[danielk]

Can anyone provide a simple example of using the Win32Process class? For example, let's say I have a simple C executable, all it does is sends the string 'Hello' to stdout.

Daniel Klein

[jan_vrany]

Hi,

I don't know how to use Win32Process class directly but I've never need to use it.It's better to use
OperatingSystem methods under protocol 'executing OS commands - public'. For example:

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OperatingSystem
        executeCommand:'dir'
        outputTo: Transcript


Look at AbstractOperatingSystem, protocol 'executing OS commands - public'. There are bunch of methods
with one or two examples at the bottom...

[cgittinger]

notice that you can execute any command with input, output and stderr redirected onto a smalltalk stream:

Unix:

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|myStream|

myStream := WriteStream on:(String new).
OperatingSystem executeCommand:'ls -l' outputTo:myStream.
^ myStream contents


Windows:

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|myStream|

myStream := WriteStream on:(String new).
OperatingSystem executeCommand:'dir' outputTo:myStream.
^ myStream contents


[cgittinger]

also notice, that Win32Process is (as the name implies) Windows OS-specific. Use OperatingSystem for portability (even if you use shell-commands, these might run unchanged on Windows with a cygwin- or similar shell installed).

Claus