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exec in background
OS Win2000 Tcl/tk 8.4.3 How do I find out if a process which is running in the background which was launched by: exec $process & has finished so I can display a "process finished " dialogue? Thanks in advance Mark -
how to get input into console application
OS win98 Hi, i've got an console application launcher (below) which redirects the dos box output into a text window, this is fine if no input is required from the user but how do I get keyboard input into the application if it requires it? TIA Mark TCL code follows: # console show button... -
capturing input from stdin
Win98 tcl 8.3.4 I have a script which will launch a console exe file and capture the output into a text widget using the procedures below. This is fine if the application needs no input from the user via keyboard, but how do i get the application to wait for input if required, and get it? I do... -
captue win32 console application output
OS win98 I want to capture the output to a DOS box as it happens. I launch the app using exec and can redirect the output to a file ( exec app.exe > out.txt & ) once this file is written & closed I can open it and display the contents, but how can I just capture a line at a time from the DOS box...
