memset(p->prompts[i]->result, 0, p->prompts[i]->result_len);
}
- if (console_batch_mode)
- return 0;
+ /*
+ * The prompts_t might contain a message to be displayed but no
+ * actual prompt. More usually, though, it will contain
+ * questions that the user needs to answer, in which case we
+ * need to ensure that we're able to get the answers.
+ */
+ if (p->n_prompts) {
+ if (console_batch_mode)
+ return 0;
+ hin = GetStdHandle(STD_INPUT_HANDLE);
+ if (hin == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
+ fprintf(stderr, "Cannot get standard input handle\n");
+ cleanup_exit(1);
+ }
+ }
- hin = GetStdHandle(STD_INPUT_HANDLE);
- hout = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
- if (hin == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE || hout == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
- fprintf(stderr, "Cannot get standard input/output handles\n");
- cleanup_exit(1);
+ /*
+ * And if we have anything to print, we need standard output.
+ */
+ if ((p->name_reqd && p->name) || p->instruction || p->n_prompts) {
+ hout = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
+ if (hout == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
+ fprintf(stderr, "Cannot get standard output handle\n");
+ cleanup_exit(1);
+ }
}
/*