Sorry Cannon, ignore that, it’s incomplete and inaccurate. (other than that…)
> On Feb 15, 2017, at 12:05 PM, Lee Hinde <[email protected]> wrote: > > That isn’t setup to return a value (it just prints it to the console) and > it’s not setup to take an argument. >> On Feb 15, 2017, at 11:57 AM, Cannon Smith via 4D_Tech >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I’ve been given a python script which takes JSON and returns JSON with all >> the keys alphabetized which is helpful for comparing revisions in version >> control. However, I can’t figure out how to use LAUNCH EXTERNAL PROCESS and >> pass some JSON to it and get the result back. If anyone here knows how it >> can be done, I’d appreciate the help (I know nothing about python). MacOS if >> it matters. >> >> Here is the script: >> >> #!/usr/bin/python >> import fileinput >> import json >> if __name__ == "__main__": >> jsonStr = '' >> for a_line in fileinput.input(): >> jsonStr = jsonStr + ' ' + a_line.strip() >> jsonObj = json.loads(jsonStr) >> print json.dumps(jsonObj, sort_keys=True, indent=2) >> >> -- >> Cannon.Smith >> Synergy Farm Solutions Inc. >> Hill Spring, AB Canada >> 403-626-3236 >> <[email protected]> >> <www.synergyfarmsolutions.com> >> >> > ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: http://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:[email protected] **********************************************************************
