Sample Scripts
Sample Scripts and Code
The following examples show only the critical elements needed to set up the command line call, invoke the application and capture the returned code. Contact us if you need assistance in developing scripts or code to interface with our applications
The Command Line Interface (CLI) is a powerful programming technique useful in any server environment. All Appligent Document Solutions server-based applications include a CLI and can easily be placed in any workflow, using any programming language or scripting environment. In addition, most of the Appligent applications also support Watched Folders and/or Watched Directories for easily fitting into just about any workflow.
Please see the documentation for the specific product to learn about all of the product features
NOTE: We use FDFMerge to demonstrate the correct syntax below, but the name of any of our server-based applications may be substituted.
# PHP Example
#Build the Executable statement $FDFMergeAppl = "$FdfMerge "; $FdfMergeParms = "-s -p -l $LogFile -o $OutPdfFile $InPdfFile $InFdfFile"; $FdfMergeCmd = $FDFMergeAppl . $FdfMergeParms;
#Execute the FDFMerge command line and get the return code. $Return = system($FdfMergeCmd);
# ASP Example
'Build the Executable statementsFdfMergeAppl = sFdfMergesFdfMergeParms = " -s -p -l " & sLogFile & " -o " & sOutPDFFilesFdfMergeParms = sFdfMergeParms & " " &InPdfFile & " " & sInFdfFilesFdfMergeCmd = sFdfMergeAppl & " " & sFdfMergeParms
'Create the Shell object to run the FDFMerge command line. Set wShell = Server.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
'Execute the FDFMerge command line and get the return code. iReturn = wShell.Run( sFdfMergeCmd, 10, True ) Set wShell = Nothing
# Perl Example
#Build the Executable statement $FDFMergeAppl = "$FdfMerge "; $FdfMergeParms = "-s -p -l $LogFile -o $OutPdfFile $InPdfFile $InFdfFile'; $FdfMergeCmd = $FDFMergeAppl . $FdfMergeParms;
#Execute the FDFMerge command line and get the return code. $Return = '$FdfMergeCmd';
# Java Example
// Build the Executable StatementsFdfMergeAppl = sFdfMerge;sFdfMergeParms = " -s -p -l " + sLogFile + " -o " + sOutPDFFile;sFdfMergeParms = sFdfMergeParms + " " + InPdfFile + " " + sInFdfFile;
// Add "cmd /c" if you are running on Windows (Leave out if running on Unix)sFdfMergeCmd = "cmd /c " + sFdfMergeAppl + " " + sFdfMergeParms;
// Create the process to run the FDFMerge command line.Process cmdlProcess;
// Execute the FDFMerge command line and get the return code.cmdlProcess = Runtime.getRuntime( ).exe ( sFdfMergeCmd );cmdlProcess.waitFor ( );iReturn = cmdlProcess.exitValue( );
# Visual Basic Example
'Build the Executable statement sFdfMergeAppl = sFdfMerge sFdfMergeParms = " -s -p -l " & sLogFile & "-o " & sOutPDFFile sFdfMergeParms = sFdfMergeParms & " " &InPdfFile & " " & sInFdfFile sFdfMergeCmd = sFdfMergeAppl & " " & sFdfMergeParms
'Execute the FDFMerge command line and get the return code. iReturn = Shell(sFdfMergeCmd)