write to process

Typecommand
DictionaryLCS
LibraryLiveCode Script
Syntax
write <value> to process <processName>
Summary

Sends input to a process that was opened with the open process command.

Introduced1.0
OSmac, windows, linux
Platformsdesktop, server
Parameters
NameTypeDescription
value
processName

Case-sensitive: uppercase and lowercase characters must be exactly as they were entered in the open process command. The process must have been opened previously with the open process command; otherwise, an error message is returned in the result.

Example
write "test" to process "/bin/logall"
Values
NameTypeDescription
The result

The process to write to must be opened first with the open process command, and the mode the process was opened in must be write or update. If the process is not running or is read-only, the result function is set to "Process is not open for write.". If there is an error writing to the process, the result function returns the error message.

RelatedKeyword: stdout
Command: open process, read from process, write to driver
Function: result
Glossary: command, process, return
Securityprocess
Description

Use the write to process command to send input to another program.