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[flypaper]

Is there a way I can get updates from a command window without using consoleio.dll, as it doesn't seem to work for me. When I use it, it closes EVERYTHING when its done.

So is there possible a better way? (I'm using VDS4)

[Aslan]

Can you give a better example of what you're trying to do?

[flypaper]

Crap. I just realized that I posted this in the wrong forum. Can someone move it?

I have a program that ends up calling a command prompt. I want to call the prompt hidden and have the status updates from the prompt to show in my program.

For instance in the cmd window, you'll see:

processing INF files 25%
processing INF files 50%
scanning files 10%
scanning files 90%
resolving conflicts 50%

I want each of those lines to show in my dialog when they come up in the command window...

[jwfv]

That would be a really handy little trick if you can get it done. It would be very helpful on a couple of my projects as well.

[flypaper]

[Aslan]

Have you tried the vdsconsole.dll? Its freeware.

[flypaper]

[flypaper]

bump?

[mcpaton]

i'm doing something where i print the results from the batch file to a text file, then read the text file into a list... you can echo to a text file like this:

[jwfv]

I have used something like that also, but it would be more helpful to me to read the results as they are written to the command window. (For progress, any errors, etc.)

[mcpaton]

if you work it out i'd be interested to see it, probably would make better use of my application rather than waiting until it's all complete to see the progress