help with retreiving data from the command prompt needed!

[Kronberg]

Hi,

Is it possible to retreive data generated from an Command prompt application and use the data in a VB application
without using a file for middle storage.

E.g.

the following data is genereted and presented on the command prompt,

c:> START

Asking your own node

Showing all nodes

Network Node Status CS
VCOMTST1 UNIXSRV1 3 , Read/Write link online 2
NET1 COLUMBUS 3 , Read/Write link online 2

sendentry..:00002
totentry..:00002

Can I instead of echoing it to the screen, retreive the information in to a variable in VB?

thanks,
Patric Kronberg

[jbart]

Look here

http://forums.vb-world.net/showthrea...threadid=34131

for an example.

The Command Function should get you what you need.

[Kronberg]

Hi,

I don't know if I don't understand the Command function or you missunderstood me. The command function does "only" (?) return the arguments when starting a VB application on the command line.

I start the "DOS" application from within the VB application and the restult from the "DOS" application are echoed onto the screen, now I would (if possible) retreive the information into an variable in my VB application.

thanks,
Patric

Surely an API function can do something done in DOS. Maybe not, but try http://www.vbapi.com/ for a fat stash of API functions. If you can't find it then I have been a complete waste of time.