Universal Shell Plugin

[grantwood]

Hello,

I'm basically looking for a cross-platform version of the Abstrakt Shell plugin that also works on Intel Macs. Does one exist?

[Wim Decorte]

I think the MBS plugin at www.geistinteractive.com will be your best bet.

Note though that you might be able to find a plugin that use the shell on both platforms but your shell code will still need to be specific to the platform.

[grantwood]

Hi Wim,

Thanks for the response. That MBS plugin is a little too expensive for my tastes. I just learned about the SmartPill plugin, but that requires PHP to be installed, which isn't the case on a typical Windows workstation.

[cjaeger]

Use abstract shell plug for Windows & PowerMac, AppleScript "do shell script" for Intel & PowerPC Macs. Use a CF which converts input to what applescript expectsso you can use the same syntax as with shell plug. Also, if you expect a result passed back to FM, read this

http://developer.apple.com/technotes/tn2002/tn2065.html#TNTAG2 article on how to get a response ouf of "do shell script" an incorporate that method in the CF.

Should be fairly easy. Do not forget to post that CF back to the community.