Return info from shell script?

[mkeatley17]

I know you can use app.system() in PS to execute a shell script.  Is there a way to capture the information it's outputting?

For example:

     var info = app.system('find /Users/ypml/Desktop -name \"*.jpg\"');

     alert(info);

just returns '0', instead of the list of files that were found.  Any ideas how to get that information?

thanks!

[Michael_L_Hale · Accepted solution]

Use a redirect to save the output to a file. Then read the info from the file.

[mkeatley17]

thank you! you're a genius!