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Mac OS X and OpenConsole()
Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2011 4:18 pm
by jermcf
I recently installed PureBasic 4.60 demo on an iMac running Mac OS X 7.2 Lion.
It's basically working but the OpenConsole() command does not work. Then looking at the forum I saw it mentioned that this feature is not available on the Mac version.
I am looking for a basic to run on a mac to control stepper motors out the USB port. If the console command does not work what other options do I have?
Otherwise this seems like a deal breaker and I need to look for another basic. I chose PureBasic for evaluation, liking it since it ran on a Mac.
Re: Mac OS X and OpenConsole()
Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2011 7:11 pm
by Ramihyn_
jermcf wrote:I recently installed PureBasic 4.60 demo on an iMac running Mac OS X 7.2 Lion.
It's basically working but the OpenConsole() command does not work. Then looking at the forum I saw it mentioned that this feature is not available on the Mac version.
I am looking for a basic to run on a mac to control stepper motors out the USB port. If the console command does not work what other options do I have?
Otherwise this seems like a deal breaker and I need to look for another basic. I chose PureBasic for evaluation, liking it since it ran on a Mac.
Hello and welcome to the PureBasic forums
Do you really need to open a
console or do you just need the "Runprogram" command to control the stepper motors by calling a commandline program?
Re: Mac OS X and OpenConsole()
Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2011 11:07 pm
by jermcf
Thanks for the comment.
I will look into using the command line.
Re: Mac OS X and OpenConsole()
Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2011 1:24 am
by jack
you can kind of fake the
console() with the EditorGadget
Code: Select all
If OpenWindow(0, 0, 0,817, 817, "EditorGadget", #PB_Window_SystemMenu | #PB_Window_ScreenCentered)
EditorGadget(0, 8, 8, 800, 800,#PB_Editor_ReadOnly)
lin.l=0
i.l
For i=1 To 10
AddGadgetItem(0, lin, Str(i)+" = "+StrD(Sqr(i)))
lin+1
Next
Repeat : Until WaitWindowEvent() = #PB_Event_CloseWindow
EndIf
End
Re: Mac OS X and OpenConsole()
Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2011 3:41 am
by USCode
In the documentation it "says" OpenConsole() works for All platforms ... is this a new problem on the Mac or has it never worked?
Even the "Platform-dependent Functions" page in the doc implies this command should work on OS X ...
Re: Mac OS X and OpenConsole()
Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2011 8:21 pm
by michel51
USCode wrote:In the documentation it "says" OpenConsole() works for All platforms ... is this a new problem on the Mac or has it never worked?
Even the "Platform-dependent Functions" page in the doc implies this command should work on OS X ...
It make not sense to use the
console on
Mac, because it's not the same as on Windows.
OpenConsole() is working on
Mac.
Open the
console directly - it's a tool - and you can work with it. All outputs are shown, inputs will react (?). Try a small snippet to test it.
But the
console in
Mac is used for a lot of outputs , as you can see, so it makes no sense to use it often.
Re: Mac OS X and OpenConsole()
Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2011 8:46 pm
by jesperbrannmark
Wow there. stop time for a second....
Terminal in Mac OS X... This is basicly "console", now isnt it?
I wouldnt be surprised (but have no desire to test) if the print() commands etc works fine for console output.
Re: Mac OS X and OpenConsole()
Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2011 11:18 pm
by michel51
jesperbrannmark wrote:
Terminal in Mac OS X... This is basicly "console", now isnt it?
No!
Console and Terminal are two different tools.
Terminal is like a "command line" tool, which you cannot use for inputs and outputs from PB.
Run the 3 line code in openconsole(), open the
console on your
Mac (programms/tools/
console) and see the last line.
It is like it is! The
console commands are not usable on
Mac.
Re: Mac OS X and OpenConsole()
Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2011 6:35 pm
by Shardik
michel51 wrote:jesperbrannmark wrote:
Terminal in Mac OS X... This is basicly "console", now isnt it?
No!
Console and Terminal are two different tools.
Terminal is like a "command line" tool, which you cannot use for inputs and outputs from PB.
Run the 3 line code in openconsole(), open the
console on your
Mac (programms/tools/
console) and see the last line.
It is like it is! The
console commands are not usable on
Mac.
michel51,
sorry that's not correct. Try to use the OpenConsole() command in a
source code and run it from the IDE (for an example and an explanation
take a look into this
posting from me). When opening the
console please
examine the window title. It displays "Terminal...". So "
Console" and
"Terminal" seem to be used as synonyms on the
Mac...
And it's no
problem to use the PB
console commands as long as you change
"Executable format" in "Compiler/Compiler Options..." from "MacOS" to
"
Console" before compiling...