> > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] On Behalf Of Patterson, Candace > > Sent: 29 October 2012 12:23 > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [Trac] Starting an external executable from Trac > > > > Is it possible to kick off an external executable from > > within Trac? I created a small GUI for regular modifications > > of a custom field because I don't want the user to modify the > > trac.ini file manually. > > It would be helpful to invoke that GUI from within Trac. > > I am not aware of any way apart from writing a trac plugin (I > have done one that uses an external program). However, if > you are writing a plugin you might as well do your GUI in > that instead of the external app? > > Can you expand on what your GUI does ~ it sounds like there > might already be a similar plugin available ~ did you search > trac-hacks.org? > > ~ mark c > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Patterson, Candace > Sent: 01 November 2012 14:47 > To: '[email protected]' > Subject: RE: [Trac] Starting an external executable from Trac > > I am working on in a Windows environment, and the GUI is > written in Visual C++. It allows the user to add, delete, > and edit the items in a custom select/dropdown field, and > then it saves the modifications to the Trac.ini. > > I looked in trac-hacks.org but didn't find anything. Perhaps > I wasn't using the correct search terms to find the one you > are referring to. Do you have a link to the one you think > might work? I would rather use something that is integrated > into Trac, but launching from Trac is okay, too. > > Thanks! > I did a quick search for `custom` on the front page at trac-hacks and came up with the following:
http://trac-hacks.org/wiki/CustomFieldAdminPlugin If that is too generic for you, you could always take the source and modify it for your requirements... ~ mark c -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Trac Users" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/trac-users?hl=en.
