Command line options | How to add them?

[skrippy]

Hi again, all It's been a while and seems my account even disappeared? Anyway...

I'd like to have an image conversion start from a small script (for PS CC2017), but I can't find the "magic quotes" to also have it start up with command line options...

Something like this is working fine inside a Windows shortcut target field:

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"C:\program.exe" -options "c:\input.tiff" -o "c:\output.tiff"

I'm trying to get the same success from within ExtendScript Toolkit 3.8.0.12

This starts the program fine:

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var convert_it = new File("/c/program.exe");

convert_it.execute();

Adding the command line options, some variations I've probably tried among many...

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var convert_it = new File("/c/program.exe" -options "c:\input.tiff" -o "c:\output.tiff");



var convert_it = new File("'/c/program.exe' -options 'c:\input.tiff' -o 'c:\output.tiff'");



var convert_it = new File("/c/program.exe" -options "/c/input.tiff" -o "/c/output.tiff");



var convert_it = new File("'/c/program.exe' -options '/c/input.tiff' -o '/c/output.tiff'");

Does anyone have a better clue, please...?

Thanks!

P.S. RIP and Thank You for Everything, Mike Hale...!

[xbytor]

Create a .bat file and write your command line to it the file.execute() the file. Should work.
If not pass your command as a single string and call app.system(). That will execute the command line. It runs async which may or may not be a problem for.
app.system('"C:\program.exe" -options "c:\input.tiff" -o "c:\output.tiff"');
Note the addition of ' to wrap everything into a single string.

[skrippy]

The app.system way is hanging ExtendScript here (meaning, a wheel is turning down below and I have to Debug > Stop it).
The line also highlights red.
(I'm using just that line though, no idea if it needs other code)

With the .bat file it's working perfectly!

Thanks so much!