[SOLVED]Getting AppleScript output

[bobix]

Does anyone knows how to get AppleScript's output? I am trying this way, but getting empty string:

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1. unit Unit1;
2.  
3. {$mode objfpc}{$H+}
4.  
5. interface
6.  
7. uses
8.   Classes, SysUtils, FileUtil, Forms, Controls, Graphics, Dialogs, StdCtrls,process;
9.  
10. type
11.  
12.   { TForm1 }
13.  
14.   TForm1 = class(TForm)
15.     Button1: TButton;
16.     procedure Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
17.   private
18.     { private declarations }
19.   public
20.     { public declarations }
21.   end;
22.  
23. var
24.   Form1: TForm1;
25.  
26. implementation
27.  
28. {$R *.lfm}
29.  
30. { TForm1 }
31.  
32. procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
33. var
34.   ss:string;
35. begin
36.   runcommand('osascript ''return "hello world"''',ss);
37.   showmessage(ss);
38. end;
39.  
40. end.
41.  
42.  

[Phil]

Does anyone knows how to get AppleScript's output?

Perhaps RunCommand can't find the executable to run unless you include a path to it. See if what you're trying to do works with other command line programs, eg, ls.

osascript is probably in /usr/bin.

Note that the form of RunCommand you're using is deprecated. I usually just use TProcess instead of functions that attempt to simplify TProcess by wrapping it.

http://www.freepascal.org/docs-html/fcl/process/runcommand.html

[bobix]

Thank you!
It think i have found a solution, but have to test it on Monday. I will give a feedback if it works

[bobix]

Working code. Same as Linux one

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1.     procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
2.     var
3.       AProcess: TProcess;
4.       AStringList: TStringList;
5.     begin
6.       AProcess := TProcess.Create(nil);
7.       AProcess.Executable := '/bin/sh';
8.       AProcess.Parameters.Add('-c');
9.       AProcess.Parameters.Add('echo `ls`');
10.       AProcess.Options := AProcess.Options + [poWaitOnExit, poUsePipes];
11.       AProcess.Execute;
12.       AStringList := TStringList.Create;
13.       AStringList.LoadFromStream(AProcess.Output);
14.       showmessage(astringlist.Text) ;
15.       AStringList.Free;
16.       AProcess.Free;
17.     end;