STDIN missing.

Hi.

Take the following simple PHP script.

<?php
while(!feof(STDIN)) {
	$s = fgets(STDIN);
	if (!is_null($s)) {
		fputs(STDOUT, strrev($s));
	} else {
		echo "Waiting to get something from STDIN.\r";
	}
}
?>

Run this from the command line like ...

DIR C:\ | C:\PHP5\php.exe C:\Scripts\Reverse.php

and all is well - the output is reversed - can can be combined with
other filters ...

DIR C:\*.txt | find /i ".txt" | C:\PHP5\php.exe C:\Scripts\Reverse.php | sort /r

(OK, OTT, but actually works).

Now, following the documentation in [1], I am allowed to use the
command thus ...

DIR C:\ | C:\Scripts\Reverse


It loads (I can see it in Task Manager), but the STDIN isn't getting
to the PHP script and there is no output.



OOI. If I just type ...

C:\Scripts\Reverse

STDIN is now waiting for me.

So, if I enter ...

Hello PHP-ers.[enter]

I get output of ...

.sre-PHP olleH

As expected, so the script is talking to STDIN




Does anyone here know what is going on?

Should PHP be getting the piped STDIN?


Regards,

Richard.


[1] http://docs.php.net/manual/en/install.windows.commandline.php

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