2008/11/7 Robert Singer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Now, don't get me wrong if this is a trivial question, or even an > apsurd one. I'm new to python, so my mileage may vary. > > I have several exe files, console applications that pretty much run on > the principle: > <starting> first.exe > Enter file name: start.dat > <outputs filename.dat> <end of first.exe> > > <starting> second.exe > Enter file name: filename.dat > <output result.dat> <end of second.exe> > > ... you get the point. > > These are old exe programs, not mine (I can't recompile them or modify > them in any way), but which work fine and I still regularly use them. > However, I would like to automate this process (since they are not > just two, and since this process of entering always the same data is > tiresome. > > Is there a way this could be done with a python script ? > A script which starts the .exe file, enters some predefined data, > waits for an exe to finish, then again, starts the second .exe file, > ... ?
Of course. See the subprocess module for this. Mathieu -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
