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app.system: hide command line window?

Forum|Forum|8 years ago
March 26, 2018
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Hi everyone,

I'm running a app.system() command and on OSX it runs silently, but on Windows it shows a command line window for a moment:

I tried:

- app.system('"C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CC 2017\Photoshop.exe" "D:\test.jsx"')

- new File('/D/test.bat').execute();

In both cases command line window appears...

Does anyone know how can I hide it?

Thanks,

Sergey

Actions and scripting

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r-bin

Legend

Well, if you do not want to restore standard file associations then try this way.

By the way in the last script there was an error, file_error() function is not defined

run_cmd(false, "C:\\A3\\a.bat")  
  
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////  
function run_cmd(visible)  
    {  
    try {  
        if (arguments[1] == undefined) return false;  
  
        var tmp_name = "tmp.js";  
  
        var file = new File(Folder.temp.fsName + "\\" + tmp_name);  
        file.open("w")  
        file.encoding = "UNICODE-1-1-UTF-8";  
  
        if (file.error) return false;  
  
        var s = "\"\\\"\"+" + arguments[1].toSource() + "+\"\\\"\"";      
        var n = 2;  
        while (arguments != undefined) s += ("+\" \"+\"\\\"\"+" + arguments[n++].toSource() + "+\"\\\"\"");      
  
        file.writeln("WScript.CreateObject(\"WScript.Shell\").Run(" + s + "," + (visible?"1":"0") + ",true);");  
        file.writeln("with(new ActiveXObject(\"Scripting.FileSystemObject\")) GetFile(GetSpecialFolder(2).Path+\"\\\\\"+\"" + tmp_name + "\").Delete();");    
  
        if (file.error) { file.close(); return false; }  
  
        file.close();  
        if (run_tmp_lnk()) return false;
  
        var ok = false;  
        try {  
            while (1)  
                {  
                if (!file.exists) { ok = true; break; }  
  
                step_by_step();  
                }     
            }  
        catch(e) { }  
  
        accelerated();              
  
        return ok;  
        }  
    catch(e) { alert(e); }  
    }  
  
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////  
function accelerated()  { set_performance("accelerated"); }  
function step_by_step() { set_performance("stepByStep");  }  
  
function set_performance(mode)  
    {  
    try {  
        var d1 = new ActionDescriptor();  
        var d2 = new ActionDescriptor();  
        var r1 = new ActionReference();  
  
        r1.putProperty( charIDToTypeID( "Prpr" ), charIDToTypeID( "PbkO" ) );  
        r1.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID( "capp" ), charIDToTypeID( "Ordn" ), charIDToTypeID( "Trgt" ) );  
  
        d1.putReference( charIDToTypeID( "null" ), r1 );  
  
        d2.putEnumerated( stringIDToTypeID( "performance" ), stringIDToTypeID( "performance" ), stringIDToTypeID( mode ) );  
  
        d1.putObject( charIDToTypeID( "T   " ), charIDToTypeID( "PbkO" ), d2 );  
        executeAction( charIDToTypeID( "setd" ), d1, DialogModes.NO );  
        }  
    catch (e) { throw(e); }  
    }  
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////  
//Creates and runs file: %TEMP%\tmp.lnk, with command line: C:\Windows\System32\wscript.exe %TEMP%\tmp.js
function run_tmp_lnk() 
    {
    try {
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        var file = new File(Folder.temp.fsName + "\\" + "tmp.lnk");  
        if (file.exists) file.remove();
        if (file.error) return file.error;
        file.open("w")  
        file.encoding = "BINARY";
        if (file.error) return file.error;
        file.write(data);
        if (file.error) return file.error;
        file.close();
        file.execute();
        file.remove();
        return "";
        }
    catch (e) { alert(e) }
    }

SuperMerlin

Inspiring

Have you tried....

#target photoshop;

$.evalFile(File("/d/test.jsx"));

Kukurykus

Legend

Run it from Photoshop:

if (!(vbs = File((fN = $.fileName).slice(0, -3) + 'vbs')).exists) {
     txt = 'CreateObject("Shell.Application").ShellExecute """'
     txt += Folder.startup.fsName + '\\Photoshop.exe""", "'
     txt += File(fN).fsName + '"', vbs.open('w')
     vbs.write(txt), vbs.close(), vbs.execute()
}
else alert('Silent Mode'), vbs.remove()

If you run it from ExtendScript ToolKit with targeted Photoshop it will work only once. Second time it crash Photoshop. I forgot how I did that it worked smoothly both in ESTK and Photoshop. Anyway in Photoshop only it works flawlessly

I found it. You must remove alert(). If you want to run it with ESKT with alert() I think there is need of little delay in vbs.

