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SPAWN and reading from a socket?
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description: Hello, i want to read data directly from a TCPIP-port to get data into IDL.. are there any better possibilities than spawning an c-programm which feeds the data into idl? wasn't there something like named pipes? Or can I read from a /dev/file directly? pro get_data get_lun,unit spawn,'netcat -l -h otherhost -p dataport ',unit=unit readu,unit,data free_lun,unit print, data end any hint needed... Hendrik -- Panther in the Jungle __..--''``\--....___ _..,_ -BELIEVE AND DECEIVE- _.-' .-/"; ` ``<._ ``-+'~=. http://www.ang-physik _.-' _..--.'_ \ `(^) ) .uni-kiel.de/~hendrik ((..-' (< _ ;_..__ ; `'
creator: alpha
date: 1997-01-16T08:00:00-00:00

Re: SPAWN and reading from a socket?
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description: Hallo, da der Mailer wohl nicht ging, per Posting, sorry Folks! Panther |------------------------- Message log follows: -------------------------| no valid recipients were found for this message |------------------------- Failed addresses follow: ---------------------| <plugge@biv7.sr.fht-mannheim.de> ... unknown host |------------------------- Message text follows: ------------------------| > In article <5blomp$er@jungle.toppoint.de>, alpha@jungle.toppoint.de (Hendrik Roepcke) > writes: > |>Hello, > |>i want to read data directly from a TCPIP-port to get > |>data into IDL.. > |>are there any better possibilities than spawning an > |>c-programm which feeds the data into idl? > |>wasn't there something like named pipes? > |>Or can I read from a /dev/file directly? > |>pro get_data > |>get_lun,unit > |>spawn,'netcat -l -h otherhost -p dataport ',unit=unit > |>readu,unit,data > |>free_lun,unit > |>print, data > |>end > ich habe vor einiger Zeit ein Prograemmchen geschrieben, das (fuer die Steuerung > unserer Videokamera) den ganzen Krempel ueber einen call_external()-Aufruf macht. > Falls Du Interesse hast, kann ich Dir die Sachen mal schicken. Betriebsystem ist zwar > VMS, aber es sollte sich leicht umschreiben lassen. > Viele Gruesse > Michel > wir entwickeln auf VMS und auf Digital Unix! Ich wuerde mich ueber den Source daher SEHR (!) freuen... vielen Dank HEndrik -- Panther in the Jungle __..--''``\--....___ _..,_ -BELIEVE AND DECEIVE- _.-' .-/"; ` ``<._ ``-+'~=. http://www.ang-physik _.-' _..--.'_ \ `(^) ) .uni-kiel.de/~hendrik ((..-' (< _ ;_..__ ; `'
creator: alpha
date: 1997-01-17T08:00:00-00:00

Re: SPAWN and reading from a socket?
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description: In article <5blomp$er@jungle.toppoint.de>, alpha@jungle.toppoint.de (Hendrik Roepcke) writes: |>Hello, |> |>i want to read data directly from a TCPIP-port to get |>data into IDL.. |> |>are there any better possibilities than spawning an |>c-programm which feeds the data into idl? |> |>wasn't there something like named pipes? |>Or can I read from a /dev/file directly? |> |> |>pro get_data |> |>get_lun,unit |> |>spawn,'netcat -l -h otherhost -p dataport ',unit=unit |> |> |>readu,unit,data |> |>free_lun,unit |> |>print, data |> |>end |> |> |>any hint needed... Hendrik, some time ago I wrote a little program to do that job by call_external (OS is VMS). If you are interested, let me know. Michel
creator: plugge
date: 1997-01-17T08:00:00-00:00

Re: SPAWN
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description: Hi Nobu, If you have database retrieval routines already in C, have you thought about using CALL_EXTERNAL to link the C routines directly into your IDL code and save you having to use SPAWNs which will likely be slower. There's a lot of examples out there for calling up C from IDL and it's now a relatively simple thing to set up on most platforms. Tim Nobuyuki Tasaka wrote: > > Hi all, > > If someone who have tried to compare SPAWN in the following > usage, please let me know the difference in terms of data > parsing speed, interface flexibility and routine's independency. > > I would like to use SPAWN for calling database retriving routine > written in C. > > 1) SPAWN, "cmd", result > > 2) SPAWN, "cmd", /UNIT > > 3) SPAWN, "cmd" > (C routine writes data to memory map file and then IDL read it > as a Logical Unit File) > > I'm looking forward to your help. > Nobu > > --------------------------------- > Nobuyuki Tasaka > GE Medical Systems > 3200 N Grandview Blvd, > Waukesha, WI 53188 > (Phone) 414-521-6577 > (E-mail) tasaka@mr.med.ge.com > --------------------------------- -- Dr.Feelgood's Amazing And Marvellous Poetic Panacea Guaranteed To Cure All Ailments Of The Soul NO REFUNDS http://condor.lpl.arizona.edu/~tim/
creator: Tim Patterson
date: 1997-04-08T07:00:00-00:00

