Capturing external program's output

camelweb · 17th May 2006, 04:21

Hi,

I have created an NSIS installer. One of its features is an executable I extract and run (during installation) that upgrades the user's database. I do this by calling ExecWait.

Somehow, I would like to capture the output of this executable and show it in the Detail Display - preferably, during the execution.

Can I capture standard output somehow? Or is there some form of inter process communication that I can take advantage of?

Any ideas are appreciated.

Regards,

Camel

Takhir · 17th May 2006, 06:07

"standard output" is a feature of console applications, you can use nsExec from NSIS distribution or ExecDos plug-ins.

camelweb · 20th May 2006, 13:16

Thanks, that's worked a treat. I missed nsExec in the documentation...

17th May 2006, 04:21	#1
camelweb Junior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 2	Capturing external program's output Hi, I have created an NSIS installer. One of its features is an executable I extract and run (during installation) that upgrades the user's database. I do this by calling ExecWait. Somehow, I would like to capture the output of this executable and show it in the Detail Display - preferably, during the execution. Can I capture standard output somehow? Or is there some form of inter process communication that I can take advantage of? Any ideas are appreciated. Regards, Camel

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17th May 2006, 06:07	#2
Takhir Major Dude Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 1,222	"standard output" is a feature of console applications, you can use nsExec from NSIS distribution or ExecDos plug-ins.

20th May 2006, 13:16	#3
camelweb Junior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 2	Thanks, that's worked a treat. I missed nsExec in the documentation...