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Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2002 10:37:17 -0500
From: Christopher Faylor <cgf-cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
To: Harshavardhana Adiga <harshavardhana DOT adiga AT wipro DOT com>
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Subject: Re: how to use cygwin_attach_handle_to_fd?
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On Mon, Dec 16, 2002 at 02:52:03PM +0530, Harshavardhana Adiga wrote:
>Hi,
>I am new to cygwin.I am creating a windows named pipe using the normal
>windows api.
>In the cygwin documetation it is said that select call works for file
>descriptors,handles etc.Can I able to pass this handle directly to a
>select call?
>if no can I use cygwin_attach_handle_to_fd() provided by cygwin to
>convert it to a file descriptorthis?
>If yes what is the first parameter i need to pass to this method?
>Further can i be able to use the descriptor returned by this method in a
>select call?
> 
>Alternatly,is there any way in which i can implement named pipes in
>cygwin(like fifo's)?

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