===================================================================
RCS file: /home/cvs/OpenXM_contrib2/asir2000/io/ox_asir.c,v
retrieving revision 1.27
retrieving revision 1.30
diff -u -p -r1.27 -r1.30
--- OpenXM_contrib2/asir2000/io/ox_asir.c	2001/09/20 23:11:42	1.27
+++ OpenXM_contrib2/asir2000/io/ox_asir.c	2001/10/05 10:23:06	1.30
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
  * OF THE SOFTWARE HAS BEEN DEVELOPED BY A THIRD PARTY, THE THIRD PARTY
  * DEVELOPER SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE,
  * PERFORMANCE OR NON-PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE.
- * $OpenXM: OpenXM_contrib2/asir2000/io/ox_asir.c,v 1.26 2001/09/20 10:44:18 noro Exp $ 
+ * $OpenXM: OpenXM_contrib2/asir2000/io/ox_asir.c,v 1.29 2001/10/05 02:33:41 noro Exp $ 
 */
 #include "ca.h"
 #include "parse.h"
@@ -706,7 +706,8 @@ void ox_asir_init(int argc,char **argv)
 		fclose(ifp);
 	}
 	input_init(0,"string");
-#if !MPI
+/* XXX Windows compatibility */
+#if defined(VISUAL)
 	ox_io_init();
 #endif
 	create_my_mathcap("ox_asir");
@@ -718,6 +719,7 @@ void ox_io_init() {
 	int i;
 
 	/* XXX : ssh forwards stdin to a remote host */
+#if !defined(VISUAL)
 #if defined(linux) || defined(__NeXT__) || defined(ultrix)
 #include <sys/param.h>
 			close(0);
@@ -732,6 +734,7 @@ void ox_io_init() {
 			for ( i = 5; i < rl.rlim_cur; i++ )
 				close(i);
 #endif
+#endif
 
 	I_am_server = 1;
 	endian_init();
@@ -784,7 +787,7 @@ void asir_ox_push_cmo(void *cmo)
 
 /*
  * Pop an object from the stack and converts it
- * int a binary encoded CMO.
+ * into a binary encoded CMO.
  */
 
 int asir_ox_pop_cmo(void *cmo, int limit)
@@ -806,6 +809,30 @@ int asir_ox_pop_cmo(void *cmo, int limit)
 		return len;
 	} else
 		return -1;
+}
+
+int asir_ox_pop_string(void *string, int limit)
+{
+	Obj val;
+	int l;
+
+	val = asir_pop_one();
+	if ( !val ) {
+		if ( limit >= 2 ) {
+			sprintf(string,"0");
+			l = strlen(string);
+		} else
+			l = -1;
+	} else {
+		l = estimate_length(CO,val);
+		if ( l+1 <= limit ) {
+			soutput_init(string);
+			sprintexpr(CO,val);
+			l = strlen(string);
+		} else
+			l = -1;
+	}
+	return l;
 }
 
 /*