getting input from another program

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Method ReadLine$() 'nonblocking - returns empty string if no data available

yourString = pipe.ReadLine$()

send your command first via pipe.WriteLine and get the result with pipe.ReadLine

imagine it that your pipe has two tubes, one pointing to stdin and one to stdout