[Info-vax] select() returning -1

[Roger Ivie]

On 2013-02-17, Sam Ferencik <sferencik at gmail.com> wrote:
> It seems select() really only works for sockets. 
>
> So, is there an alternative call available on VMS?

Well, there is an IO$_SENSEMODE $QIO that allows you to get the current
typeahead count from the terminal driver. I'd be more specific, but the 
I/O User's Guide is only available online in PDF and I'd have to download
and poke through it...
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roger ivie
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