Help with Read CMD.exe logs

[Nitroman]

Hi guys i need command or example for autoitscript that can read all events which shown / displayed on CMD.exe screen.

I would like to put it into log.txt via autoitscript rather than BATCH file.

Is anyone here can help me?

[Melba23]

Nitroman,

Welcome to the AutoIt forum.

Look at StdOutRead in the Help file and the example script in particular.

M23

[Nitroman]

ok i got the idea

but how do i log it into .txt file ?

I tried like this one but there is no txt file created

; Demonstrates StdoutRead() 
#include <Constants.au3>
#include <file.au3>
Local $foo = Run("start.exe",@ScriptDir,@SW_SHOW,$STDOUT_CHILD)
Local $line

While 1
        $line = StdoutRead($foo)
    _FileWriteLog(@ScriptDir&"/log/test.txt", $line)
        If @error Then ExitLoop
        MsgBox(0, "STDOUT read:", $line)
Wend

Edited October 6, 2010 by Nitroman

[Melba23]

Nitroman,

You need a couple of #include files so AutoIt know what the constant and functions names refer to. This works fine for me:

#include <Constants.au3> ; contains $STDOUT_CHILD
#include <File.au3>      ; contains _FileWriteLog

Local $foo = Run(@ComSpec & " /c dir foo.bar", @ScriptDir, @SW_SHOW, $STDOUT_CHILD)
Local $line

While 1
        $line = StdoutRead($foo)
        If @error Then ExitLoop ; You need the @error check here or you check the _FileWriteLog error instead
        _FileWriteLog(@ScriptDir & "\test.txt", $line)
        MsgBox(0, "STDOUT read:", $line)
Wend

M23

[Nitroman]

geez man thank you so much...

anyway, why do stdoutread read only 100 lines?

Maybe i should try to make it loop. or do you have any better idea?

I need to read all cmd realtime log.

[Melba23]

Nitroman,

I have never tried reading on a semi-permanent basis, but I see no reason why it should not work. Just set your loop to a little more than the expected update time to try and ensure that there is something to read each time.

Please let me know how you get on.

M23