Is it Possible terminal command via ExtendScript toolkit?

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November 17, 2015
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Hi everyone!

I need to use terminal command using javascript on extendscript.

But, i will automate the script on macintosh and windows operating systems.

Is it possible to use both in same code?

For Example, i will automate the pdffonts names in the pdf files. so, i use the command on mac "pdffonts /Users/user/Desktop/fontlist/pdf" that gives the pdf font names. That works on manually. Is it possible to use code for mac and windows on extendscript toolkit? or separately give a code!

Thanks,

Peter.

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Correct answer frameexpert

I am not sure how this works on the Mac, but with Windows, you can have your commands in a batch file and then execute that with ExtendScript. For example, here is a script that creates a batch file and then executes it:

var bat = File ("~\\temp.bat");
bat.open ("w");
bat.writeln ('start Notepad.exe "C:\\DATA\\Scripts\\results.log"');
bat.writeln ('quit');
bat.close ();
bat.execute (); // This is what runs the batch file (like a double-click on it in Windows Explorer).

You can detect the OS that the script is running on by using $.os. On my system this

alert ($.os);

displays "Windows/7/64 6.1 Service Pack 1 (32-bit emulation)". -Rick

frameexpert

Correct answer

Community Expert

I am not sure how this works on the Mac, but with Windows, you can have your commands in a batch file and then execute that with ExtendScript. For example, here is a script that creates a batch file and then executes it:

var bat = File ("~\\temp.bat");
bat.open ("w");
bat.writeln ('start Notepad.exe "C:\\DATA\\Scripts\\results.log"');
bat.writeln ('quit');
bat.close ();
bat.execute (); // This is what runs the batch file (like a double-click on it in Windows Explorer).

You can detect the OS that the script is running on by using $.os. On my system this