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Lets say I have a Windows command line program that runs the following:

system("del *.txt")

How do I NOT display the output from the del command?

Thank you.
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Also, how do you make the program pause for a few seconds.
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On 10/06/2009 10:29 PM, Jerry Mr wrote:
> Lets say I have a Windows command line program that runs the following:
>
> system("del *.txt")
>
> How do I NOT display the output from the del command?
>
> Thank you.

In this case:

Dir["*.txt"].each {|f| File.delete f}



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On 10/06/2009 10:45 PM, Jerry Mr wrote:
> Also, how do you make the program pause for a few seconds.

Put it to SLEEP.

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Jerry Mr wrote:
> Lets say I have a Windows command line program that runs the following:
>
> system("del *.txt")
>
> How do I NOT display the output from the del command?
>
> Thank you.

`del *.txt`

That's backticks, not apostrophes. Also, this won't prevent the display
of output to stderr, only stdout.

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Jerry Mr wrote:
> Also, how do you make the program pause for a few seconds.

$ ri Kernel#sleep
----------------------------------------------------------- Kernel#sleep
sleep([duration]) => fixnum

From Ruby 1.9.1
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Suspends the current thread for duration seconds (which may be any
number, including a Float with fractional seconds). Returns the
actual number of seconds slept (rounded), which may be less than
that asked for if another thread calls Thread#run. Zero arguments
causes sleep to sleep forever.

Time.new #=> 2008-03-08 19:56:19 +0900
sleep 1.2 #=> 1
Time.new #=> 2008-03-08 19:56:20 +0900
sleep 1.9 #=> 2
Time.new #=> 2008-03-08 19:56:22 +0900


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Tim Hunter wrote:
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> `del *.txt`
>
> That's backticks, not apostrophes. Also, this won't prevent the display
> of output to stderr, only stdout.

Hrmm, backticks don't seem to work on windows boxes.

Tries to point to a CMD variable instead.


@Robert Klemme

I agree that doing it entirely in ruby would be the better way to go
about it.
Just sometimes it is quicker to use a command that is already available
(or run a utility I added to %path%) to speed things up at work.

Plus, now that I am wondering, it will haunt me until I find the answer.
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I am now trying to impliment this.

I created this:
def spinner spin_trigger
while (spin_trigger == true)
print "\\\r"
sleep 1
print "|\r"
sleep 1
print "/\r"
sleep 1
print "-\r"
sleep 1
end
end

spin = true
Thread.new do
spinner spin
end
files = Dir.glob("c:/**/*.txt")
spin = false

But all I get is a "\" stuck at the beginning of the line until the Dir
command finishes.

Maybe I am confused about the usage of Thread?
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Jerry Piazza wrote:
> I am now trying to impliment this.
>
> I created this:
> def spinner spin_trigger
> while (spin_trigger == true)
> print "\\\r"
> sleep 1
> print "|\r"
> sleep 1
> print "/\r"
> sleep 1
> print "-\r"
> sleep 1
> end
> end
>
> spin = true
> Thread.new do
> spinner spin
> end
> files = Dir.glob("c:/**/*.txt")
> spin = false
>
> But all I get is a "\" stuck at the beginning of the line until the Dir
> command finishes.
>
> Maybe I am confused about the usage of Thread?

I think you have some more basic issues to deal with first. What do you
think the output of the following code will be:

def test(x)
while x == 20
sleep 3
puts x
end
end

x = 10
test(20)
x = 30

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On 07.10.2009 04:58, 7stud -- wrote:
> Jerry Piazza wrote:
>> I am now trying to impliment this.
>>
>> I created this:
>> def spinner spin_trigger
>> while (spin_trigger == true)

Comparing with "true" or "false" to obtain a boolean value is a very bad
idea - especially in Ruby which has two false values and unlimited true
values.

>> print "\\\r"
>> sleep 1
>> print "|\r"
>> sleep 1
>> print "/\r"
>> sleep 1
>> print "-\r"
>> sleep 1
>> end
>> end
>>
>> spin = true
>> Thread.new do
>> spinner spin
>> end
>> files = Dir.glob("c:/**/*.txt")
>> spin = false
>>
>> But all I get is a "\" stuck at the beginning of the line until the Dir
>> command finishes.
>>
>> Maybe I am confused about the usage of Thread?
>
> I think you have some more basic issues to deal with first. What do you
> think the output of the following code will be:
>
> def test(x)
> while x == 20
> sleep 3
> puts x
> end
> end
>
> x = 10
> test(20)
> x = 30

Absolutely!

robert


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