Waiting the end of a DOS command

[440LVB]

Hello

I'm looking for a way to tell the script "Wait until this DOS command ends", maybe waiting for the prompt. Can I do that (the problem is that I use Sleep() function to wait the end of a copy, but the delay can be higher with many files or big files to copy, and I want it to be the smaller possible).

Thx for suggestions

[Helge]

Use RunWait() instead of Run()...

[buzz44]

RunWait(@ComSpec & " /c " & "commandName")

Edit: Beat me Helge

Edited May 12, 2005 by Burrup

[440LVB]

RunWait(@ComSpec & " /c " & "commandName")

Edit: Beat me Helge

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Are you sure of the way you wrote the command? Because I used

RunWait(@ComSpec & " /c copy d:\folder\* n:\folder\")

(saw that in the help file) and it didn't work...

[buzz44]

What I wrote is from the help file... Try this...

#Include <process.au3>
_RunDOS("copy d:\folder\* n:\folder\")

Or

Run(@ComSpec & ' /c copy d:\folder\* n:\folder\', "", @SW_HIDE)

Edit: Just tested

RunWait(@ComSpec & " /c copy d:\folder\* n:\folder\")

Does work, you probably have the parametres set not to create the folder if it doesn't exist. Type "help copy" in CMD and look at them, or you can simple create the folder "N:\Folder" prior to copying.

Edited May 12, 2005 by Burrup

[440LVB]

What I wrote is from the help file... Try this...

#Include <process.au3>
_RunDOS("copy d:\folder\* n:\folder\")

Or

Run(@ComSpec & ' /c copy d:\folder\* n:\folder\', "", @SW_HIDE)

Edit: Just tested

RunWait(@ComSpec & " /c copy d:\folder\* n:\folder\")

Does work, you probably have the parametres set not to create the folder if it doesn't exist. Type "help copy" in CMD and look at them, or you can simple create the folder "N:\Folder" prior to copying.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

The folders do exist. Thank you for the code, I m going to test.

[440LVB]

OK it works. But with this syntax, how do i do to add a second command in the same cmd.exe windows?

Is there better than

RunWait(@ComSpec & " /c " & "copy n:\soft\matlab\* d:\thore\matlab {ENTER} t {ENTER}")

(if this code is possible)

EDIT : Probleme fixed (no need to add 't' to overwrite old files), but I'm still interested in the answer to the question how to execute successively 2 dos command, when the second depends on the result of the first (without closing the cmd.exe window)

Edited May 12, 2005 by 440LVB

[CyberSlug]

I'm still interested in the answer to the question how to execute successively 2 dos command, when the second depends on the result of the first (without closing the cmd.exe window)

Create a batch file. Or the StdIO features in the latest AutoIt beta version might work....

[440LVB]

Create a batch file.  Or the StdIO features in the latest AutoIt beta version might work....

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Yep batch, thx. Not used to using DOS....

[440LVB]

UP

Batch works but is there a simpler way?

This kind of command doesn't work :

RunWait(@ComSpec & " /c " & "copy n:\soft\matlab\* d:\thore\matlab {ENTER} t {ENTER}")

How can I do when I need to answer (yes/no) a question, without using send() function, in order to avoid mix between the send() message and user typing something on the keyboard.

[GaryFrost]

Have you looked at the AutoIt FileCopy function?

[440LVB]

Have you looked at the AutoIt FileCopy function?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

The problem is no more on the copy (overwrite automatically), but with the cacls function (to change rights) which needs a confirmation (y or n)

[GaryFrost]

In that case you'll probably have to pipe the answer in within a batch file, don't have an example or remember the exact sytax of what we used at work

but seems like was something like

@echo y|command

[440LVB]

In that case you'll probably have to pipe the answer in within a batch file, don't have an example or remember the exact sytax of what we used at work

but seems like was something like

@echo y|command

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Hm OK but this solution requires a batch file. No autoIT command to say "execute this command in the open cmd.exe window", without using Send() ? Edited May 13, 2005 by 440LVB