Re: simulating console input

2010-09-03 Thread Andy Koppe
On 3 September 2010 10:01, Peter Münster wrote: > On Fri, Sep 03 2010, Andy Koppe wrote: > >> I've written a utility called 'conin' that translates pty input to >> console events. Perhaps that'll do the job. See here: >> >> http://groups.google.com/group/mintty-discuss/browse_thread/thread/1f9cf480

Re: simulating console input

2010-09-03 Thread Peter Münster
On Fri, Sep 03 2010, Andy Koppe wrote: > I've written a utility called 'conin' that translates pty input to > console events. Perhaps that'll do the job. See here: > > http://groups.google.com/group/mintty-discuss/browse_thread/thread/1f9cf480117b8a0b Great, it works! It's as easy as "echo y |

Re: simulating console input

2010-09-03 Thread Oleksandr Gavenko
On 03.09.2010 10:53, Peter Münster wrote: So my questions are: - Is it possible to write such a program: ConsoleKeypressSimulator.exe ? Try http://www.autohotkey.com/ Or try VBScript/JScript: $ cat command.js var process = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell"); process.Run("i-use-gui-command

Re: simulating console input

2010-09-03 Thread Andy Koppe
On 3 September 2010 08:53, Peter Münster wrote: >> Read . >> Then add this fact - the SSH server uses ptys.  So your program will not >> work with a single character put in the input buffer.  One could >> envision using 'yes' to

Re: simulating console input

2010-09-03 Thread Peter Münster
On Thu, Sep 02 2010, Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote: > >How could I simulate the "Y" keypress? > > > >"echo Y | DosProgram.exe" does not work... > > > >The keypress is accepted only in a dos-console. > > Read . > Then add this fact

Re: simulating console input

2010-09-02 Thread Eric Blake
On 09/02/2010 03:17 PM, risin...@nationwide.com wrote: How could I simulate the "Y" keypress? "echo Y | DosProgram.exe" does not work... Would an inline document work? DosProgram.exe< No. Bash uses a pipe under the hood for here-docs, so it is no different than the already-established non-

Re: simulating console input

2010-09-02 Thread RISINGP1
>On 9/2/2010 3:47 AM, Peter Münster wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I would like to run a Dos program, that needs keyboard input (just one "Y"), >> automatically via "make" in an ssh-session. >> >> How could I simulate the "Y" keypress? >> >> "echo Y | DosProgram.exe" does not work... >> >> The keypress is

Re: simulating console input

2010-09-02 Thread Larry Hall (Cygwin)
On 9/2/2010 3:47 AM, Peter Münster wrote: Hello, I would like to run a Dos program, that needs keyboard input (just one "Y"), automatically via "make" in an ssh-session. How could I simulate the "Y" keypress? "echo Y | DosProgram.exe" does not work... The keypress is accepted only in a dos-co

Re: simulating console input

2010-09-02 Thread Bengt-Arne Fjellner
On 2010-09-02 9:47 AM, Peter Münster wrote: Hello, I would like to run a Dos program, that needs keyboard input (just one "Y"), automatically via "make" in an ssh-session. How could I simulate the "Y" keypress? "echo Y | DosProgram.exe" does not work... The keypress is accepted only in a d

Re: simulating console input

2010-09-02 Thread Andrey Repin
Greetings, Peter Munster! > I would like to run a Dos program, that needs keyboard input (just one "Y"), > automatically via "make" in an ssh-session. > How could I simulate the "Y" keypress? > "echo Y | DosProgram.exe" does not work... > The keypress is accepted only in a dos-console. If the

simulating console input

2010-09-02 Thread Peter Münster
Hello, I would like to run a Dos program, that needs keyboard input (just one "Y"), automatically via "make" in an ssh-session. How could I simulate the "Y" keypress? "echo Y | DosProgram.exe" does not work... The keypress is accepted only in a dos-console. TIA for any help! Peter -- Contact