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    Quote Originally Posted by fortune2k View Post
    why is my program looping ?
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    Quote Originally Posted by MK27

    You don't have to mkfifo() in both programs -- you only need it in the first one. Then the file will exist, and all you have to do is open it in the second one.

    Good luck.
    @brewbuck: yeah, sorry I wrote that...probably because on my system, 0777 really does not produce the desired result, whereas using the masks does (which might be a better habit anyway)
    Last edited by MK27; 03-04-2009 at 10:16 AM.
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