automating "master_read_to_file"

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Hi guys 

 I need to automate the "master_read_to_file" function. Normally, i just open system console and execute the command. Now, id like to automate calling it from a python script. First thought was to try modifying the jtag_server_cmds code here to create a command that will call the master_read_to_file and then try to replicate opening the TCPIP socket in python.   https://www.ovro.caltech.edu/~dwh/correlator/pdf/altera_jtag_to_avalon_mm_tutorial.pdf    But i read somewhere that i might be able to just execute a wrapper script containing the master_read_to_file call directly from a command line interface instance of system console. So i implemented a subprocess call in python using the following code:  python_subprocessCallWrapper('C:/altera/15.0/quartus/sopc_builder/bin/system-console.exe -cli -script=C:/test/wrapperScript.tcl')   where wrapperScript will eventually contain the master_read_to_file (right now, it just creates a text file).  This works fine. except it takes about 10 seconds to complete because system console takes some time to start up. If i could just start system console once and then run the wrapperScript when needed, that would speed things up quite a bit.  I dont believe that '-script=C:/test/wrapperScript.tcl' will work on its own. that it has to be part of the initial call, so i can issue a 'source C:/test/wrapperScript.tcl' instead. The problem is that if i try issuing 'source C:/test/wrapperScript.tcl' to my process.stdin, the command is taken, but no new test file is generated.  This seems like the simpler approach, but its turning into a science fair project.  Is there a better way to do this?  Is system console designed to take in multiple "interactive" lines like this? Can i speed up system console? Can i somehow run the master_read_to_file straight from nios cmd shell or similar tool? Is the TCPIP client server better?   Any help is appreciated!  thanks

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found exactly what i needed.... http://www.alteraforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=41993 

 turns out i needed the disable_readline flag set and all works well with my sub process  i owe FredrikWG a beer!!!

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Thanks for posting your solution, I did not know the answer, and appreciate your pointer to the solution :) 

 (I must have missed the conclusion of the other thread)  Cheers, Dave