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From: rassilon@eddie.MIT.EDU (Brian Preble)
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Subject: Re: Turbo Pascal vs. the Input standard file
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Date: Mon, 1-Jun-87 11:57:32 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jun  1 11:57:32 1987
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In article <2575@ncoast.UUCP> allbery@ncoast.UUCP (Brandon S. Allbery) writes:
>I'm trying to write a program which will read standard input or files named
>on the command line.  (It's a program to expand tabs and formfeeds for my
>DuMbPrinter-105.)  The main block seemed simple enough:
>
		... code deleted ...
>
>BUT -- My Turbo Pascal (3.01A) doesn't seem to recognize Input as a file.

This is true, the device name you're looking for is CON, as in Process(CON).
Also, make sure that you don't try to close it.  (Nothing SHOULD happen but
you never know.)  In addition, make sure that you've included the compiler
directive B+.  I know this is the default setting but it helps to make sure.
This way, if you ever have to compile your software on a machine with different
defaults you know it will run correctly.  The main difference between B+ and
B- is that B+ assigns STDIN and STDOUT to the console whereas B- assigns them
to a terminal (TRM).

					-- Rassilon

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