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Re: Reading a MSG file
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Sam Calvert <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 20 Oct 1997 14:12:49 +1000
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Paul H. Christidis' use of 'input' to open the message file for I/O
seems to be a very good solution to script extended waits for input.
Thanks for the tip!

> ...
> input _text <*msg >*msg
> ...
> In the 'input' statement above the CI opens the message file for I/O.

Has anyone figured a way to WRITE to a MSG file from the POSIX shell
without resorting to a callci statement or two?

Sam 'working on a simple QUIZ report server for the web' Calvert

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