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string PeriodsMgr::ReadFromNamedPipe(string in_pipe, int in_configIndex)
{
	ResetLastError();
    int handle = FileOpen(in_pipe, FILE_READ | FILE_WRITE | FILE_BIN);
	if (handle == INVALID_HANDLE)
	{
	    Print("Failed to connect to the named pipe:", GetLastError());
		return "";
    }
	
	// Send configIndex to the server
    FileWriteInteger(handle, in_configIndex, 4);
    FileFlush(handle); // Send right away
	Sleep(250); // Allow time for the server to respond
	
	// read data length
	int dataLength = FileReadInteger(handle, 4);
    if (dataLength <= 0) {
        Print("Invalid data length received:", dataLength);
        FileClose(handle);
        return "";
    }

	// read the data
    char buffer[];
    uint bytesRead = FileReadArray(handle, buffer, 0, dataLength);
    if (bytesRead != dataLength) {
        Print("Mismatch in expected and read bytes.");
        FileClose(handle);
        return "";
    }

    // Convert buffer to string assuming ANSI encoding
    string configData = CharArrayToString(buffer, 0, -1, CP_ACP);
    FileClose(handle);
    return configData;
}