Executable pipe input? - xcode

How to run executable in Xcode with piped input? For example:
echo "abc" | myexec
I know I can set arguments to my executable in the Executable [name] Info > Arguments tab, but there seems to be no option to prefix it or something.
I see "Use Pipe for standard input/output" in the General tab, but how to work with it? Doesn't seem to change a thing.
I'm using Xcode 3.2.6.

I don't know if this is the most elegant way, but could you have a Shell Script build phase that shunts the output of the first command into a file (echo "abc" > tempfile) and then call your executable with (myexec < tempfile)?
I haven't found much online yet besides this now-broken link that explains the use of "Use Pipe for standard input/output".

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With Ruby: how can I test to see if a linux command is available without returning the output of the command I'm testing for?

I'm using Ruby on Linux.
I'd like to test for the existence of a command on the Linux system.
I'd like to not get back the output of the command that I'm testing for.
I'd also like to not get back any output that results from the shell being unable to find the command.
I want to avoid using shell redirection from within the command that I send to the shell. So something like system("foo > /dev/null") would be unsuitable.
I'm ok with using redirection if there is a way to do it from Ruby.
The simplest thing would be just to use system. Let's say you're looking for ls.
irb(main):005:0> system("which ls")
/bin/ls
=> true
If that's off the table, you could peek into the directories in ENV["PATH"] for the executable you're looking for. ENV["PATH"].split(":") would give you an array of directory names to check for the desired command. If you find a file with the right name, you may want to ensure it's an executable.
I want to avoid using shell redirection from within the command that I
send to the shell. So something like system("foo > /dev/null") would
be unsuitable. I'm ok with using redirection if there is a way to do it from Ruby.
system("exec which cmd", out: "/dev/null")
puts "Command is available." if ($?).success?
The exec is to explicitly avoid unnecessary forking in the shell.
As a sidenote type -P can be used instead of which, but it relies on Bash and may have surprising effects if script is ported to an environment with a different default shell.

fastest command, which accepts pipe, but generates no text on StdOut & StdErr

Which command in Windows command script (.cmd) accepts pipe (so, no error "The Process tried to write to a nonexistent pipe." generated), but generates no output itself, including output to StdErr? I need to not touch normal StdErr output (keep in mind, pipe transports only StdOut). I can't use null device, due to it's not installed in the system.
For example, command|rem generates mentioned error. But I want no error output, except generated by command, so rem is not suitable command for needed purpose.
Main aim is the script speed. So, don't offer extensive constructions, please.
should be break(or set/p= ?) as it is internal command prompt command (i.e. no external process started ) and generally do nothing.Though I suppose if you are searching for executable packed with the windows answer will be different.
The cd . command is what you are looking for. I used it to create empty files. This way, command | cd . works and echo Hello >&2 | cd . show "Hello" in the screen! This works as a filter that just blocks Stdout (interesting).

How to create shortcut to Rscript on Windows 7

I have created a Windows 7 shortcut in an attempt to give someone who is not comfortable with R the ability to run a simple program. I have tried to follow the advice of other postings, but must be missing something. This is what I have in my shortcut right now.
Target: "C:\Program Files\R\R-3.0.2\bin\x64\Rscript.exe" --vanilla -e "C:\Users\Moo\Desktop\CharCalendar.r"
Start in: "C:\Program Files\R\R-3.0.2\bin\x64"
I get error messages (that flash up very briefly on a black DOS window) that say things like Error unexpected input in "C:\"
I have tried with and without quotes in the target, I have tried using source() in the target (also with and without quotes).
The script runs without error when I submit it in the R console.
You probably want
"C:\Program Files\R\R-3.0.2\bin\x64\Rscript.exe" --vanilla C:\Users\Moo\Desktop\CharCalendar.r
as your target. No -e; that specifies an expression to run, not a script file.
I must admit, I hardly ever made my own shortcut in Windows. However, you coul seemly write a bat-file which runs the R-script and PAUSES, so you can read the output:
#echo off
"C:\Program Files\R\R-3.0.2\bin\x64\Rscript.exe" "C:\Users\Moo\Desktop\CharCalendar.r"
PAUSE
You may also want to add additional options and arguments after Rscript.exe. If you want to pass it to Rgui.exe, it will be a trickier. Read the following stackoverflow-topic for hints:
Passing script as parameter to RGui
Replace Rscript.exe -e with Rterm.exe -f, which indicates that you are passing a file as argument, -e is for passing expressions e.g. Rscript.exe -e "a<-1:10; mean(a);" Rterm provides a few more options for control compared to Rscript, see Rterm.exe --help.

Erlang Output to text file

I am new to Erlang and I am trying to find an easy way to output Erlang command results to a test file in Windows command line. This is what I tried so far:
c:\Windows\Temp>erl example.erl "main" -e > output.txt
if its a small script perhaps you can use escript as described in here
escript provides support for running short Erlang programs without
having to compile them first and an easy way to retrieve the command
line arguments
then you can get what you want to work the way you want
escript myfunctions_tests > output.txt

Send commands to other command-line programs

Is there a way, to send commands to another command-line program?
'Cause i have a special command-line program, but I can't send commands to it using syntax like program.exe something_to_do
the program executes something like this: ("here syntax" is where i want to input text to and also enter to start)
TheWhateverCommandLineProgram
Version 1.1
Give an option: "here syntax"
the program in code looks something like this:
echo TheWhateverCommandLineProgram
echo Version 1.1
Set opt=
set /p opt=Give an option:
if %opt%==command1 goto com1
if %opt%==command2 goto com2
...
Well, i guess so cause it wasnt me who made it (btw: off course its not called TheWhateverCommandLineProgram)
If you just want to give keyboard input to a commandline program you can just use echo and pipe it:
echo some text | program.exe
If you need more lines, then write them to a file and use input redirection:
echo one line > file
echo second line >> file
program.exe < file
I'm not 100% sure I understand what you're looking for. Here's two options:
You have two windows, each running a batch program. Let's say they are called myscript1.bat and myscript2.bat. You want to send a set of commands from myscript1.bat to be executed by myscript2.bat
You have a single batch script named myscript.bat, which executes a single program named program.exe. You want program.exe to execute some commands, or do some something.
Are either of these what you're looking for? Here's some idea:
Make myscript1.bat create a third file, mycommands.bat. Once myscript2.bat sees the file mycommands.bat exists, it will execute it and delete it. (Wow. Lame.)
Use Windows Scripting Host command (it's built in to Windows since Win2K) or Powershell (usually on most computers nowadays, if they have been updated). Either of these can send keystrokes to another program. Using those keystrokes, you can control the other program.
In what form does the other program take input? From the command prompt?
If the latter then I recommend Autohotkey: http://www.autohotkey.com/
You can use Autohotkey as a bridge and it will send the command as keypresses to the window of the other batch file.
You can ask for help in their forum. They are quite helpful.

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