On 03/02/2015 01:00 PM, Chris Schanzle wrote:
On 02/27/2015 08:04 PM, ToddAndMargo wrote:
On 02/27/2015 04:38 PM, ToddAndMargo wrote:
Hi All,
I am trying to get PDF Studio to open multiple pdf's
from a script. But PDF Studio will only accept one file
name on its command line. But you can have multiple
PDF Studios open, so I tried
find -maxdepth 1 -iname \*.pdf -exec /opt/pdfstudio9/pdfstudio9 {} \;
But you have to close the first instance to get the second
to open, etc..
I have tried adding "&" to the end, but no syntax joy.
How to I get "-exec" to run and release, so "find" can go
on to the next instance?
Many thanks,
-T
This works, but Gee Wiz!
#!/bin/bash
# Open all (lower case) pdf documents in this directory
# /usr/bin/acroread *.pdf
#/opt/pdfstudio9/pdfstudio9 *.pdf
Tmp="Open.All.PDFs.tmp.sh"
if [ -f "${Tmp}" ]; then rm "${Tmp}"; fi
echo "#!/bin/bash" > "${Tmp}"
echo "" >> "${Tmp}"
find -maxdepth 1 -iname \*.pdf -exec echo "/opt/pdfstudio9/pdfstudio9 {} &" \; >>
"${Tmp}"
chmod 755 "${Tmp}"
eval "${Tmp}"
rm "${Tmp}"
you don't need any of those braces (to separate from other surrounding text) or
quotes (you know it doesn't have spaces) when YOU define the variable.
also, what if Tmp is something other than a plain file to something else? you
get hosed. Use -e rather than -f. Use mktemp!
Tmp=Open.All.PDFs.tmp.sh
[ -e $Tmp ] && rm ${Tmp}
echo "#!/bin/bash" > $Tmp
echo >> $Tmp
find -maxdepth 1 -iname \*.pdf -exec echo "/opt/pdfstudio9/pdfstudio9 {} &" \;
>> $Tmp
# notneeded chmod 755 $Tmp
bash $Tmp
rm $Tmp
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Perhaps this would work as well, not suggested yet...
find -maxdepth 1 -iname \*.pdf -exec bash -c "/opt/pdfstudio9/pdfstudio9 {} &"
\;
I tested the above by making 'myls' script, which contained:
echo myls[$$]: "$@"
ls -l "$@"
sleep 5
echo done[$$]
Note how it shows the pid ($$), shows the args to ensure only one arg was
received, runs a real 'ls', then sleeps, then echos done with the pid again...
find * -exec bash -c "./myls {} &" \;
Seems to work as expected.
Hi Chris,
I use the braces on purpose, even thought the are not needed, to
disciple my self to use them when required. For instance:
NewFileName2="$(echo ${NewFileName} | sed -e
"s/\_..*${BaseTag}/_${LastestRevDashes}_${BaseTag}/")"
The braces habit keeps me out of trouble.
I am going to have to look closely at mktemp, as I have always
just created my own in the past.
"Tmp" is a text file I use to create a dynamic bash script. You
note that I clean up after myself when I finish.
find * -exec bash -c "./myls {} &" \;
Works because "ls" releases after each call to it. PDF Studio
waits for you to manually exit.
I also could not get the syntax right for using "&", but
I never tried putting quotes around the entire --exec
command.
Thank you!
-T
