Writing to Log GUI from another script

[aa2zz6]

How do I post results to a Log GUI from another script?

Log Script ~

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#include <AutoItConstants.au3>
#include <Date.au3>
#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <GuiButton.au3>
#include <GuiRichEdit.au3>
#include <GUIImageList.au3>
#include <GUIMenu.au3>
#include <GuiEdit.au3>
#include <GuiComboBox.au3>
#include <GuiTab.au3>

#include <GDIPlus.au3>

HotKeySet("{ESC}", "Terminate")

#cs ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    GUI Settings
#ce ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Global $width = -500, $height = 700, $LogMessage

$style1 = BitXOR($WS_POPUP, $WS_EX_LAYERED) ; Tabs
$style2 = BitOR($WS_EX_LAYERED, $WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW, $WS_EX_TOPMOST, $WS_EX_LAYERED) ; Tabs

;Popup/Transparent view
$hGUI = GUICreate("GUI", 500, 500, @DesktopWidth / 2 - $width / 2, @DesktopHeight / 2 - $height / 2, _
        $WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW + $WS_VISIBLE + $WS_CLIPSIBLINGS)

$hTab = GUICtrlCreateTab(10, 10, 480, 480)
; Create tabitems

;left, top, width, hieth
GUICtrlCreateTabItem("Log")
GUICtrlSetImage(-1, @ScriptDir & "")
GUICtrlSetState(-1, $GUI_SHOW)
Global $log = GUICtrlCreateEdit("", 20, 40, 460, 400, BitOR($ES_WANTRETURN, $ES_READONLY, $ES_AUTOVSCROLL, $WS_VSCROLL))
GUICtrlSetFont($log, 12, 800, "verdana")
GUICtrlSetBkColor($log, 0xFFFFFF)
GUICtrlSetColor($log, $COLOR_Green)
GUICtrlSetResizing(-1, 802)

GUICtrlCreateTabItem("")

_WinAPI_SetLayeredWindowAttributes($hGUI, 0xABCDEF, 255)
GUISetBkColor(0xABCDEF)
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $hGUI) ; Makes GUI Visible

;Pre-Conditions to check for..
Ini_Config()

While 1
    Sleep(1000)
WEnd

Func Ini_Config()
    Local Const $ArcGIS_Explorer = @ScriptDir & "\Script Function\ini Directory\" & "Map Location.ini"
    Local $MapFileExists = FileExists($ArcGIS_Explorer)

    If $MapFileExists Then
        $LogMessage = $LogMessage & @CRLF & _NowTime() & " Files: [" & $MapFileExists & "]" & @CRLF & $ArcGIS_Explorer
        GUICtrlSetData($log, $LogMessage, 1)
    Else
        $LogMessage = $LogMessage & @CRLF & _NowTime() & " Files: [" & $MapFileExists & "]" & " Missing Map Location" & @CRLF
        GUICtrlSetData($log, $LogMessage, 1)
        RunWait(@AutoItExe & ' "' & @ScriptDir & '\Script Function\Map Location.au3"')
    EndIf
EndFunc   ;==>Ini_Config

Func Terminate()
    Exit
EndFunc   ;==>Terminate

Calling Script ~

HotKeySet("{ESC}", "Terminate")

Write_To_Log()

Func Write_To_Log()
    ;Do something

    ;post results to Log

EndFunc   ;==>Write_To_Log

Func Terminate()
    Exit
EndFunc   ;==>Terminate

 

[Subz]

Why can't you use $CmdLineRaw?

Just read your script, since its just an Edit control you could just use Control Send.

Edited January 14, 2017 by Subz

[aa2zz6]

Personal preference. For me It's easier to customize and read when using a GUICtrlCreateEdit. 

[Subz]

Personally, I would write to a log file and then just have the Log Gui, check it for changes, although I usually use NotePad++ or SCCM CMTrace.exe to view changes to logs.  Note: Looking at your script, if you don't have Map Location.au3, you realize that it will just keep spawning new instances of your GUI?

[water]

The Debug UDF creates its own window to display debug messages. It lets you write to log files too. 

Maybe this is what you are looking for. 

[aa2zz6]

I found a piece of code Kylomas wrote to actually fit my needs. I'll include the code and link below. 

Thanks guys