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[SanskritFritz]

Can somebody confirm my problem?
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[Chris]

[Chris]

[Mats]

[SanskritFritz]

[Chris]

A couple of points:

I couldn't reproduce the hanging problem you originally described: Even when pipesplit receives no input (no errors in script), it still terminated normally.

You might want to clear your browser cache to ensure you downloaded the latest version of pipesplit. I was pretty sure the changes I made would prevent it from hanging.

I'd rather not change AutoHotkey to send output to stdout when no errors occur. However, if others can reproduce your problem with editors being unable to receive text, I'd be more inclined to do so.

Is anyone here using /ErrorStdOut successfully with editors other than EditPlus? Or has anyone tried it and been unsuccessful even though the editor supports it? Thanks.

[SanskritFritz]

[Chris]

I managed to set up TextPad to capture ErrorStdOut too. If anyone uses TextPad, please try the following configuration and post your findings:

From the menu bar, select Configure > Preferences.
Expand the Tools entry.
Press the Add button and select "Program".
Copy and paste (adjust to your path): C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe then press OK.
Triple-click the newly added item (cmd.exe) in the ListBox and rename it to your choice (e.g. Launch Script).
Press Apply.
Select the new item in the tree at the left and enter the following information:
Command (should already be filled in): cmd.exe (or the full path to it)
Parameters (adjust to your path, if necessary): /c ""C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\AutoHotkey.exe" /ErrorStdOut "$File""
Initial folder: $FileDir
Check the following boxes: 1) Run minimized; 2) Capture output.
Press OK. The newly added item should now exist in the Tools menu.

Now when you launch a script, a "command results" window should appear to show the first syntax error (if any).

Also, if anyone else has tried unsuccessfully to get /ErrorStdOut working with EditPlus, please let me know.

[SanskritFritz]

Thanks, that is better than patching the ahk. Now only the problem with the freezing output remains.
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[jonny]

Ok, I've read this thread a few times, but it never really clicked.

[Chris]

[SanskritFritz]

If AHK produces output, TextPad finds the corresponding line without problem. Now I use it like this: first i run AHK from TextPad without /ErrorStdOut. If there is errors, I launch AHK with /ErrorStdOut, using the technique you described above. This way I have the convenience of both methods.
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[Chris]

So in summary, if you use /ErrorStdOut and there is no syntax error, TextPad waits forever (if this is not the case, please post here).

I can't reproduce this problem and while there's a chance it affects only your PC, it seems best not to "fix" AutoHotkey by having it produce output unconditionally, which seems inappropriate and might cause side effects for some users.

Once again, if anyone else cannot get ErrorStdOut working with TextPad/EditPlus using the exact method described here, please let me know.

[SanskritFritz]