Re: SPAWN
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description: Nobuyuki Tasaka wrote: > > > CALL_EXTERNAL (and LINKIMAGE also) is useful to link C routines > but needs to change codes to be portable to other systems, say, > from SunOS 4.1.3 to Solaris 2.5 or SGI etc. SPAWN is slow for > parsing data but there is no fear of this kind of problem. It is true that you will need to recompile your shareable libray of C code for different platforms, but you have to recompile your C code anyway. I am currently using the same C and Fortran routines called from IDL on SunOS, Solaris, HP and OSF machines (and I think they should also work on an SGI platform). The only change I had to make was to get the HP compiler to use the same naming convention as the otehr platforms (and this is a compiler option). It was also reasonably easy to port this to VMS. I think the SPAWN routine may be harder to change for this OS, but that may not be a problem. > In my case, I'm transferring the main portion of data to memory > map file by C routine, and this file is readable as a normal file > for any other applications. > > My concern is how to use SPAWN for parsing list and errors from > that C routine to IDL, data size of which are not so large. > I'm farid I've really avoided using SPAWN for this type of activity, mainly because I nbeed the code to be more portable. I'll be interested in seeing what otehr people have to say about using SPAWN in this way though. I'm always willing to learn something new :) Tim
creator: Tim Patterson
date: 1997-04-09T07:00:00-00:00

Re: SPAWN
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description: Nobuyuki Tasaka <tasaka@mr.med.ge.com> writes: > Hi all, > If someone who have tried to compare SPAWN in the following > usage, please let me know the difference in terms of data > parsing speed, interface flexibility and routine's independency. > I would like to use SPAWN for calling database retriving routine > written in C. > 1) SPAWN, "cmd", result > 2) SPAWN, "cmd", /UNIT This is not a correct usage. The UNIT keyword returns a logical unit number which can be used to communicate with the spawned process using read and write commands (via a bi-directional pipe). Thus, one would want to use this with the syntax: SPAWN, "cmd", UNIT=UNIT When one is done, then one can use FREE_LUN, UNIT to close the logical unit, since the SPAWN did an implicit GET_LUN. I've never used this myself, but I would guess that the spawned program would communicate with IDL using standard input and output. Another option you haven't discussed is the use of the /NOSHELL keyword with SPAWN. This is supposed to speed it up. Bill
creator: thompson
date: 1997-04-09T07:00:00-00:00

Re: SPAWN
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description: Hi Tim, Tim Patterson wrote: > > Hi Nobu, > > If you have database retrieval routines already in C, > have you thought about using CALL_EXTERNAL to link > the C routines directly into your IDL code and save you > having to use SPAWNs which will likely be slower. > > There's a lot of examples out there for calling up C from > IDL and it's now a relatively simple thing to set up on > most platforms. > > Tim Thanks for your recommendation. CALL_EXTERNAL (and LINKIMAGE also) is useful to link C routines but needs to change codes to be portable to other systems, say, from SunOS 4.1.3 to Solaris 2.5 or SGI etc. SPAWN is slow for parsing data but there is no fear of this kind of problem. In my case, I'm transferring the main portion of data to memory map file by C routine, and this file is readable as a normal file for any other applications. My concern is how to use SPAWN for parsing list and errors from that C routine to IDL, data size of which are not so large. Please let me know your opinion. Nobu --------------------------------- Nobuyuki Tasaka GE Medical Systems 3200 N Grandview Blvd, Waukesha, WI 53188 (Phone) 414-521-6577 (E-mail) tasaka@mr.med.ge.com ---------------------------------
creator: Nobuyuki Tasaka
date: 1997-04-09T07:00:00-00:00