Hi,
I would like to run the following in line command using the Execute command tool:
/Applications/FlipPDFProfessional.app/Contents/MacOS/./FPCMD -f /Volumes/RAID Strip 1/flip/in/pag_1-10.pdf -o /Volumes/RAID Strip 1/flip/out/ -n test
(this is the command used in a shell)
where FPCMD is the application, -f /Volumes/RAID Strip 1/flip/in/pag_1-10.pdf is the input file absolute path, -o /Volumes/RAID Strip 1/flip/out/ the output folder absolute path and -n test is the output file name.
The output of the application is not a single file but some files, as the result is a flip-page.
How can I do it?
Execute command tool
Execute command tool
In the "Execute command" tool you put
/Applications/FlipPDFProfessional.app/Contents/MacOS/./FPCMD as the "Command or path".
In the "Arguments" you "Define single-line text with variable" and in there you build the string:
-f "%1" -o "%3" -n [Job.NameProper]
%1 will be substituted by Switch by the path to the input file. %3 is a folder that Switch will create and where the output file(s) can be written. -n [Job.NameProper] because I am assuming you do not want the output file to have the name "test", but the name of the incoming job.
Then you also have to give Switch a hint that the output files will be in a folder by setting "Output" to "Result in folder".
I have not tested it with this application, but this seems the logical way to set it up. Looking forward to your feedback.
Freddy
/Applications/FlipPDFProfessional.app/Contents/MacOS/./FPCMD as the "Command or path".
In the "Arguments" you "Define single-line text with variable" and in there you build the string:
-f "%1" -o "%3" -n [Job.NameProper]
%1 will be substituted by Switch by the path to the input file. %3 is a folder that Switch will create and where the output file(s) can be written. -n [Job.NameProper] because I am assuming you do not want the output file to have the name "test", but the name of the incoming job.
Then you also have to give Switch a hint that the output files will be in a folder by setting "Output" to "Result in folder".
I have not tested it with this application, but this seems the logical way to set it up. Looking forward to your feedback.
Freddy
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Hi Freddy,
what you have suggested works fine.
The only problem is about the variable %3.
It get the following information:
/Users/serverx1/Library/Application Support/Enfocus/Switch Server/temp/3/ScriptElement/1/92/ExecuteComandTemp/
that is a temporary folder but in the path there is a space and I think that it is a problem.
I solved with this workaround.
Instead of the variable %3 I set the real final path
/Users/serverx1/Documents/out/[Job.Name].
In this way I get what wanted.
what you have suggested works fine.
The only problem is about the variable %3.
It get the following information:
/Users/serverx1/Library/Application Support/Enfocus/Switch Server/temp/3/ScriptElement/1/92/ExecuteComandTemp/
that is a temporary folder but in the path there is a space and I think that it is a problem.
I solved with this workaround.
Instead of the variable %3 I set the real final path
/Users/serverx1/Documents/out/[Job.Name].
In this way I get what wanted.
Execute command tool
I am glad you have a solution, but the spaces are not a problem when you take into consideration the following two points:
- write "%3" and not just %3 so the parameter is passed quoted
- when "%3" is passed to a shell script as for example the second argument you should quote the argument inside the script as well: "$2" instead of just $2.
Freddy
- write "%3" and not just %3 so the parameter is passed quoted
- when "%3" is passed to a shell script as for example the second argument you should quote the argument inside the script as well: "$2" instead of just $2.
Freddy