Reading in Console data

[DaddyGweedo]

I am wondering if it is possible to write a VB.NET console application that can run another console application and read in the console output from that second app...

For instance:

program 1 runs and starts program 2.

Program 2 writes (to the console) a series of numbers.

program 1 reads in those numbers and performs a calculation on them.


Is this possible, and Do you have any idea how I would go about it?

:confused:

Brad

[DSJ]

I don't think this will work because the called app will run in a different "console" (I think). One solution would be to write the numbers to a file though.

[DaddyGweedo]

It's not really an option since I didn't write the console app.. What I want to do is read in the output generated by another console app and then run some calculations on it... Seems like it might be impossible.

[DSJ]

You can re-direct the output using > or >> to send it to a textfile... for example:

dir > my.txt

Will write the directory listing to my.txt or

dir >> my.txt

Will APPEND the directory listing to my.txt

so try

YourApp.EXE > sometextfile.txt

and see what you get.

[DaddyGweedo]

That might work if I use a batch file and then call my program... It's for a scheduled program.

Thanks!

[lhg]

you can use pipe to send data from one program to another
program,I know c can. I believe vb.net should can do that