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#200619 - 2010-11-15 03:53 PM How do I read input from the display?
Bosborn Bosborn Just in Town Registered: 2010-11-15 Posts: 1 Loc: Pennsylvania	Is it possible to do this? I am attempting to write a script that will play a TUI game. Is there a method to capture text output to the display? Thanks! Brian
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#200620 - 2010-11-15 05:27 PM Re: How do I read input from the display? [Re: Bosborn]
Mart Mart KiX Supporter Registered: 2002-03-27 Posts: 4673 Loc: The Netherlands	You could have a look at the WSHPipe UDF. WshPipe() - Pipes the results of a shell command to an array _________________________ Mart - Chuck Norris once sold ebay to ebay on ebay.
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#200621 - 2010-11-15 06:11 PM Re: How do I read input from the display? [Re: Bosborn]
Richard H. Richard H. Administrator Registered: 2000-01-24 Posts: 4946 Loc: Leatherhead, Surrey, UK	Yes, you can capture the console output but it's damned tricky. Probably the easiest way to do it is to leverage the facilities provided by AutoIT. Is you use the scriptable DLL you'll be able to grab the window, read it's contents in KiXtart and send key-strokes to it. Oh yeah, it's free too, which is nice.
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#200645 - 2010-11-18 05:51 AM Re: How do I read input from the display? [Re: alexberger753]
Shawn Shawn Administrator Registered: 1999-08-13 Posts: 8611	TUI Game = Text-Based User Input Game ? (Had to Google it) Does that mean what your really looking for is a method to read input "from" the display ? -Shawn
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#200647 - 2010-11-18 08:37 AM Re: How do I read input from the display? [Re: Shawn]
Richard H. Richard H. Administrator Registered: 2000-01-24 Posts: 4946 Loc: Leatherhead, Surrey, UK	That was certainly my interpretation, hence the suggestion that AutoIT was a good fit - you can pull the text from a (console) window and push keystrokes. Asynchronously. I missed a link earlier: http://www.autoitscript.com/
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#200657 - 2010-11-19 02:45 AM Re: How do I read input from the display? [Re: Richard H.]
Shawn Shawn Administrator Registered: 1999-08-13 Posts: 8611	ok, I was just thinking our friend was looking for ... Code: ? "Do you want to play a TUI game ? [Y/N]: " GETS $Answer If $Answer = "Y" ?"Alrighty then ... pick a number between 1 and 10 ..." Endif
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#200659 - 2010-11-19 09:57 AM Re: How do I read input from the display? [Re: Shawn]
Richard H. Richard H. Administrator Registered: 2000-01-24 Posts: 4946 Loc: Leatherhead, Surrey, UK	Ahhh... I see what you mean. I was in PA on business recently, they sure do talk funny.
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