use controlsend with console

[CFLam]

Hello all,

I am using AutoIt 3.2.2.0 and I use it to automate one of my DOS application. It work like magic and now I would like to automate the application in 'background' mode. So I change my script from send to controlsend. But I find that ControlSend seems not work with console:

ControlSend("cmd.exe","","","d:{Enter}")

the d: display on the SciTE instead of the console window, seems that ControlSend can't detect it, I try the following as well:

AutoItSetOption("WinTitleMatchMode",-4)

ControlSend("classname=ConsoleWindowClass","","","d:{Enter}")

also not work.

anyone has a clue on it ?

Also, how can I detect output from DOS application ? my app will display "Finished" in the console after finish the task, currently I am using:

send ("!{space}es{enter}")

and check with clipget() to see if the word "finished" appear, is there any other method to deal with it ? ControlSend support window context menu ?

Thanks.

Regds

LAM Chi-fung

[SmOke_N]

ControlSendPlus() <<--- Do a search for it.

[CFLam]

I try controlsendplus but still not work...

#include "ControlSendPlus.au3"

AutoItSetOption("WinTitleMatchMode",-2)

AutoItSetOption("SendKeyDelay", 40)

Run("cmd", "d:")

sleep(3000)

ControlSendPlus("cmd.exe","","","dir{enter}", 0)

if the console is active, this work fine, but if it was minimize, the console cannot receive the "dir".

Regds

LAM Chi-fung

[BrettF]

Try:

AutoItSetOption("WinTitleMatchMode",-2)
AutoItSetOption("SendKeyDelay", 40)
Run("cmd", "d:")
WinWaitActive ("cmd.exe")
ControlSendPlus("cmd.exe","","","dir{enter}", 0)

It should work

[CFLam]

It works, but the purpose of ControlSend/ControlSendPlus is send to non-active windows...

I try this also not work:

#include "ControlSendPlus.au3"

AutoItSetOption("WinTitleMatchMode",-2)

AutoItSetOption("SendKeyDelay", 40)

Run("cmd", "d:")

WinWaitActive ("cmd.exe")

WinSetState("cmd.exe","",@SW_MINIMIZE )

ControlSendPlus("cmd.exe","","","dir{enter}", 0)

[BrettF]

Try changing it to

AutoItSetOption("WinTitleMatchMode",-2)
AutoItSetOption("SendKeyDelay", 40)
Run("cmd", "d:", @SW_MINIMIZE)
WinWaitActive ("cmd.exe")
ControlSendPlus("cmd.exe","","","dir{enter}", 0)

That worked for me...

EDIT: Error in my code...

Edited February 2, 2007 by bert

[CFLam]

Hello,

I try 3.2.0.1 and the ControlSend work, however, even with ControlSendPlus, I still not able to access the context menu of command prompt (console)... any hint ? Thanks.

Regds

LAM Chi-fung

[CFLam]

Hello,

I try this

$mypid=run("C:\WINDOWS\System32\cmd.exe","d:\myapp",@SW_MAXIMIZE ,$STDOUT_CHILD)

controlsend("cmd.exe","","","myapp{enter}")

$line = StdoutRead($mypid)

and the console become blank (black)...... my script right ?

Regds

LAM Chi-fung

[/dev/null]

Hello,

I try 3.2.0.1 and the ControlSend work, however, even with ControlSendPlus, I still not able to access the context menu of command prompt (console)... any hint ? Thanks.

Regds

LAM Chi-fung

context menu of the command prompt... How did you try to activate that with ControlSend(). Please post code.

[CFLam]

oh... sorry for mis-leading, ControlSend can access ontext menu... only when Window (console) is in active mode ~_~ I am still looking for methods to work around this.

Regds

LAM Chi-fung