raw_input() and input() functions? What happened to them in the ArcGISPython Window?

[Ryan_Galbraith]

raw_input() and input() functions?  What happened to them in the ArcGIS Python Window?
I get a runtime error.

[JasonScheirer]

STDIN is not functional in the Python window in ArcGIS 10 (the interpreter doesn't actually open stdin/stdout pipes to talk to the interpreter), and therefore input and raw_input do not work either.

[Anonymous User]

Original User: xiaowen

Is there anyway to work around this?

thanks

[KimOllivier]

import win32api
win32api.MessageBox(0,"msgbox", "title")
win32api.MessageBox(0,"ok cancel?", "title",1)
win32api.MessageBox(0,"abort retry ignore?", "title",2)
win32api.MessageBox(0,"yes no cancel?", "title",3)

You can use the Windows API to popup messages and store the response. Have a look in the Pythonwin help for additional tools.

You can also use Tkinter (standard library) to create a full dialog. See the example to create a scrolling list to supplement the data driven pages tool on the Resource Centre. Python Selection Script with Tkinter User Interface
http://resources.arcgis.com/gallery/file/geoprocessing/details?entryID=F0B54854-1422-2418-A0F6-37042...

[Anonymous User]

Original User: rdg129

That works!  Thanks.