Don't recall if anyone has already mentioned using open process but.. But.. If you build your known working string ( ./ffmpeg -i '/Volumes/Audio CD/1 Audio Track.aiff' '/Volumes/20160518 KJAZ ARCHIVE MASTER/JULY - JAN 2017/20040315-2-JD0211b.wav') and put it in a variable tCommand and then do.. open process tCommand for neither does it do what you want?
On Mon, Feb 5, 2018 at 10:04 PM, Stephen Barncard via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > seriously, back on topic... > on mac -- El Capitan > calling shell > I have this open sourced app > > ffmpeg > > and I need to copy the first file from a CD, convert it to a wav file, name > it, and save it to a file on a hard drive. > (the executable is located in the same folder as the stack, hence the ./ ) > so my generated command used with the shell command is: > > *./ffmpeg -i '/Volumes/Audio CD/1 Audio Track.aiff' '/Volumes/20160518 KJAZ > ARCHIVE MASTER/JULY - JAN 2017/20040315-2-JD0211b.wav'* > > this works fine, LC just doesn't return control until it's fully imported > the file off of the CD. > I just want to keep a simple counter going during the file import. > > I've tried these variations below without success. It's true, I get screwed > by syntax and quotes all the time, but I still have not found why these > won't work. Sometimes these will copy the file, but does not release until > done. > > ./ffmpeg -i "/Volumes/Audio CD/1 Audio Track.aif" "/Volumes/20160518 KJAZ > ARCHIVE MASTER/JULY - JAN 2017/20180204 TEST1.wav &" > > ./ffmpeg -i "/Volumes/Audio CD/1 Audio Track.aif" "/Volumes/20160518 KJAZ > ARCHIVE MASTER/JULY - JAN 2017/20180204 TEST1.wav" & > > (./ffmpeg -i '/Volumes/Audio CD/1 Audio Track.aiff' '/Volumes/20160518 KJAZ > ARCHIVE MASTER/JULY - JAN 2017/20040315-2-JD0211b.wav' &) > > thanks for any suggestions... you guys rock. > > sqb > > > > > > > > -- > Stephen Barncard - Sebastopol Ca. USA - > mixstream.org > > On Mon, Feb 5, 2018 at 2:43 PM, Dr. Hawkins via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > > On Mon, Feb 5, 2018 at 2:18 PM, Mark Wieder via use-livecode < > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > > > > On 02/05/2018 12:02 PM, Dr. Hawkins via use-livecode wrote: > > > > > > disintegrated (and so did that plumber). > > >> > > > > > > !!! > > > > > > > > *shrug* > > > > So I'm a vengeful homeowner. > > > > :) > > > > -- > > Dr. Richard E. Hawkins, Esq. > > (702) 508-8462 > > _______________________________________________ > > use-livecode mailing list > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > > subscription preferences: > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
