Newbie.. Need Help!

[abc123]

How can i use the argument received from another *.exe in a MsgBox?

Can anyone please help me!

[Jos]

How can i use the argument received from another *.exe in a MsgBox?

Can anyone please help me!

$CMDLINE[] ?

[abc123]

Can you give me an example script please?! THANKS

[Jos]

Can you give me an example script please?! THANKS

There are examples enough in helpfile and forum .....

Just search for some

[abc123]

I can't find any, they are much different than what i am looking for. Can you please quickly give me an example or anyone?!

[abc123]

I want to send a string of text to a .exe created with AutoIt and i want to display the string of text in a MsgBox

[SpookMeister]

Look at the Command Line Parameters section of the Running Scripts part of the help file.

Here is the on-line version

http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs/intro/running.htm

[SleepyXtreme]

What i have done in the past is use the iniwrite function then the ini read function.

so the first .exe writes it and the second .exe reads it. ie the following:

FIRST .EXE

IniWrite("C:\Temp\myfile.ini", "section2", "key", "MESSAGE!!!!!")

SECOND .EXE

$var = IniRead("C:\Temp\myfile.ini", "section2", "key", "NotFound")

MsgBox(4096, "Result", $var)

[PsaltyDS]

Both programs need to access something in common. Some examples you can find easily by searching this forum:

1. Shared file (like INI file mentioned earlier)

2. Shared registry setting

3. Shared memory access (complicated and advanced, but doable)

4. Shared network port (TCP or UDP)

5. Shared GUI info

I recently posted an example of number 5, Shared GUI info, to the Example Scripts part of the forum: Using GUI Controls for interprocess comms

[SadBunny]

Well what exactly do you mean by "the argument received from another *.exe" anyway? You mean the other exe has some text somewhere you want to capture? Is the other exe also an autoitscript written by you?

If you want it to be something like this:

1. used command: "myexe.exe abcde" --> 2. display a msgbox with "abcde" in it

... then you use the CmdLine[]. Compile the following to an exe and run it with the abovementioned command

msgbox(0,"test",$CmdLine[1])

If you mean to do something else then please give some more info about what the first and the second exe are and do, that would make it easier to give you suggestions.

[abc123]

Well what exactly do you mean by "the argument received from another *.exe" anyway? You mean the other exe has some text somewhere you want to capture? Is the other exe also an autoitscript written by you?

If you want it to be something like this:

1. used command: "myexe.exe abcde" --> 2. display a msgbox with "abcde" in it

... then you use the CmdLine[]. Compile the following to an exe and run it with the abovementioned command

msgbox(0,"test",$CmdLine[1])

If you mean to do something else then please give some more info about what the first and the second exe are and do, that would make it easier to give you suggestions.

I have an .exe that does the following the following function:

File.Run (

string Filename,

string Args = "",

string WorkingFolder = "",

number WindowMode = SW_SHOWNORMAL,

boolean WaitForReturn = false )

result = File.Run("MyProg.exe", "Hello", "", SW_SHOWNORMAL, false);

The MyProg.exe is created with autoit. I want the autoit to display the "Hello" in a MsgBox, is that possible if it is can i send multiple e.g. "Hello/Bye"

[Kip]

Did you mean this? Run Second.exe

(very little example)

Edited April 14, 2007 by kip

[abc123]

Its ok, i figured it out.