Matt Young wrote:
>My sql command pipes its result to a perl program (in batch mode) . but the
>perl program has no waf to tell when the query is finished.
>HTTP uses a blank line to signal the end. but there is no such thing for
>mysql.
Why can't you append an extra line to your sql result (say ##END##) and
have the perl program check for that string. Once found, it knows the sql
command has finished.
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