[jawsscripts] Re: Piping a string variable to a txt file as part of a script
- From: "Geoff Chapman" <gch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 04:20:24 +1100
ah, right. thanks for the additional info and thoughts.
appreciate that.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Soronel Haetir" <soronel.haetir@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 4:11 AM
Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: Piping a string variable to a txt file as part of
a script
> Jeff,
>
> No specific feature in mind, but having access to all of the
> scriptible objects (or even a significant subset -- I suspect JAWS
> script type limitations may prevent using some classes) makes for
> better ways to do things like interact with office. Instead of
> sending keystrokes you could instead directly invoke the commands
> using the object interface.
>
> I'm going to have to look at this and see if it can give access to the
> visual studio wizards that I currently have to use the jaws cursor
> (and poorly at that) to access. Also implementing a simple automation
> object is easy enough that I may create such an interface to perform
> tasks that the jaws script language is not capable of, will just have
> to see. Like I said, it opens up a lot of possibilities.
>
> On 1/20/10, Geoff Chapman <gch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > hi Soronel.
> >
> > if you'd care to, would you perhaps like to elaborate for those of us
much
> > much greener in the field of coding, how the Automation aware aspect of
> > which you speak so lovingly and excitedly below, might assist? and in
what
> > kinds of ways perhaps? I know that's probably a pretty big call to ask,
so
> > if it's one of those, "look it'd be just toooo hard to explain if you've
no
> > idea," type deals, which I well realize this might be, then just ignore.
ok?
> > <grin.>
> >
> > Geoff c.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Soronel Haetir" <soronel.haetir@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 2:26 AM
> > Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: Piping a string variable to a txt file as
part of
> > a script
> >
> >
> >> Oh man, jaws scripting is automation aware? I hadn't realized that.
> >> That opens so many possibilities. I had thought the object type was
> >> just another opaque value type. I don't think either of FSDN or the
> >> basics of scripting manual mention that it can actually make calls to
> >> automation objects.
> >>
> >> Although that does make me wonder why they bothered writing their own
> >> script language rather than re-using windows script host. Oh well,
> >> probably a historical decision and next to impossible to change now.
> >>
> >> On 1/19/10, Paul Magill <magills@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> > Hi Logan,
> >> >
> >> > - this is not as straight forward as it might seem. There are no FS
> > built
> >> > in functions that write to text type files other than the INI
functions,
> >> > such as IniWriteString etc.
> >> >
> >> > These do not provide for appending, other than creating additional
keys
> > etc.
> >> >
> >> > Fortunately, especially for me, Jamal Masrui provided to the list, a
set
> > of
> >> > functions that do that task very well.
> >> >
> >> > Below are those functions, only slightly modified to suit my needs.
> >> >
> >> > * The last one is what you are looking for. It, and the other 2 file
> >> > accessing functions need the first function. I included the other 2
as
> > you
> >> > may need them at some time.
> >> >
> >> > Note 1: The read function reads the entire file into a string
variable,
> > &
> >> > the Write function writes a file which will contain only the contents
of
> > the
> >> > string variable passed to it. i e. anything already in the file will
be
> >> > overwritten. The append function adds to any text already in the
file,
> > but
> >> > the file must already exist.
> >> > Note 2: you need to look after any linebreaks that you may need, as
none
> > are
> >> > provided by the functions. - this is very useful in most situations
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Object Function ObjectCreate (string S_Object)
> >> >
> >> > Var
> >> >
> >> > Object o_return
> >> >
> >> > Let o_return =CreateObjectEx (s_object, True)
> >> >
> >> > ;SayString ("first")
> >> >
> >> > If !o_return Then
> >> >
> >> > Let o_return =CreateObjectEx(s_object, False)
> >> >
> >> > ;SayString ("second")
> >> >
> >> > EndIf
> >> >
> >> > If !o_return Then
> >> >
> >> > Let o_return =GetObject(s_object)
> >> >
> >> > ;SayString ("third")
> >> >
> >> > EndIf
> >> >
> >> > Return o_return
> >> >
> >> > EndFunction
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > String Function ReadStringFromFile (string S_File)
> >> >
> >> > Var
> >> >
> >> > Object Null,
> >> >
> >> > Object o_system,
> >> >
> >> > Object o_file,
> >> >
> >> > String s_return
> >> >
> >> > Let o_system =ObjectCreate("Scripting.FilesystemObject")
> >> >
> >> > Let o_file =o_system.OpenTextFile(s_file, 1, 0)
> >> >
> >> > Let s_return =o_file.ReadAll()
> >> >
> >> > o_file.close()
> >> >
> >> > Let o_file =Null
> >> >
> >> > Let o_system =Null
> >> >
> >> > Return s_return
> >> >
> >> > EndFunction
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Int Function WriteFileFromString (string S_Text, string S_File)
> >> >
> >> > Var
> >> >
> >> > Object Null,
> >> >
> >> > Object o_system,
> >> >
> >> > Object o_file
> >> >
> >> > Let o_system =ObjectCreate("Scripting.FilesystemObject")
> >> >
> >> > Let o_file =o_system.CreateTextFile(s_file, 1, 0)
> >> >
> >> > o_file.write(s_text)
> >> >
> >> > o_file.close()
> >> >
> >> > Let o_file =Null
> >> >
> >> > Let o_system =Null
> >> >
> >> > EndFunction
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Int Function AppendStringToFile (string S_Text, string S_File)
> >> >
> >> > ; *** this function *ONLY* appends to already existing files. use
> >> > WriteFileFromString to create the file
> >> >
> >> > ; each append adds to the previous record without line breaks etc
> >> >
> >> > Var
> >> >
> >> > Object Null,
> >> >
> >> > Object o_system,
> >> >
> >> > Object o_file
> >> >
> >> > Let o_system =ObjectCreate("Scripting.FilesystemObject")
> >> >
> >> > Let o_file =o_system.OpenTextFile (s_file, 8, 0)
> >> >
> >> > o_file.write (s_text)
> >> >
> >> > o_file.close()
> >> >
> >> > Let o_file =Null
> >> >
> >> > Let o_system =Null
> >> >
> >> > EndFunction
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > ----- Original Message -----
> >> > From: "Logan McMullen" <loganmcmullen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Hi everyone,
> >> >
> >> > I'd like to use an input box to get some content from a user and to
then
> >> > have the variable that is returned by the box save/piped to a txt
file
> > that
> >> > the script also creates.
> >> >
> >> > The process would go like this(** note keystrokes are not what I'm
using
> > in
> >> > the actual script)
> >> >
> >> > 1. User hits ctrl+p and gets presented with the input box
> >> > 1(a) A text file with a filename of the current system time is
created.
> >> > 2. User inputs content(text) in the box and hits enter(string
variable
> > is
> >> > then created by the input box
> >> > 3. String variable is appended to a txt file that has been created.
> >> >
> >> > I have the time variable already sorted and could use a batch file to
> > create
> >> > the txt file but would rather use all script functions to achieve
this
> > if
> >> > possible to remove the need for the batch file to be on the users
> > machine.
> >> >
> >> > Thoughts appreciated.
> >> >
> >> > Logan.
> >> >
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