Launch batch file from RoboHelp 9 ExtendScript?

[rlauriston]

Can I launch a batch file at the end of a RoboHelp script?

[rlauriston]

Aha, there's an example in C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe RoboHelp 9\RoboHTML\presets\scripts\ePub Generator.jsx:

function OnOpenZipURLInBrowserClick() {

    var tempFolder = Folder.temp;

    var batchFile = new File(tempFolder.fsName + "\\2C19034A-F44E-41af-BF3A-10879747CB24.bat");     //temp file name

    var strCommand = "start http://stahlforce.com/dev/zip.exe \nexit";

    writeToFile(batchFile.fsName, strCommand, false);

    //run this batch file to open the URL in browser

    batchFile.execute();

}

[rlauriston]

That example is so complicated I can't figure out how to adapt it.

Is there some way to execute an existing batch file with a single command, something like "c:\\test\\test.bat".execute()? I can't find any documentation on execute().

[rlauriston]

Aha, fileObj.execute() is documented here:

http://wwwimages.adobe.com/www.adobe.com/content/dam/Adobe/en/devnet/scripting/pdfs/javascript_tools...

So how do I specify fileObj is an existing batch file?