I think in the past I used the open() command in "p" mode (pipe) in order to execute a unix command and read its output. Also looks at the system() function. The chapter 14 of the Unicon online manuscript should present you different examples.
Federico "With great powers come great responsibilities" - Spiderman Federico Balbi Division of Computer Science University of Texas at San Antonio 6900 N. Loop 1604 West San Antonio, TX 78249-0667 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cs.utsa.edu/~fbalbi On Wed, 7 Jul 2004, Nolan Clayton wrote: > I would like to write a shell widget in Unicon. If anyone has any > suggestions on commmands or syntax please let me know. Also, more > importantly if anyone has written procedures in Icon/Unicon that preform > or emulate shell commands or scripts and wouldn't mind sharing them :). > Things like ls, grep, kill, touch, ... or whatever. > Thanks, > Nolan Clayton > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email sponsored by Black Hat Briefings & Training. > Attend Black Hat Briefings & Training, Las Vegas July 24-29 - > digital self defense, top technical experts, no vendor pitches, > unmatched networking opportunities. Visit www.blackhat.com > _______________________________________________ > Unicon-group mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unicon-group > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by Black Hat Briefings & Training. Attend Black Hat Briefings & Training, Las Vegas July 24-29 - digital self defense, top technical experts, no vendor pitches, unmatched networking opportunities. Visit www.blackhat.com _______________________________________________ Unicon-group mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unicon-group
