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closing a program when finished

Started by DusterTheFirst, 23 June 2016 - 10:31 AM

DusterTheFirst #1

40 posts

Posted 23 June 2016 - 12:31 PM

i have a program that periodicly opens this:
local todofile = fs.open("disk/todo.txt", "r")
local todo = peripheral.wrap("monitor_9")
todo.setCursorPos(1,2)
local towrite = todofile.readAll()
todofile.close()
todo.write(towrite)

in multishell and i cant get it to close its tab once it is done. there ends up being many of them just saying press any key to end/close

how would i do this?

Emma #2

218 posts

Location tmpim

Posted 23 June 2016 - 06:34 PM

Not tested, but if it's asking for a key you can give it a fake key press like so:


os.queueEvent("key",42)

That way, the next time os.pullEvent is called it will return a key event for key 42

DusterTheFirst #3

40 posts

Posted 24 June 2016 - 01:59 PM

Incinirate, on 23 June 2016 - 06:34 PM said:
Not tested, but if it's asking for a key you can give it a fake key press like so:
os.queueEvent("key",42)
That way, the next time os.pullEvent is called it will return a key event for key 42

i just want the program to terminate itself

CrazedProgrammer #4

546 posts

Location Wageningen, The Netherlands

Posted 24 June 2016 - 02:04 PM

return

Edited on 24 June 2016 - 12:05 PM

DvgCraft #5

14 posts

Location The Netherlands

Posted 24 June 2016 - 02:33 PM

Add this code to the end of your program:


os.queueEvent( "myProgramIsFinished" ) --Rename this
sleep( 0 )
multishell.setFocus( multishell.getCurrent() )

And create another program that will execute the other program:


shell.openTab( "path/to/file" )
os.pullEvent( "myProgramIsFinished" ) --Rename this
local currentTab = multishell.getFocus()
sleep( 0 )
multishell.setFocus( currentTab )

DusterTheFirst #6

40 posts

Posted 26 June 2016 - 02:22 AM

thanks

Edited on 26 June 2016 - 12:25 AM