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action_owl Junior Member Offline Posts: 55 IN	execute shell command in processing Apr 8th, 2009, 2:51pm   How can I execute a linux shell command in processing? I was going to write an my app in java but I can do it much faster in processing without having to wrangle eclipse's visual editor and swing. The only thing delaying me is the ability to execute something like: "exaile --play" thanks
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PhiLho  YaBB Moderator Offline Posts: 4190 Near Paris (France)	Re: execute shell command in processing Reply #1 - Apr 8th, 2009, 3:17pm   See open()

action_owl Junior Member Offline Posts: 55 IN	Re: execute shell command in processing Reply #2 - Apr 8th, 2009, 4:36pm   Thanks PhiLho, If you had a nickel for everytime you answered one of my questions... ...well u might have like only a or so dollar... but anyways thanks!
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action_owl Junior Member Offline Posts: 55 IN	Re: execute shell command in processing Reply #3 - May 2nd, 2009, 9:02pm   I'm trying to use open() to launch a batch file and I can't get it to work, it may have something to do with the fact that I'm on a vista machine but I dunno I'm tapped for ideas, it will open a windows app like notepad but not a bat file?
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PhiLho  YaBB Moderator Offline Posts: 4190 Near Paris (France)	Re: execute shell command in processing Reply #4 - May 3rd, 2009, 1:23am   I haven't tried, but you might want to open cmd.exe with /c option and the .bat name as argument.

action_owl Junior Member Offline Posts: 55 IN	Re: execute shell command in processing Reply #5 - May 3rd, 2009, 4:33pm   Thanks PhiLho, but that didn't work either ...I think I may be able to kludge a solution by writing a C++ .exe that opens the .bat file though, we'll see if that works
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Re: execute shell command in processing Reply #6 - May 3rd, 2009, 5:31pm   Okay, making the .exe didnt work but strangely the .bat file started working, not sure why but at least the batchfile works, but check this out: If I try Running: Code: open("E:/SOFTWARE/PROCESSING/Processing/blank/data/test.exe"); It did not work but: Code: open("E:/SOFTWARE/PROCESSING/Processing/blank/data/test.bat"); did work, whats also weird is that at the command line I can do: Code: cmd /c E:/SOFTWARE/PROCESSING/Processing/blank/data/test.exe or Code: cmd /c E:/SOFTWARE/PROCESSING/Processing/blank/data/test.bat and they both work?

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The Croopier YaBB Newbies Offline Posts: 3	Re: execute shell command in processing Reply #7 - May 19th, 2009, 11:48am   This has proven useful to me: open("rundll32 SHELL32.DLL,ShellExec_RunDLL " + "file.bat");