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Lorenzo Donati <lorenzodonatibz@tiscali.it> [13-10-27 11:28]:
> On 27/10/2013 10.48, meino.cramer@gmx.de wrote:
> > Jeff Pohlmeyer <yetanothergeek@gmail.com> [13-10-27 10:32]:
> >> On Sun, Oct 27, 2013 at 4:24 AM,  <meino.cramer@gmx.de> wrote:
> >>
> >>> os.read of that form is mentioned in the book "Programmin in Lua, 2ed
> >>> edition".
> >>
> >> Are you sure you don't mean io.read() ?
> >>
> >>  - Jeff
> >>
> > 
> > ...since it does not work, I am not sure... ;)
> > 
> > On the other side: Page 31 of "Programming in Lua, 2ed Edition" says:
> > 
> >     -- print the first non-empty input line
> >     repeat
> >     line = os.read()
> >     until line ~= ""
> >     print(line)
> > 
> [...]
> 
> Jeff is right, in that example there is a typo, `os.read` should be
> `io.read`. In PiL3 the example has been corrected.
> 
> -- Lorenzo
> 

<grin> That's nice! </grin>

This is the very very very seldom moments, when the mistake is not in
/my/ code...  :)))

(NOT PUNT INTENDED!)

Best regards,
mcc