Hi guys,
i tried to execute commands (like opening the cd drive) from the terminal (Mac OSX 10.5.6) which works, now i would like write a processing app which does the same. But i cant figure out how to do that. i tried the open() command like this:

void setup() {
 size(200, 200);
}

void draw() {
 // draw() must be present for mousePressed() to work
}

void mousePressed() {
 String[] params = { "cd ../", "info" };
 open(params);
}

but this doesn't work ????

it still doesn't work. I have it now like this:

void setup() {
 size(200, 200);
}

void draw() {
 // draw() must be present for mousePressed() to work
}

void mousePressed() {
 String[] params = { "../", "drutil tray eject disk0s2" };
 open(params);
}

thats not working either.
the command is "drutil tray open disk0s1" its not working as a string nor as an array out of the single words:

void mousePressed() {
 String[] params = {"drutil", "tray", "open", "disk0s1"};
 open(params);
//  open("/Applications/TextEdit.app");
 println("OPEN");
}


someone ever tried this?

I haven't used 'open' but I have run an external program with Runtime.getRuntime().exec().
In this case, I opened notepad.

The command that you would type into the console would be all in one string (i.e. "drive\\pathto\\exe argument")

Keep in mind this was run in Windows only.


Code:

import java.io.*;


try {

  Process p = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("C:\\windows\\notepad.exe");
  
} catch (Exception err) {
  err.printStackTrace();
}

exit();

 

Is the command you are sending an application or functions only within the console?

If they are functions of the console, are you able to open() or exec() the console application with your commands as arguments?

Possibly exec a script file(like a *.bat in windows)

(sorry not familiar with Mac OS either)

ok i got it, it works like this on Mac:

void mousePressed() {
 String[] params = {"drutil", "tray", "eject","disk0s2" };
 exec(params);
}

thanks for your help!