ask like command with timeout (and default option)

[Vot]

Hi,

anyone seen a command like "ask" I can use in shell scripts that lets me answer yes/no like ask but times out without user input to a default. (yes or no)?

I saw some website that that says ask takes a timeout option... but it doesn't.

[thomas]

Unfortunately it is not possible to time out a Read() request from a CON window. This means any program which takes editable input cannot time out. But a program can temporarily switch the window into RAW mode and wait for a single key press.

Here is an example: http://thomas-rapp.homepage.t-online...aitForChar.lha

[Vot]

Originally Posted by thomas

Unfortunately it is not possible to time out a Read() request from a CON window. This means any program which takes editable input cannot time out. But a program can temporarily switch the window into RAW mode and wait for a single key press.

Here is an example: http://thomas-rapp.homepage.t-online...aitForChar.lha

Wow. thanks that's exactly what I was after.. thanks a lot I wouldn't have come up with that myself.. didn't realise about the con restriction.

Btw.. the failat and if warn just use the return code from main do they ?
(0 - Ok, 5 - Warn, 10 - Error, 20 - Fail)

[thomas]

Btw.. the failat and if warn just use the return code from main do they ?
(0 - Ok, 5 - Warn, 10 - Error, 20 - Fail)

Yes, that's right. Although some programs (mostly intros/demos) don't care what they return, so return codes can be far outside this range.

If a program returns -1, you get a "unknown command" message although the command was executed.