returning a value from a thread

[Peter Hansen]

Peter Hansen wrote:

> Peter Hansen wrote:
> 
>> Ken Godee wrote:
>>
>> [detailed version of the question in the subject line]
>>
>> This question is asked often enough that it maybe should
>> become a FAQ, but in any case it was asked a few weeks
>> ago and I posted sample code with the idiomatic approach,
>> as I recall.  A Google Groups search with your keywords
>> and my name should find it pretty quick.
> 
> Oops, doesn't look like I'm remembering the right thread,
> since I didn't post in it.  Anand Pillai, however, did
> post sample code:

Actually, my memory is better than my search skills today:

http://groups.google.ca/groups?selm=NJOdnaXq9PLLWnzdRVn-vA%40powergate.ca