Access 'live' console output

[t-knapp]

I am trying to access the output of tinc join INVITATION and tinc -n NETWORK start -D -d3 via an AutoIT Script on Windows 7.

I neither can read 'live' output generated by tinc join nor tinc start. But reading tinc --version or tinc --help works.

I also tried to access the console output via Java, but the output is always empty, while tinc is running.

Do you use different techniques to write to console in tinc --version and tinc start?

[gsliepen]

On Sun, May 01, 2016 at 07:17:44AM -0700, Tobias Knapp wrote:

I am trying to access the output of tinc join INVITATION and tinc -n NETWORK start -D -d3 via an AutoIT Script on Windows 7.

I neither can read 'live' output generated by tinc join nor tinc start. But reading tinc --version or tinc --help works.

I also tried to access the console output via Java, but the output is always empty, while tinc is running.

Do you use different techniques to write to console in tinc --version and tinc start?

Note that there are two outputs; stdout and stderr. You should handle
both in your AutoIT Script. Tinc mostly writes to stderr, unless asked
specifically for some output (like --version, or the "tinc get" or "tinc
invite" commands).

Met vriendelijke groet / with kind regards,
Guus Sliepen guus@tinc-vpn.org

[t-knapp]

Thank you. Reading stderr works.