how to keep the cmd window active

[siage]

Hello all, I'm the new comer to AutoIt, I write my first AutoIt script to perform check disk task in winpe environment,when the script executed, a window popup and then waiting the user's confirm, I use send("{Y 1}{enter 1}") to input Y and enter, but it seemed not work.I think the popuped windows not active. I use the LANDesk provisioning to execute AutoIt script,it execute startnet.cmd first, then call AutoIt script.

My script

run("chkdsk /r e:")

sleep(2000)

send("{Y 1}{enter 1}")

sleep(2000)

send("{Y 1}{enter 1}")

sleep(2000)

send("{Y 1}{enter 1}")

Who can help me to resolve it ?

[water]

What do you want to achieve with

send("{Y 1}{enter 1}")

Send Key "Y" followed by "Enter"? In this case you should code:

Send("Y{ENTER}")

Edited August 4, 2009 by water

[siage]

What do you want to achieve with

send("{Y 1}{enter 1}")

Send Key "Y" followed by "Enter"? In this case you should code:

Send("Y{ENTER}")

I thought {Y 1} input Y only once, I followed your instruction, it worked well.I'll fix it. but how can I make sure the "Y" send to the correct cmd window?I mean the window with chkdsk command?

[Ascend4nt]

@siage

*edit: oops, misunderstood what was going on.. chkdsk is prompting for input with another window? Have you tried using the AutoIT Window Info tool to see what the window's title, classname, etc are? You should be able to get a handle to that, and send a command to it based on what you want to do. If there are buttons, you could just send a 'space' to the 'Yes' button etc

Edited August 5, 2009 by Ascend4nt

[whim]

@siage

try doing it with just the cmd line:

Run(@ComSpec & " /c echo y | chkdsk /r e:")

(not tested on chkdsk, but works fine on a format command for me)

[herewasplato]

@siage,

Welcome to the forum :-)

I thought {Y 1} input Y only once, ...

The syntax that you used is correct, but not needed. The brackets are optional except when sending a key like ENTER, ESC, PAUSE...

The number of times to send it is also optional if it is 1 time.

So:

Send("Y")

Send("{Y}")

Send("{Y 1}")

are the same.

And:

Send("YY")

Send("{Y}{Y}")

Send("{Y 2}")

are the same.

Anyway, whim gave you a good solution.

[Danny35d]

Siage welcome to AutoIt check the help file and search for StdinWrite

This code is from the StdinWrite() help file example slightly modify to your need:

#include <Constants.au3>

Local $PID = Run("chkdsk /r e:", @SystemDir, @SW_HIDE, $STDIN_CHILD + $STDOUT_CHILD)
; Write string to STDIN
StdinWrite($PID, 'Y' & @CRLF)
; Calling with no 2nd arg closes stream
StdinWrite($PID)

; Read from child's STDOUT and show
Local $data
While True
    $data &= StdoutRead($PID)
    If @error Then ExitLoop
    Sleep(25)
WEnd
MsgBox(0, "Debug", $data)

Edited August 6, 2009 by Danny35d