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yaroslavr32391224
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June 5, 2021
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JSX -> EXE (second round)

  • June 5, 2021
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I want to run my app.exe application from CEP panel.

I've only started learning CEP.

I've read this thread:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/premiere-pro/jsx-gt-exe-gt-jsx/m-p/11993263

 

and installed CEP_HTML_test extension. As far as I understand from the above thread this HTML test panel already has the functionality to run external .exe file. But where? All that I see is this:

I even wrote a script:

var oShell = new ActiveXObject("Shell.Application");
var commandtoRun = "D:\\mypath\\app.exe"; 
oShell.ShellExecute(commandtoRun,"","","open","1");

trying to run the app.exe 

 

Needless to say I got a run script error: ActiveXObject does not have a constructor

So what is the correct way to do this?

 

Yaroslav.

 

 

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Correct answer Bruce Bullis

Under the Native Functions --> Process APIs. 

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Bruce Bullis
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Bruce BullisCommunity ManagerCorrect answer
Community Manager
June 5, 2021

Under the Native Functions --> Process APIs. 

Ivan Stepanov
Ivan Stepanov
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June 5, 2021

I think it is under Native Functions -> Process APIs -> Create process

 

Also CEP panels can work with Node.js modules. You can use exec child process.

e.g.:

const exec = require('child_process').exec; // async
exec(PATHtoEXE, function(err, stdout, stderr) {
           // callback
});

 

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    yaroslavr32391224Author
    Inspiring
    June 5, 2021

    Thank you Ivan and Bruce.

    I have one more question.

    Here are the steps I followed so far:

    1.

    To allow nodejs I added nodejs.html  (copied from CEP_HTML_test_extension) to my client folder (where index.html and CSInterface.js reside).

    2. My index.js and index.jsx are in the same folder with Nodejs.html .

    In the index.js I put a simple code:

     

     

    var csInterface = new CSInterface();
var openButton = document.querySelector("#open-button");
openButton.addEventListener("click", openDoc);
function openDoc() {
  csInterface.evalScript("openDocument()");
}

     

     

    In my index.jsx I entered the following code:

    function openDocument(){
const exec = require('child_process').exec; // async
exec("D:\\Yaroslav2021\\anytex\\anytex.exe", function(err, stdout, stderr) {});
}

    However, when I start the panel and click the button  it gives an error:

    "require is not a function"

     

    How could I avoid this problem?

     

     

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    yaroslavr32391224Author
    Inspiring
    June 5, 2021

    It seems that for the usage node.js one needs to install the node.js 

    I think it is easier to use the already given functionality of  CEP_HTML_test_extension

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