Cmd.exe read

[narayanjr]

How would i read text from a cmd window? I need to get the ip address of a game that im in and using netstat -n works but i want to get it out of the console and write it to a notepad

WinGetText returns a blank string and i dont understand the ConsoleRead() function

Thanks

[ChrisL]

look at StdOutRead in the help file

[narayanjr]

that works fine but now i have a new problem

#include <Constants.au3>

$pid = Run(@ComSpec & " /c " & 'netstat -n', "", @SW_HIDE, $STDERR_CHILD + $STDOUT_CHILD)
$pos = StringInStr(StdoutRead($pid,9000), ":4000")
$periodpos = StringInStr(StdoutRead($pid,9000), ".",0,78)

WinWaitActive("Untitled")
Send($pos)
Send("{ENTER}")
Send($periodpos)
While 1
    $line = StdoutRead($pid)
    If @error Then ExitLoop
   Send($line)
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$periodpos = StringInStr(StdoutRead($pid,9000,true), ".",0,78)

what am i doing wrong?

Edited July 7, 2007 by narayanjr

[PsaltyDS]

that works fine but now i have a new problem

what am i doing wrong?

The StdOutRead() runs microseconds after the Run(), and there isn't anything there yet. You need a loop to catch all the output before you start to process it:

#include <Constants.au3>
$Output = ""
$pid = Run(@ComSpec & " /c " & 'netstat -n', "", @SW_HIDE, $STDERR_CHILD + $STDOUT_CHILD)
Do
     $Output &= StdoutRead($pid)
Until @error

MsgBox(64, "netstat -n", $Output)