interactive tools

[dave]

Hi,

I'd like to create a tool item such as \"python.exe -i\" or \"perl -d -e 1\" and I'd like to interact with the output. In each of the above commands, the program will prompt the user for input.

If I don't capture the output, the above will work in a command window. But, I'd like TextPad to capture the output, and I'd like to have the tool program get their stdin from TextPad.

If TextPad is not currently able to do this, please consider adding it. I, for one, think it would be great.

P.S. Of course, if the I can get python and perl running this way, the next thing I'd try is \"bash.exe\" (from cygwin).

[dave]

Hi again,

I reposted this with the same subject. This one got messed up by the message system. (I didn't have an e-mail in the "Your Email" box, and I'd checked the "Email replies to this thread", it looks like filter for this message system escaped the quotes. I thought it was silly looking, so I posted a clean copy.)

Please reply to the cleaned up copy of this thread.

admin: please, feel free to delete this messed up version of this thread.