> "Gregor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> There's a DOS console application I am trying to script (in Python), >> but it >> doesn't seem to use stdout or stderr... For example, if I redirect >> output to a file ("cmd > file.txt"), the output still appears on >> screen. Similarly, the output pipes returned by popen* don't catch >> the app's output. How might this app be generating its output? Any >> thoughts on how it >> could be captured (perhaps with something in the win32 extensions)?
"Paul Watson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]: > The good-ole DOS app could be doing many things. It could be making > BIOS calls or writing directly to the video display memory at segment > 0xB800. One would think that if it did a DUP of stdout that it might > get captured, but apparently you have tried the popen* family. > > Any hints as to what the DOS app is? If it is known by anyone, > perhaps a workaround is also known. Hmmm. Sounds like scripting this app might be a bit of a problem... I don't think the program was available to the general public... It's called "PC-Bill." It's used to send doctors' bills to the Canadian government. Greg. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
