Re: Reading special Unix files in RB, like /dev/random

[Norman Palardy <npalardy at great-white-software dot com>]

On 28-Apr-08, at 10:12 AM, Theodore H. Smith wrote:

>
> Can RB read special unix files? Like /dev/random
>
> Did anyone ever have a need to do this?
>
> Just wondering...
>
> for what it's worth, you can read special unix files in RB  
> nowadays,  using my ElfData plugin.

Yes you can
Charles documented it in Chapter 12 of his book some time ago

However, a quick test using a folderitem in RB code does not seem to  
be able to get access to /dev/random or /dev/urandom

   dim f as folderItem

   f = GetFolderItem("/dev/urandom", FolderItem.PathTypeShell)

   if f is nil then
     msgbox "f is nil"
     return
   end if

   dim ts as TextInputStream = f.OpenAsTextFile

   dim s as string = ts.ReadLine

   break


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