Console application

[Siebe15]

Hi guys,

I want to make a console application in AutoIt.
Something like a console application in C#.
Does someone know how to make it?

[YatoDev]

[alpines]

Just use the AutoIt3 Compiler Wrapper and click on "Compile with CLI instead of GUI" and use ConsoleWrite to output your messages.

[elmarcia]

Hi here is an example for u to begin.
Stop being so selfish, that's why we got an autoit forum to help others... not being rude,
nobody will ask if the solution is to search in google.
Searching in google is not always the best option.

You can compile as usual and create a gui if u want too (need to be compiled to get the console view)

 Spoiler

Global Const $STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE = -11
Global Const $STD_INPUT_HANDLE  = -10

Func AllocConsole ()
    return DllCall ("Kernel32.dll", "int", "AllocConsole")
EndFunc

Func setTitle($title)
	DllCall("Kernel32.dll","none","SetConsoleTitleA","str",$title)
EndFunc

Func std_output_handle()
$r =  DllCall("Kernel32.dll","HANDLE","GetStdHandle","dword",$STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE)
Return $r[0]
EndFunc

Func std_input_handle()
$r =  DllCall("Kernel32.dll","HANDLE","GetStdHandle","dword",$STD_INPUT_HANDLE)
Return $r[0]
EndFunc

Func setModeInput()
DllCall("Kernel32.dll","BOOL","HANDLE",$inHandle,0x0002)
EndFunc

Func _ConsoleWriteln($text)
$text = $text & @CRLF
DllCall("Kernel32.dll","BOOL","WriteConsole","HANDLE",$outHandle,"str",$text,"DWORD",StringLen($text),"dword*", 0, "ptr", 0)
EndFunc

Func _ConsoleRead()
$out = DllStructCreate("char[255]")
setModeInput()
DllCall("Kernel32.dll","BOOL","ReadConsole","HANDLE",$inHandle,"struct*",$out,"DWORD",255,"dword*", 0, "ptr", 0)
$data = DllStructGetData($out,1)
Return $data
EndFunc

AllocConsole() ;Create console
setTitle("Test console application")
$outHandle = std_output_handle()
$inHandle = std_input_handle()
_ConsoleWriteln("What's your name?")
$input = _ConsoleRead()
MsgBox(0,"you said",$input)


While 1
WEnd

[alpines]

Originally Posted by elmarcia

Stop being so selfish, that's why we got an autoit forum to help others... not being rude,

You know that this is a question where you can find the answer within the first minute of googling right? If everyone would state a question here without googling first we would drown in threads.

[Lawliet]