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Top Forums Programming C++ How to use pipe() & fork() with stdin and stdout to another program Post 302178133 by vvaidyan on Monday 24th of March 2008 06:51:43 PM
Old 03-24-2008
C++ How to use pipe() & fork() with stdin and stdout to another program

Hi,
Program A: uses pipe()

I am able to read the stdout of PROGAM B (stdout got through system() command) into PROGRAM A using:

* child
-> dup2(fd[1], STDOUT_FILENO);
-> execl("/path/PROGRAM B", "PROGRAM B", NULL);

* parent
-> char line[100];
-> read(fd[0], line, 100);


Question:
---------
How to write to stdin of PROGRAM B from PROGRAM A?
* should I use a different pipe?
* how to I read stdin in PROGRAM B? using cin?

Thanks in advance,
Vivek

Last edited by vvaidyan; 04-30-2008 at 01:33 PM.. Reason: Question made more precise
 

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