Sending Terminal Command (Python) Using LiveCode?

[Rolf Kocherhans]

Hello John

Yes this is possible, I do this all the time !

The way I use it:
Create a stack with a field, put the whole python script (can have multiple lines) into the field.
Replace place holders (replace %NAME% with Peter etc.) in the field, and then put field into a
variable and execute it with the shell command !

This works very well, if you need more info, contact me off list.

Cheers
Rolf


Am 27.08.2014 um 01:48 schrieb use-livecode-request at lists.runrev.com:

> Hi All,
> 
> I manage a lot of  accounts in our Google Apps for Education deployment. I have used LiveCode to automate a lot of the csv creation for this process.
> 
> I use a Terminal application (GAM) created in Python to do some of this too. 
> 
> I would like to be able to call the GAM Python scripts via LiveCode. A typical GAM python terminal command would be something like: 
> 
> python gam.py create user jdoe at student.email.k12.ca.us firstname John lastname Doe password 111111 change password off
> 
> Could I call this Python script directly from LiveCode?  
> 
> Something like:
> 
> on mouseUp
> shell(python gam.py create user jdoe at student.sylvan.k12.ca.us firstname John lastname Doe password 111111 change password off
> end mouseUp
> 
> This seems too easy. I?m guessing I would have to point Livecode to the proper directory (path) to the Python app. etc.
> 
> Is calling python scripts possible through LiveCode? ?in need of an example :)
> 
> Thank you!
> John Patten
> SUSD