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				|  Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2025 2:31 pm    Post subject: I can't get io.stdout:write to work... Any ideas? |   |  
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				| For the first time ever, I've been trying to utilize io.stdout:write ...but I'm not having any success, and I'm wondering what I may be doing wrong since I've never used it before. 
 When I open the LUA Engine and execute this as a test, nothing gets printed...
 
 
  	  | Code: |  	  | io.stdout:write("Hi") | 
 
 Based on suggestions I found when searching, I also have tried using io.flush() along with it, without success.
 
 I'm wondering what I may be missing when it comes to using io.stdout:write instead of print?  I need to print some lines without the default ending space/newline that "print" applies by default, and I thought io.stdout:write could be the solution.
 
 Possible important detail:  I will be running 2 instances of CE while using this, if that matters at all... however, even when I test using only 1 instance of CE, it still fails.
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				|  Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2025 4:25 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| It promises to simply remove the extra space at the end of the line in the output of "print". 
 Use:
 
 
  	  | Code: |  	  | local output, exitCode = runCommand("cmd.exe", {"/C", "echo Hi World!"}) print("Command Output:", output) -- Redirecting through cmd
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				|  Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2025 2:25 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				|  	  | AylinCE wrote: |  	  |  	  | Code: |  	  | local output, exitCode = runCommand("cmd.exe", {"/C", "echo Hi World!"}) print("Command Output:", output) -- Redirecting through cmd
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 This works great on one of the CE instances I run, but the second CE instance is an older version that doesn't support runCommand.  Is there possibly a way to duplicate this result (no trailing space on print) on the older CE also, which is CE 6.5?
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				|  Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2025 3:58 am    Post subject: |     |  
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				| I assume this will work on all CE versions. 
 Instead of "print()" for printing, you should use the "Lines.Add()" method.
 
 The "Lines.Add()" method does not add a space at the end of the line.
 It is easy to copy and print. (Lines.Text)
 
 
  	  | Code: |  	  | local obj = getLuaEngine() local prtMemo
 
 for i = 0, obj.ComponentCount - 1 do
 if obj.Component[i].className=='TMemo' then
 prtMemo = obj.Component[i]
 print("Output name: "..obj.Component[i].Name) -- 7.5..>mOutput
 end
 end
 
 prtMemo.Lines.Add("Hello CE")
 prtMemo.Lines.Add("Hello CE..1")
 prtMemo.Lines.Add("Hello CE..2")
 
 text = prtMemo.Lines.Text
 
 print(text)
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 And this is the "print()" method:
 
 
  	  | Code: |  	  | local obj = getLuaEngine() local prtMemo
 
 for i = 0, obj.ComponentCount - 1 do
 if obj.Component[i].className=='TMemo' then
 prtMemo = obj.Component[i]
 --print("Output name: "..obj.Component[i].Name) -- 7.5..>mOutput
 end
 end
 
 local print = function(s) return prtMemo.Lines.Add(s) end
 
 print("Hello CE")
 print("Hello CE..1")
 print("Hello CE..2")
 print("<<<--->>>")
 
 text = prtMemo.Lines.Text
 
 print(text)
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				|  Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2025 11:55 am    Post subject: |   |  
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				| Both of these methods you supplied are working great on older versions I tested.  This is a fantastic workaround to avoid those white spaces everywhere.  Thank you very much for your help and creativity with this! |  | 
	
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