How to get program output in console

[kcvinu]

Hi all,

I have a script which shows a GUI. I want to run this script in command prompt. Now I can run it with this command

autoit3 my_script.au3

But I am not getting the program outputs in CMD. Is there any command switches for that ?. For some specific reasons, I don't want to use Scite editor or other editors.

[Nine]

Compile it with the directive :

#AutoIt3Wrapper_Change2CUI=y

Run from DOS console.

Use ConsoleWrite to send messages to console. 

 

[kcvinu]

@Nine, Thank you for the reply. I tried your suggestions but still I am facing the same problem. The command is working and my gui is running. But no outputs in CMD. 

This is my command.
AutoIt3 "C:\Program Files (x86)\AutoIt3\SciTE\AutoIt3Wrapper\AutoIt3Wrapper.au3" /run /prod /ErrStdOut /in app.au3

Edited November 27, 2022 by kcvinu

[Jos]

That is because autoit3.exe isn't an console program, so the idea is you compile with that directive to make it work!

[kcvinu]

@Jos,

I added "#AutoIt3Wrapper_Change2CUI=y" in the first line of my autoit source file. I think that is what Nine suggested. Please correct me if I am wrong. But still no outputs are in console. But the program is running. 

Edited November 29, 2022 by kcvinu

[pixelsearch]

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Edited November 29, 2022 by pixelsearch
I thought OP was using Scite-Lite but it's not the case

[Jos]

That directive only makes the compiled program cui .. so running it with that directive doesn't do anything!

[jchd]

If you want to be able to display a console and write there in all 4 cases (GUI or CUI, compiled or not) you just need to use this:

Func CW($s = "")
    If @Compiled Then
        _CUI_ConsoleWrite($s)
    Else
        _ConsoleWrite($s)
    EndIf
EndFunc   ;==>CW


Func _CUI_ConsoleWrite(ByRef $s)
    Local Static $hDll = DllOpen("kernel32.dll")
    Local Static $hCon = __CUI_ConsoleInit($hDll)
    DllCall($hDll, "bool", "WriteConsoleW", "handle", $hCon, "wstr", $s & @LF, "dword", StringLen($s) + 1, "dword*", 0, "ptr", 0)
    Return
EndFunc   ;==>_CUI_ConsoleWrite


; internal use only
Func __CUI_ConsoleInit(ByRef $hDll)
    DllCall($hDll, "bool", "AllocConsole")
;~  DllCall("Kernel32.dll", "bool", "SetConsoleCP", "uint", 65001)
;~  DllCall("Kernel32.dll", "bool", "SetConsoleOutputCP", "uint", 65001)
    Return DllCall($hDll, "handle", "GetStdHandle", "int", -11)[0]
EndFunc   ;==>__CUI_ConsoleInit


; Unicode-aware ConsoleWrite
Func _ConsoleWrite(ByRef $s)
    ConsoleWrite(BinaryToString(StringToBinary($s & @LF, 4), 1))
EndFunc   ;==>_ConsoleWrite

CW($text) outputs the string $text to the (resp. a new) console if compiled for CUI (reps. GUI) or the SciTE console if not compiled.

[kcvinu]

@jchd, 

Thank your for the code. Let me try it. I will inform you soon.

[Zedna]

Just important note:

If you use directive 

#AutoIt3Wrapper_Change2CUI=y

then you must compile such script with FULL Scite4Autoit3 and not only in standard Scite editor included in base Autoit instalator.

 

EDIT:

and of course you must use ConsoleWrite(...)  🙂

Edited November 30, 2022 by Zedna

[Zedna]

For inspiration look at my CUI progressbar example:

 

[kcvinu]

@Zedna,

Thank you for your suggestion. I think I need to explain a little more on this issue. So this is the scenario. I am writing a gui library based on win32 api functions like CreateWindowEx and it's siblings.  But I am using the Autoit's message loop. I am just creating a window with "GuiCreate" function and replacing it's WndProc function with my own function. But then the controls like button, label etc. are creating with CreateWindowEx function. So I want to check the code is working or not. And I am using ConsoleWrite function for that. It is handy when you move your mouse over a window and then it prints some nice messages in console. This is perfectly fine in SciTE editor. You will get live outputs in console. But I am using VS Code.  Currently I am using Damien's extension, but I would like to run my code in my favorite console emulator ConEmu64.