| Tag Link | [OS_Process->ReadLine] | Category | OS Process |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Member | Source Available | Yes |
| Support | Preferred | Version | 8.5 |
| Change | New | Data Source | Any |
| Output Type | Bytes | Security | None |
| Implementation | Sets | Lasso 8.5 | |
[OS_Process->ReadLine] reads available data from the standard output of the native process up until the first new line, return, or return/new line pair and returns a string value. A
If [OS_Process->SetEncoding] has been called then the data from the native process is automatically translated from the specified character set to Lasso's native string format. If no encoding has been specified then Lasso expects the process to return data in UTF-8 format.
Var: 'myProcess' = (OS_Process: '/bin/cat');
$myProcess->(SetEncoding: 'iso-8859-1');
$myProcess->(Write: 'This is a test\n');
$myProcess->CloseWrite;
encode_html: $myProcess->ReadLine;
$myProcess->Close;
| Optional Parameters | |
|---|---|
| -Timeout | The maximum time to wait in seconds for data to become available for reading. |
See the Lasso 8 Language Guide for examples of how to use this tag.