Trying to run a python script from extend script

[JojjeS]

Hello,

I'm currently working on an illustrator script in which i need to run a separate python script with parameters.

I'm creating a .bat file in the same folder as the .py script, if i double click this bat file it runs the python script as normal, but if the jsx tries to execute it, it sais it cannot find the .py file.

Here is me code:

var scriptFile = new File($.fileName);

var scriptPath = scriptFile.parent; // leads to /c/projects/TechArt/adobe/illustrator/Illustrator_preview_script

var myScriptPath = File(app.activeScript);

var myScriptName = myScriptPath.fullName; // Leads to /c/Program Files/Adobe/Adobe Illustrator CC 2017/Support Files/Content/Windows/tmp000000001

var os = $.os;

if (os.indexOf("Windows") >=0)

{

  var batPath = scriptPath + "/runPyScript.bat";

  var runFile = File(batPath);

  if (!runFile.exists)

  {

    runFile = new File(batPath); // Create the bat file

  }

  runFile.encoding = "UTF-8";

  runFile.lineFeed = "Windows";

  runFile.open("w");

  runFile.write("python thumbnail_shortcut_illustrator.py " + folderPath + "\npause"); // write to the bat file

  runFile.close();

  runFile.execute(); // execute the bat file

This is the result if i run the .jsx script:

And this is the result if i double click the bat file:

Am confusion

[Loic.Aigon]

It may be an environment variable issue meaning that when the bat file is executed it has no clue of the current directory and eventually not finding the py file.

Try passing the full path in the bat file :

runFile.write("C:\\projects\\TechArt\\adobe\\illustrator\\Illustrator_preview_script\\python thumbnail_shortcut_illustrator.py " + folderPath + "\npause"); // write to the bat file