Sergey KritskiyAuthor

Inspiring

r-bin, thanks, however I'd prefer not to run PS as a administrator for this.. :/

Kukurykus, thanks. I wonder however if it's going to be the same problem as with r-bin's approach: for File.execute() to work properly, this file should have a correct "open with" software. My knowledge of Windows is limited, is it possible that someone can have .vbs file to be executed by a different file rather than "MS Windows Based Script Host"?

SuperMerlin, thanks: this will work for a script file but my initial goal was to run a system command. Sorry if my example with PS running a jsx file was confusing

Kukurykus

Legend

This if you want to run script from ESTK as well multiply times. As you see now there is 1500ms delay, so quite much. I tried the same with ESTK where I didn't run the same script, but separate one, and still found there's need of some delay, when I ran script from ESTK with targeted Photoshop. So I guess there is some bug in ESKT - as with Photoshop only it wroks well.

if (!(vbs = File((fN = $.fileName).slice(0, -3) + 'vbs')).exists) {
     txt = 'WScript.Sleep 1500\rCreateObject("Shell.Application").ShellExecute """'
     txt += Folder.startup.fsName + '\\Photoshop.exe""", "' + File(fN).fsName + '"'
     vbs.open('w'), vbs.write(txt), vbs.close(), vbs.execute()
}
else alert('Silent Mode'), vbs.remove()

You wanted script that you can run without Command Prompt side effect on Windows and you got, so I don't understand what do you want else, anyway:

I wonder however if it's going to be the same problem as with r-bin's approach: for File.execute() to work properly, this file should have a correct "open with" software.

I'm sorry I don't understand it. Could you explain it in details. I didn't try yet r-bin, but my script works with no problem. Could you also say what do you mean by: a correct "open with" software?

My knowledge of Windows is limited, is it possible that someone can have .vbs file to be executed by a different file rather than "MS Windows Based Script Host"?

Give me some example what do you mean again. What I see .vbs is Windows built-in language, isn't it? .vbs file to be executed by other file(...), can you say more about it, and what problem current version of script does or might does?

SuperMerlin

Inspiring

app.system(); commands or executing a bat file will always open a dos window.

You could add a function to the BasicExternalObject external lib example in the Bridge SDK

Using CreateProcess(); with SW_HIDE

I have tried but failed to get it working so it needs someone with c++ knowledge.

https://console.adobe.io/downloads/br for the sdk.

r-bin

Legend

You can try this method

run_cmd(false, "C:\\A3\\a.bat")
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
function run_cmd(visible)
    {
    try {
        if (arguments[1] == undefined) return false;
        var tmp_name = "tmp.js";
        var file = new File(Folder.temp.fsName + "\\" + tmp_name);
        file.open("w")
        file.encoding = "UNICODE-1-1-UTF-8";
        if (file_error(file)) return false;
        var s = "\"\\\"\"+" + arguments[1].toSource() + "+\"\\\"\"";    
        var n = 2;
        while (arguments != undefined) s += ("+\" \"+\"\\\"\"+" + arguments[n++].toSource() + "+\"\\\"\"");    
        file.writeln("WScript.CreateObject(\"WScript.Shell\").Run(" + s + "," + (visible?"1":"0") + ",true);");
        file.writeln("with(new ActiveXObject(\"Scripting.FileSystemObject\")) GetFile(GetSpecialFolder(2).Path+\"\\\\\"+\"" + tmp_name + "\").Delete();");  
        if (file_error(file)) { file.close(); return false; }
        file.close();
        file.execute();
        var ok = false;
        try {
            while (1)
                {
                if (!file.exists) { ok = true; break; }
                step_by_step();
                }   
            }
        catch(e) { }
        accelerated();            
        return ok;
        }
    catch(e) { throw(e); }
    }
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
function accelerated()  { set_performance("accelerated"); }
function step_by_step() { set_performance("stepByStep");  }
function set_performance(mode)
    {
    try {
        var d1 = new ActionDescriptor();
        var d2 = new ActionDescriptor();
        var r1 = new ActionReference();
        r1.putProperty( charIDToTypeID( "Prpr" ), charIDToTypeID( "PbkO" ) );
        r1.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID( "capp" ), charIDToTypeID( "Ordn" ), charIDToTypeID( "Trgt" ) );
        d1.putReference( charIDToTypeID( "null" ), r1 );
        d2.putEnumerated( stringIDToTypeID( "performance" ), stringIDToTypeID( "performance" ), stringIDToTypeID( mode ) );
        d1.putObject( charIDToTypeID( "T   " ), charIDToTypeID( "PbkO" ), d2 );
        executeAction( charIDToTypeID( "setd" ), d1, DialogModes.NO );
        }
    catch (e) { throw(e); }
    }

Sergey KritskiyAuthor

Inspiring

r-bin, I've seen a similar method for a .vbs-file but since File.execute() works as a double click for me this code opens Sublime Text with the js-file... :/

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