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PowerDOS PIPE.DEV TEXT
This program is FreeWare (C) 1992 PowerPoint Software
(C) 1992 DragonWare Software Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Pipes are a way for multitasking proceses to exchange data.
To install the PowerDOS PIPE.DEV do the following.
Add a line to the end of your PowerDOS CONFIGUR file that states:
#PIPE.DEV $BUFFERSIZE
BUFFERSIZE = the size of the pipe in 1/2 K bytes.
Then copy the PIPE.DEV file to your PowerDOS folder.
Reboot your system and Pipes will be installed.
Talking to a pipe:
To talk to a pipe you use it just like a file.
IE:
Open the file "PIPE:\TEST.PIP"
write to it.
close it.
The other application can have the same file opened for read and get the
data from the pipe you wrote.
NOTE:
The pipe is a Circle file made in memory. When you have filled the
file to its preset size (BUFFERSIZE*512 bytes) the Pipe will
overwrite the old data starting at byte 1.
END