console output reuse/rewrite line question

[CiVQ]

Hello, all!

Can somebody explain, how can the console output window be reused?

I mean, like, when you run a command line compressor executable for example,

and it re-uses some of its output lines to write new data into, so, the output screen

keeps looking the same during the process, except the changing lines.

Thanks in advance!

[Xenobiologist]

You mean something like this?

Compile and run it.

#Region ;**** Directives created by AutoIt3Wrapper_GUI ****
#AutoIt3Wrapper_Change2CUI=y
#EndRegion ;**** Directives created by AutoIt3Wrapper_GUI ****
#include 
$ClearProgress = 0
$processing = "Processing "
$progress = ""
Dim $spin[4] = ['¦', '/', '-', '\']


For $i = 1 To 10
For $s = 1 To UBound($spin) - 1
ConsoleWrite(@CR & $processing & $spin[$s])
Sleep(50)
Next
Next
ConsoleWrite("Hello World")
Sleep(500)
ConsoleWrite(@CR & _StringRepeat(' ', 30))
Sleep(500)
ConsoleWrite(@CR & "DONE!")
Sleep(500)

[CiVQ]

Yes, this is excactly, what I was looking for!

Thank you!

[CiVQ]

What is the purpose of the _StringRepeat function (in your script)?

By the way, some people (just like me) often forget, that the modern consoles usually accept the ancient control characters, too.

It's amazing.

Edited February 22, 2013 by CiVQ