How can i run scripts from my own IDE

[kcvinu]

Hi all,

I am planning to make an IDE for autoit in vb.net. Now i am practicing how to run my scripts from my new IDE. I have successully ran some one or two line scripts. But i can't run scripts using any kind of loops. This is my vb.net code;

Private Sub BTN_Run_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles BTN_Run.Click

        Dim AutoitCmd As String = "C:\Program Files\AutoIt3\Autoit3.exe "
        Dim path As String = Application.StartupPath
        Dim tempName As String = "\Untitled.au3"
        Dim Filename As String = path & tempName

        Dim procID As Integer
        Dim Proc As New Process
        Proc.StartInfo.FileName = AutoitCmd
        Proc.StartInfo.Arguments = """" & Filename & """"
        Proc.StartInfo.CreateNoWindow = True
        Proc.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = False
        Proc.StartInfo.RedirectStandardOutput = True
        Proc.Start()

        procID = Proc.Id
        Dim outrd As StreamReader = Proc.StandardOutput
        Dim out As String = outrd.ReadToEnd

        cc1.WriteOutput("==> " & out, Color.GreenYellow)


        If Proc.HasExited = True Then
            Proc.Close()
        Else
       		Proc.WaitForExit()
            cc1.WriteOutput("==> Running" & Filename, Color.GreenYellow)
        End If
        

    End Sub

 

Edited June 6, 2016 by kcvinu

[BrewManNH]

Are you trying to execute the script one line at a time? Why not just run the script?

[kcvinu]

Yes, i am trying to run the whole script

[TheDcoder]

It should be easy enough, I don't know VB.Net so I wrote a AutoIt Script:

Global Const $32BIT_PROGRAMFILES = @CPUArch = 'X64' ? 'C:\Program Files (x86)' : 'C:\Program Files'

Global Const $AUTOIT = $32BIT_PROGRAMFILES & '\AutoIt3\AutoIt3.exe' ; You can change this to the 64 bit interpreter's path if you want

Global Const $SCRIPT = "" ; Location of the .au3 file you want to run

Global $iExitCode = RunWait($AUTOIT & ' "' & $SCRIPT & '"')

MsgBox(0, "AutoIt Script's Exit Code", "The AutoIt Script exited with exit code " & $iExitCode)

You can translate it into VB.Net and try it. (Make sure you try it out first though)

[kcvinu]

Um, I need to find the equalent function of RunWait() in vb.net. Thanks @TheDcoder

[JLogan3o13]

IIRC the only thing you can really do is a .WaitForExit() on the process.

[TheDcoder]

@kcvinu I think I found an alternative:

Use the Process class's WaitForExit method and read the ExitCode property of the object. The reference page I used is: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.diagnostics.process(v=vs.110).aspx

 

P.S @JLogan3o13 was faster than me 

[kcvinu]

THanks @TheDcoder, Actually, i was used it in my code. (see my first post).  But i am not sure it is the correct usage

[TheDcoder]

Oh, yeah, true. I did not look at the script because is was VB.Net :-/

[kcvinu]

Thanks @JLogan3o13