How to capture StdoutRead value

[new2this]

I have a script that runs several different command line executables where I capture the response with this loop:

$commandline = "command exe with arguments"

$foo = Run($commandline, Working Dir, @sw_hide,$STDERR_CHILD + $STDOUT_CHILD)

While 1

___$line = StdoutRead($foo)

___If @error Then ExitLoop

___MsgBox(0,"",$line)

Wend

While 1

___$line = StderrRead($foo)

___If @error Then ExitLoop

___MsgBox(0,"","Unable to run exe")

Wend

The problem with this is that the output of my command is 200+ lines and I would like to capture the output line by line. It appears that it gives it to me in multiple lines, delimited only when the maximum character count for that line has been reached. I have tried a StringSplit(StdoutRead($foo),@LF) which gives me close to what I need, but since the split occurs after the StdoutRead, the array is not populated with EVERY line being a separate entry.

The only way that I have been able to successfully capture the output is to pipe it to a text file, then read it back in line by line.

Is there another way to capture the command line return value that will allow me to obtain it line by line or delimited with @LF? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[Jos]

Something line this ?

#include<constants.au3>
Global $StdOutTot, $StdErrTot
$commandline = "Dir * /S"
$foo = Run(@ComSpec & " /c " & $commandline, @WorkingDir, @SW_HIDE, $STDERR_CHILD + $STDOUT_CHILD)
While 1
    $StdOutTot &= StdoutRead($foo)
    If @error Then ExitLoop
;~  MsgBox(0, "", $line)
WEnd
While 1
    $StdErrTot &= StderrRead($foo)
    If @error Then ExitLoop
;~  MsgBox(0, "", "Unable to run exe")
WEnd
$StdOutRecs = StringSplit($StdOutTot, @CRLF, 1)
$StdErrRecs = StringSplit($StdErrTot, @CRLF, 1)
ConsoleWrite(" StdOutLines=" & $StdOutRecs[0] & @CRLF)
ConsoleWrite(" StdErrLines=" & $StdErrRecs[0] & @CRLF)

Edited January 22, 2008 by Jos

[new2this]

Brilliant...! I never knew that you could "&=". It seems that this is the key. You have made life so much easier for me, thanks!