Reading from the screen and send it to log file

[AvN]

Hi,

Quick question:I am trying to run an application using cmd.exe. How can I get the content of the commands that I have executed, from the screen and send it to a file?

Here is what I have try,Just an example, but it seems not to work

#include <file.au3>

$tempFile = ("C:\Documents and Settings\Avul\My Documents\temp\tempfile.txt"); creating a temp file

Local $console = Run ("C:\WINNT\system32\CMD, $STDERR_CHILD + $STDOUT_CHILD")

Run ("C:\WINNT\system32\CMD") ;opening cmd

WinWait ("C:\WINNT\system32\CMD.exe")

sleep(1000)

MsgBox(0, "","Console opened",2)

Send ("Help{enter}") ; sending a command

;in the following lines I am trying to take what ("Help{enter}") had put on the screen and send it to the tempfile

Local $line

While 1

$line = StdoutRead($console)

If @error Then ExitLoop

MsgBox(0, "STDOUT read:", $line)

Wend

$line = StdoutRead ("C:\WINNT\system32\CMD.exe")

;FileWrite($tempFile, $line)

_FileWriteLog ($tempFile, $line)

Your help will be much appreciated.

AvN

[PsaltyDS]

Read the help file under Run() and StdOutRead(). You didn't set the $STDOUT_CHILD parameter on your Run() correctly. If you had, then StdOutRead() would get the data, but you won't see it on the screen anymore.

Edit: Add working demo:

#include <Constants.au3>

Global $console = Run(@ComSpec & " /c HELP", @TempDir, @SW_SHOW, $STDERR_CHILD + $STDOUT_CHILD)
Global $sMsg

Do
    Sleep(100)
    $sMsg &= StdoutRead($console)
Until @error
ConsoleWrite("$sMsg = " & $sMsg & @LF)

Edited October 11, 2009 by PsaltyDS

[AvN]

Thank you for replying, I tried but looks like I am not getting it right. It doesn't work.

I understand that with run.... the command HELP is beign sent. Now is @TempDir the directory where it is being written?

How do I sent it to temperary file I create by my myself.

How do I sent it to C:\Documents and Settings\Av\My Documents\temp\tempfile.txt? so that I can read it there?

Thanks.

[bo8ster]

I am going to copy PsaltyDS's code and change it a bit.

#include <Constants.au3>

Local $console = Run(@ComSpec & " /c HELP", @TempDir, @SW_SHOW, $STDERR_CHILD + $STDOUT_CHILD)
; look up @TempDir. It is just the working directory - not really required in this case. PsaltyDS is smart and knows C:\Documents and Settings\Avul\My Documents\temp and @TempDir are the same 4 u.

;~ Global $tempFile = ("C:\Documents and Settings\Avul\My Documents\temp\tempfile.txt"); this does not create a file
Local $file = FileOpen("C:\tempfile.txt", 1) ; this creates the file. change the file path - @TempDir\tempfile.txt should even work.

Local $line
While 1
    ProcessWaitClose($console)
    $line = StdoutRead($console)
    If @error Then ExitLoop
    FileWrite($file, $line)
WEnd
FileClose($file)

Run("notepad C:\tempfile.txt")

[AvN]

Thank you, this really helps. But how to open 2 commands at the same time so that I can get their contents in the file at the same time.

For example for HELP this is what is done.

Local $console = Run(@ComSpec & " /c HELP", @TempDir, @SW_SHOW, $STDERR_CHILD + $STDOUT_CHILD)

How can I add HELP AT command so that when HELP finish opening, HELP AT will also open in the same console and its sent to the same file as the content of HELP command?

Thanks.

[bo8ster]

Not sure what you mean there. You can have two command windows open but they will be separate as they will be separate processes. You can append the output to "help at" the file by adding doing the same thing as you did for "help".

If you want "help at" sent after at, then you need to keep the command window open.