Processing files using Scripting

[acheton]

Hi there,

I am trying to write a script to automate a task where a selection of files is processed using a DOS based command. I have managed to get one file processed at a time using my script but when I run it (from the catalog) on multiple items only one is processed. My script does this:

::run "dbtran" "-p z32" "<curitem>"

It doesn't matter if I set the properties of the catalog item to single instance or multiple instance the results are the same. I feel like I am missing something obvious! Can anyone point me in the right direction please?

thanks,


Ach

[highend]

<curitem> ist only for the selected / focused item. If you want to process all selected items (in one commandline!) you could use <selitems>.

If every selected items has to be passed as the only fileparameter to your dos command you have to use a while loop or better foreach but be warned, they would all open at (nearly) the same time (so your screen can be flooded with command prompts) *g*

The only good way to use dos commands with only one file to process at a time and executed after another is to use a foreach loop and write a (temporary) batch file and execute it after it has been written.

Something like this:

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	foreach($Token, $SelectedItems, "|") {
		$FileBase = gettoken($Token,1,"?");
		$FileExtOld = gettoken($Token,2,"?");
		$FileNameOld = "$FileBase.$FileExtOld";
		$FileNameNew = "$FileBase.$FileExtNew";
		$InputFile = "$InputPath\$FileNameOld";
		$OutputFile = "$OutputPath\$FileNameNew";

		$ReturnCode = exists("$OutputFile");
		if ($ReturnCode == 1) {
			delete 1, 0, "$OutputFile";
		}
		if($FileExtNew == "") {
			writefile($TempFile, CALL $Sox_Cmd $gopts "$InputFile".<crlf>, a, ta);
			writefile($TempFile, pause.<crlf>, a, ta);
		}
		else {
			writefile($TempFile, CALL $Sox_Cmd $gopts "$InputFile" $fopts "$OutputFile" $effopt.<crlf>, a, ta);
		}
	}

	open "$TempFile";

[Stefan]

I have managed to get one file processed at a time using my script but when I run it on multiple items only one is processed. My script does this:

::run "dbtran" "-p z32" "<curitem>"

Maybe something like:

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    //////Collect selected files into an var:
    $files = get("SelectedItemsPathNames","<crlf>");
   
   
    //////For Each File In Files Do:
    foreach( $file, $files, "<crlf>")
    {
        run "C:\windows\notepad" "$file",,1;
      
        msg "proceed?",1;
     
        status Processing $file;
    }
   
   
    //////At the end inform the user:
    status "All done!";
    beep 200, 600;   beep 300, 100;
    text "All done:<crlf>$files"; 

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Syntax run()

run command, [directory], [wait=0]

command
   Anything that works in Windows Start | Run

[directory]
   The working directory, allows you to skip the path in command; defaults to current path.

[wait]
   0:        [default] return immediately and continue the script
   1:        only continue when the shelled process has finished;

Note: if something doesn't work as expected, often it belongs to wrong used quotes ""
See there for some examples >>> http://www.xyplorer.com/xyfc/viewtopic. ... 438#p60438

[acheton]

Thanks for the help guys that was very helpful. It is now working a treat. I also realised I could do a for loop in DOS by entering ! following by a DOS command into the address bar...