From: "Svend-Erik Kjær Madsen" <sv-erik@..._stofanet.dk>
Date: 2004-02-08T19:25:00+09:00
Subject: Re: Threads for dummies ver 0001

Svend-Erik Kj�r Madsen wrote:

> Hi
> Can somone please tell me howto handle threads in the code below
> <code ex>
> def start_app
> system("echo #{$passwd}|sudo -S #{$appl}"}
> $passwd.value = ''
> $appl.value = ''
> end
> </code ex>
>  Works fine, but the system(....) thing, grabs focus ontil the application
> stops.
> 
> So far Ive tried to write something like:
> <code ex >
> def start_app
> Thread.new($passwd, $appl) do
> t = Thread.current

Got this  wrong
> passwd = t[:$passwd]
> appl = t[:$appl]
$passwd = t[:passwd]
$appl = t[:appl]

> system("echo #{passwd}|sudo -S #{appl}"}
> end
> $passwd.value = ''
> $appl.value = ''
> end
> </code ex>
> 
> This dosnt work
> 
> What I want is to create a subprocess running the programm, and return to
> reset the variables.

-- 
/Sv-e