Comm.pl For windows system

Marty1985 has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Has any one heard of a nifty little communications module called Comm.pl? If you have read on: I was modding a script here to run on a different machine, turned out to be relatily simple changing a few directories, then when i go to run it i remember, "hey wait this calls comm.pl" which only runs on unix OS`s and not windows, and is over my head as far as my knowledge of unix systems goes. Was wandering if anyone knows of a modded version of this file for windows, or how id go about modding it. Heres the code basically, a way to create the psedo-tty in windows so i could tack it on to this script would be good as this script stops at "cannot create a psuedo tty on your os" http://cpan.binarycompass.org/modules/by-module/Comm.pl/

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Re: Comm.pl For windows system by marto (Cardinal) on Oct 03, 2005 at 12:29 UTC
As far as I remember Comm.pl is based on a previous work by merlyn. I am having difficulty understanding what your actual qustion is. Have you looked at the code? I notice that this is your first post (under this user anyway). Read How do I post a question effectively? if you have not already done so. Martin	[reply]
Re: Comm.pl For windows system by puploki (Hermit) on Oct 03, 2005 at 12:18 UTC
Is it just that `comm.pl` is a wrapper around another Perl module? Perhaps you could post the code so others can see what's going on - after all, I can rename any script to anything and it won't make much sense to others, even if they are familiar with its internals. Update:I think that i'm blind or the OP has updated their post to include a code link - either way, ignore me :)	[reply]
Re: Comm.pl For windows system by Anonymous Monk on Oct 03, 2005 at 12:27 UTC
The main problem is uses alot of unix shell commands and things as far as i can see, it errors at "do not know how to create a psuedo-tty on your os" I cant put the code here as it is pages long and i cant format it to display correctly, however here is a link to it: http://cpan.binarycompass.org/modules/by-module/Comm.pl/	[reply]
Re^2: Comm.pl For windows system by puploki (Hermit) on Oct 03, 2005 at 12:33 UTC
Eeeep, I don't think that's going to work well under Windows - it references (as you said) `/dev/tty` etc. a lot and all sorts of other *NIX stuff. Is there anything specific in your own script that you're trying to do (like run a server type application) in your script that you can use other cross-platform modules and techniques for?	[reply]
Re^3: Comm.pl For windows system by Marty1985 (Initiate) on Oct 03, 2005 at 13:15 UTC
Its trying to send specific commands to a machine, iv had a closer look and decided since i have to idea what the hell most of that is doing, im gonna scrap the current script and write my own that does not reference Comm.pl, i think its best lol	[reply]