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From: tenaglia@mis.mcw.edu ("Chris Tenaglia - 257-8765")
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Subject: Icon pipes in MSDOS
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Date: 24 Sep 90 18:41:09 GMT
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MSDOS does have pipes, but they're implemented differently than unix. MSDOS
does it by generating scratch files. One can actually do a DIR|SORT or
DIR | ICONX PROG. Inside icon one can issue system("dir >_dir.tmp") and
then infile:=open("_dir.tmp") for subsequent processing. It also uses a
little more memory when using the system command.

I'd sure like to know how the MAC does it too. Is there a difference between
a MAC with Multifinder and one with MPW?

Chris Tenaglia (System Manager)
Medical College of Wisconsin
8701 W. Watertown Plank Rd.
Milwaukee, WI 53226
(414)257-8765
tenaglia@mis.mcw.edu, mcwmis!tenaglia