A USER question

[Kenneth Brody]

Quoting Tom Pancero (Thu, 21 Apr 2005 09:48:08 -0400):

> Greetings,
>
> I am in the process of installing a new software package that will be
> integrated in my
> Filepro apps.  It will make use of a bi-directional data path to an
> interface program that
> handles the communication with the software package using STDIO & STDIN.
>
> System is Red Hat 8 with Filepro 4.8
>
> What method/protocol does the Filepro USER command use to communicate
> with the
> 'outside world'?
[...]

Anything sent from filePro to the USER program is sent to the USER
program's stdin, plus a newline.  Anything sent by the USER program
to its stdout, followed by a newline, can be read by filePro.

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