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	Scripting
	Scripting

Scripting

Scripts designed for the software servers used by the Polyglot system each carry out a particular function (e.g. open, save, kill) and depending on the operation the script takes 0, 1, or 2 arguments indicating the input/output files. Each script starts with a four line header that indicates the pretty name of the program, the domain of the file that it is designed for, and depending on the operation type the valid input and output formats. Three example scripts written in the AutoHotKey scripting language are provided below. The purpose of these scripts is to convert a .pdf file. Open, save, and kill operations are given as examples.

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AutoHotKey
AutoHotKey
AutoHotKey

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title	Open

;Adobe Acrobat (v9.3.0 Pro Extended)
;document
;pdf

;Parse input filename
arg1 = %1%
StringGetPos, index, arg1, \, R
ifLess, index, 0, ExitApp
index += 2
input_filename := SubStr(arg1, index)

;Run program if not already running
IfWinNotExist, Adobe 3D Reviewer
{
  Run, C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 9.0\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe
  WinWait, Adobe Acrobat Pro Extended
}

;Activate the window
WinActivate, Adobe Acrobat Pro Extended
WinWaitActive, Adobe Acrobat Pro Extended

;Open document
Send, ^o
WinWait, Open
ControlSetText, Edit1, %1%
ControlSend, Edit1, {Enter}

;Make sure model is loaded before exiting
Loop
{
  IfWinExist, %input_filename% - Adobe Acrobat Pro Extended
  {
    break
  }

  Sleep, 500
}

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title	Save

;Adobe Acrobat (v9.3.0 Pro Extended)
;document
;doc, html, jpg, pdf, ps, rtf, txt

;Parse output format
arg1 = %1%
StringGetPos, index, arg1, ., R
ifLess, index, 0, ExitApp
index += 2
out := SubStr(arg1, index)

;Parse filename root
StringGetPos, index, arg1, \, R
ifLess, index, 0, ExitApp
index += 2
name := SubStr(arg1, index)
StringGetPos, index, name, ., R
ifLess, index, 0, ExitApp
name := SubStr(name, 1, index)

;Activate the window
WinActivate, %name%.pdf - Adobe Acrobat Pro Extended
WinWaitActive, %name%.pdf - Adobe Acrobat Pro Extended

;Save document
Send, ^S
WinWait, Save As

if(out = "doc"){
  ControlSend, ComboBox3, m
}else if(out = "html"){
  controlSend, ComboBox3, h
}else if(out = "jpg"){
  controlSend, ComboBox3, j
}else if(out = "pdf"){
  controlSend, ComboBox3, a
}else if(out = "ps"){
  controlSend, ComboBox3, p
  controlSend, ComboBox3, p
  controlSend, ComboBox3, p
  controlSend, ComboBox3, p
  controlSend, ComboBox3, p
}else if(out = "rtf"){
  controlSend, ComboBox3, r
}else if(out = "txt"){
  controlSend, ComboBox3, t
  controlSend, ComboBox3, t
}

ControlSetText, Edit1, %1%
ControlSend, Edit1, {Enter}

;Return to main window before exiting
Loop
{
  ;Continue on if main window is active
  IfWinActive, %name%.pdf - Adobe Acrobat Pro Extended
  { 
    break
  }

  ;Click "Yes" if asked to overwrite files
  IfWinExist, Save As
  {
    ControlGetText, tmp, Button1, Save As

    if(tmp = "&Yes")
    {
      ControlClick, Button1, Save As
    }
  }

  Sleep, 500
}

;Wait a lit bit more just in case
Sleep, 1000

;Close whatever document is currently open
Send, ^w

;Make sure it actually closed before exiting
Loop
{
  ;Continue on if main window is active
  IfWinActive, Adobe Acrobat Pro Extended
  { 
    break
  }

  Sleep, 500
}

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title	Kill

;Adobe Acrobat (v9.3.0 Pro Extended)

;Kill any scripts that could be using this application first
RunWait, taskkill /f /im Acrobat_open.exe
RunWait, taskkill /f /im Acrobat_save.exe

;Kill the application
RunWait, taskkill /f /im Acrobat.exe

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AppleScript
AppleScript
AppleScript
- Applescript is also supported by Polyglot. An example script will be provided in the future.
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Python
Python
Python
- Python is also supported by Polyglot. An example script will be provided in the future.
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Bash
Bash
Bash
- Bash is also supported by Polyglot. An example script will be provided in the future.

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