> fh.puts "ruby\n"

Try here: fh.flush
(or: fh.sync = true after opening it)

I would normally use IO.popen, but I don't know how/if that differs from 
using open in the way you have.
-- 
Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.