Calling a Command-Line command from script and showing its output
DigitalMicrograph Script
The script uses the Command-Line command "ipconfig" and outputs its results into a new text window of DigitalMicrograph. The script is a useful blueprint for similar tasks that can be performed from the regular Windows Command-Line.
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string filePath = "C:\\IPconfigInfoDump.txt"
if ( DoesFileExist( filePath ) )
{
If ( !OKCancelDialog( "Found file at provided path:\n\n" + filePath +"\n\n Delete it?" ) ) exit(0)
DeleteFile( filePath )
}
string msg = "cmd.exe /c " // calling the windows command prompt, /c prevents the console from being shown
msg += "ipconfig " // a command-prompt command
msg += ">> " + filePath // piping output to the text file
number exitCode = LaunchExternalProcess( msg, 60 )
if ( 0 != exitCode )
Throw( "Command did time out after 60 sec." )
if ( DoesFileExist( filePath ) )
{
NewScriptWindowFromFile( filePath ) // Open Text file
}