How to call python or shell script from Extendscript?

Question

I have a python script that needs to be called from an Extendscript script. Is there a library function available that can do this? I tried to find a solution in the documentation and many other online resources, but so far nothing worked for me. Any help is appreciated.

Answer 1

ExtendScript File objects have a execute () method, as Fabian has already shown. I did not know about .term files and would instead use a .command file, which is a regular shell script, not XML.

If you work in InDesign, you can bypass Terminal.app and use AppleScript:

myScript = 'do shell script "diff f1 f2 > o" '; app.doScript(myScript, ScriptLanguage.applescriptLanguage); 

Answer 2

Check out this example .
He creates . Term the file next to the script file and execute it.

This is the cleaned version:

 main(); function main() { var script_file = File($.fileName); // get the full path of the script var script_folder = script_file.path; // get the path from that var new_termfile = createTermFile("execute_something", script_folder); new_termfile.execute(); // now execute the termfile } /** * creates a .term file * @param {String} term_file_name --> the name for the .term file * @param {Strin} path --> the path to the script file * @return {File} the created termfile */ function createTermFile(term_file_name, path) { /* http://docstore.mik.ua/orelly/unix3/mac/ch01_03.htm 1.3.1.1. .term files You can launch a customized Terminal window from the command line by saving some prototypical Terminal settings to a .term file, then using the open command to launch the .term file (see "open" in Section 1.5.4, later in this chapter). You should save the .term file someplace where you can find it later, such as ~/bin or ~/Documents. If you save it in ~/Library/Application Support/Terminal, the .term file will show up in Terminal File Library menu. To create a .term file, open a new Terminal window, and then open the Inspector (File Show Info, or -I) and set the desired attributes, such as window size, fonts, and colors. When the Terminal attributes have been set, save the Terminal session (File Save, or -S) to a .term file (for example, ~/Documents/proto.term). Now, any time you want to launch a Terminal window from the command line, you can issue the following command: */ var termfile = new File(path + "/" + term_file_name + ".term"); termfile.open("w"); termfile.writeln( "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>\n" + "<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC \"-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN\"" + "\"http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd\">\n" + "<plist version=\"1.0\">\n" + "<dict>\n" + "<key>WindowSettings</key>\n" + "<array>\n" + " <dict>\n" + "<key>CustomTitle</key>\n" + "<string>My first termfile</string>\n" + "<key>ExecutionString</key>\n" + "<string>python\nprint \"Hello World\"\nexit()</string>\n" + "</dict>\n" + "</array>\n" + "</dict>\n" + "</plist>\n"); termfile.close(); return termfile; };