#include <Constants.au3>

Local $cmd = Run("cmd.exe", @ScriptDir, @SW_HIDE, $STDIN_CHILD + $STDOUT_CHILD)
;~ Sleep(1000)

local $text = "Hello"
local $number = 1

Hotkeyset("{pause}", hotkeyTest)

while 1

	sleep(100)
wend

func hotkeyTest()

sendEcho($text & $number)

$number += 1

EndFunc


StdinWrite($cmd)

ConsoleWrite("END" & @CRLF)

func sendEcho($text)
	;build the command
	$command = "echo " & $text & @CRLF
	ConsoleWrite("COMMAND: " & $command & @CRLF) ; debug check
	;send command to the console
	StdinWrite($cmd, $command)
	$line = ""
	;loops and gathers all the command output
	While True
		$line &=  StdoutRead($cmd)
		ConsoleWrite($line)  ;debug
		If @error Then ExitLoop
		;to exit the while loop we look for the blank command prompt, the trimming is needed to get a clean match.
		If StringRight($line,StringLen(@ScriptDir) + 1) = @ScriptDir & ">" Then ExitLoop
		Sleep(30)
	WEnd


EndFunc