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   From: rick.jones2@hp.com   
      
   David Schwartz  wrote:   
   > On Oct 5, 2:21?am, GSA  wrote:   
      
   > > I have a requirement wherein I need to check if data is there on   
   > > the channel and read it when it is there.   
      
   > > Please let me know if it is possible to check if data is there on   
   > > the channewl and preoceed with reading the channel only when data   
   > > is there.   
      
   > Simply attempt to read from the channel using a non-blocking read. If   
   > you get data, then there was data on the channel. There is no good way   
   > to know that there is data on the channel without attempting to read   
   > from the channel.   
      
   99 times out of 10 I have found select() or poll() "good enough."   
      
   rick jones   
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