Very Computer

name=`myprog`
echo $name

The problem is that myprog is an interactive program using curses whcih calls
for user input.
Is there any solution to this problem.
Any suggestions/advice very welcome.
--
Paul Porcelli
University of Glasgow

------------- /tmp/ftest.sh ---------------------------------------------------
#!/bin/sh
/etc/mknod /tmp/fifo$$ p
/tmp/ftest /tmp/fifo$$ &
fname=`cat /tmp/fifo$$`
/bin/rm -f /tmp/fifo$$
echo filename is $fname
exit 0
--------------- /tmp/ftest.c --------------------------------------------------
#include <stdio.h>
#include <sys/file.h>

#define FILENAME        "/tmp/jibberish"

int main(argc, argv)
        int     argc;
        char ** argv;
{
        int     fd;

        if (argc != 2) {
                fprintf(stderr, "no fifoname, you're screwed!\n");
                exit(1);
        }
        if ((fd = open(argv[1], O_WRONLY, 0666)) < 0) {
                fprintf(stderr, "can't open %s, you're screwed!\n", argv[1]);
                perror("open");
                return (1);
        }
        if (write(fd, FILENAME, strlen(FILENAME)) != strlen(FILENAME)) {
                fprintf(stderr, "can't write %s, you're screwed!\n", argv[1]);
                perror("write");
                return (1);
        }
        (void)close(fd);
        printf("Everything went groovy, dude!\n");
        return (0);

Quote:}

You could use a real file too, but that would be boring...  :)

John
--
John Hascall                   ``An ill-chosen word is the fool's messenger.''
Systems Software Engineer
Project Vincent
Iowa State University Computation Center  +  Ames, IA  50011  +  515/294-9551