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for my application, I have now got my C# program writing a sub-key to the registry and a script in Opus reading the registry key and it works very well.
I tried using a text file but it kept crashing, possibly caused by both programs trying to access the file at the same time?? not sure.

One thing to check..

Assuming that this said file could still be open before you instigate a refresh.. Check in your code that a close has been called to the file before we attempt a refresh...
This may not necessarily delete the content but is something to be aware of...

Check your code too for when this said file is first created. we might be zeroing it out at some point...
Since you see the desired content if you move to another page, and return, it appears we don't commit the data to file just prior to the refresh... see where the code is meant to write to this file...
(can see it does this just before you switch to another page, hence the code need to be elsewhere as well, just prior to Real being called)

while the application is running toggle to the file manager/explorer and confirm that the file is not zero length, and then complete the refresh to confirm.

Without the pub, can't see where else to check...

Hi eomc40

Thanks for your reply. Similar to your suggestions, I've been trying to figure where the file is "going wrong, " examining the script, experimenting with a number of "fixes."

Going in to close textObj and close the specific line position/rotation file may be working. More testing needed to be sure.

Thanks for your continued help.

Kind Regards,

I've read thru this and admittedly don't understand the 'application' or the reach of the other executable. But just in case this helps, check out http://www.autohotkey.com/docs/FAQ.htm
for its flexibility.

One example:
How can the output of a command line operation be retrieved?

Testing shows that due to file caching, a temporary file can be very fast for relatively small outputs. In fact, if the file is deleted immediately after use, it often does not actually get written to disk. For example:

RunWait %comspec% /c dir > C:\My Temp File.txt
FileRead, VarToContainContents, C:\My Temp File.txt
FileDelete, C:\My Temp File.txt

To avoid using a temporary file (especially if the output is large), consider using CmdRet. Alternatively, there is a small freeware utility cb.zip (4 KB) that captures up to 512 KB of output from a command or program. The text is captured to the clipboard, which a script can access via the clipboard variable. For example:

RunWait %comspec% /c dir | cb.exe
MsgBox %clipboard%
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Another example of a utility using autohotkey.
ProcessGuard v1.1

Download programAutoHotkey sourcecode205KB

Watch processes' memory usage, cpu usage and more, and get a warning, close them, run a program, change priority, hide/show or minimize/maximize them, logoff, reboot, shutdown, suspend or hibernate!

Thanks Lar_123, will check this out...

Hi

Thank you for your continued help.

It looks like the chief difficulty was that I hadn't closed the textObj and .txt file for line rotation, which caused the loss of content upon copying.

Once closed, the copying back and forth works, using Opus's standard action to copy files, adding a wildcard (*.txt). This avoids the need for the REALbasic utilty, allowing me to use the copying actions I had previously set up in the regular Opus pub.

However, having the ability to utilize third-party utilities to enhance features is quite valuable and can be used in the future.

Again, thanks.

Kind Regards,