Calling a unix shell app from PS javascript

rasoetan · Post by **rasoetan** » Wed Dec 30, 2009 7:19 pm

Hello,

Is there a quick way to execute a unix shell app on mac os from within javascript?

Basically, have an applescript that is called by "osascript". I want to be able to call the the osascript from PS javascript.

Thanks,
Raphael

Paul MR · Post by **Paul MR** » Wed Dec 30, 2009 8:36 pm

It would depend on your version of Photoshop
Lookup, File.execute(); or if on CS4 system();

xbytor · Post by **xbytor** » Thu Dec 31, 2009 2:42 am

On OS X, you have to create a shell script with executable permissions _before_ you run your jsx. It doesn't matter what's in the file. In jsx, you do something like this:

Code: Select all var script = new File("~/Desktop/myscript.sh");
script.length = 0;
script.lineFeed = "unix";
script.length = 0;
script.open("e");
script.writeln("#!/bin/bash");
script.writeln("osascript ... whatever");
script.close();
script.execute();

-X

rasoetan · Post by **rasoetan** » Thu Dec 31, 2009 4:52 am

Thanks folks! I have the file.execute working on CS4...could not get the system () to work, but I'm good.

BTW, I had to use some of the Xbytor setup to create the file object before call the fileObj.execute.

Thanks,
Raphael