name pipe to communicate between c\c++ and java

Create the pipe (either ahead of time in a shell script, or exec() it from C++ or Java) with mkfifo.

Make the fifo writable to your writer(s) and readable to your reader.

chown readusr:writgrp /path/to/fifo

chmod 620 /path/to/fifo

You open and write it like a regular file from any program.

Reads block by default until there is something to read.

You ougtta be able to take it from here. If not, email me and I'll cut out appropriate parts from an app of mine which writes to the fifo from perl and it from Java.

blaine.simpson at 2007-6-29 2:45:55 >