Talking to a cmd prompt

[cprowse]

Hi all,

I am looking for an alternative to ConsoleWrite that will successfully output when calling a compiled script from a cmd prompt. I have successfully got output going to a log using '_FileWriteLog', but cannot get anything to output to the cmd screen.

Also, I seem to be having trouble getting exit codes to be picked up in the cmd screen. I compiled a script simply with the line:

"Exit 10"

Running this in Scite exits with the error code 10 (as expected) - however, calling the compiled script from a cmd prompt, and then running 'echo %ERRORLEVEL%' returns 0 (zero) every time. Am I just doing something stupidly?

Thanks all - apologies for so many newbie questions

-Chris

[logi]

Lets start basic...

run("cmd.exe")
WinWait("C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe")
WinActivate("C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe")
send("test")

If this isn't wat you wanted to do, please give us the script (or the part you have trouble with).

[cprowse]

Logi,

Thanks for the reply - the problem I am having is getting output into the cmd window (on XP) in which I am calling a compiled script. For example, create a new AutoIT script containing nothing more than:

ConsoleWrite("Printing something to the command line" & @LF)

And run this in an editor such as Scite - you get a nice output in the debug window showing the expected sentence.

However, now compile this script into an .exe. Open a cmd window, change to the directory containing the .exe and run it here. No output is printed - it simply returns from the script.

The ConsoleWrite help says "This does not write to a DOS console." - I'm just looking for an alternative?

Also, if this script were to use the Exit ($error_code) function - could I get the exit code in the cmd window when the script returns? echo %ERRORLEVEL% always seems to print '0'

Kind Regards,

-Chris

[logi]

okay if i understand your problem correctly:

You start the program from the commandprompt but the consolewrite doesn't work...

The ConsoleWrite help says "This does not write to a DOS console." - I'm just looking for an alternative?

This means the consolewrite doesnt write TO a CMD window.

[cprowse]

Exactly - is there any alternative that I can use that will output to a cmd window?

Kind Regards,

-Chris

[lod3n]

Yes: http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=31607

[cprowse]

Thanks for this - not quite sure how I didn't come by that thread myself....