ckd@cs.bu.edu (Christopher Davis) (09/25/90)
Well, since you were all so helpful with my last request (thanks, folks!)
I've come back for more...
I have a program which binds two sockets, which we can call FOO and BAR. I
want to read from *both* of them asynchronously as the information comes
in. I'm used to using while(<FOO>) to get information from one, but how do
I read from whichever one has data?
Note: I need to keep track of which socket the data comes in on, so I
don't think while(<FOO> || <BAR>) would work...
--Chris
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From: ckd@cs.bu.edu (Christopher Davis) I have a program which binds two sockets, which we can call FOO and BAR. I want to read from *both* of them asynchronously as the information comes in. I'm used to using while(<FOO>) to get information from one, but how do I read from whichever one has data? Use select() with four arguments. It allows you to wait for I/O to be ready on any combination of filehandles, and returns telling you which ones are ready. Dale Worley Compass, Inc. worley@compass.com -- Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves. -- William Pitt