Echo'ing CLI

[Guest sanderd]

Hey there, been a long time since last post.

I'm trying to create a little commandline interface program, and for example when I type test.exe /? he needs to show me all the switches

Run(@comspec & " /c echo here the text","",@sw_hide)

I tried that thing, but when I try to run my app, I don't get returned anything?!

Btw, I'm using WinXP Pro

(so I don't need to know how to detect the switches, only to echo something)

grtz

SanderD

Edited June 10, 2004 by sanderd

[pekster]

Something like this?

Run(@comspec & " /k echo some text here")

The k switch keeps the window open (the c would close it right away after the echo, which is rather pointless.) Also, don't use the hide flag unless you want the window to be hidden from the user.

[bobheart]

Print to txt .

Run(@comspec & " /k echo here's  the text > myfile.txt","",)

[pekster]

That code will print it to a file for viewing there, but I think the original question was how to display some information in a dos prompt similar to what you get in windows when you type "command /?" Also, the code shouldn't require the extra paramaters if they are blank on the end. Lastly, why use the k switch to the Command Interperter if you are dumping it to a file anyway? It will just keep an empty dos prompt open (since it will echo to the file, not the screen.)