Executing a script from another script; passing in arguments.

Author: Rob Whisenant, © 2008

In build 2.2.2.17, DAZ Studio was given the ability to pass an array of arguments into a DzScript object. The type of arguments that can be passed in via the array are limited to basic types; String, Number, Boolean, Array, etc. Below you will find sample code for two scripts… One for a script that does the calling and one for the script being called.

// The path to the script being called; ./scripts/support/MyName/MyScript.ds
const sSUPPORT_PATH = String( '%1/support/MyName/MyScript.ds' ).arg( App.getScriptsPath() );
 
// Create a file object
var oFile = new DzFileInfo( sSUPPORT_PATH );
// Get whether the file exists
var bFound = oFile.exists();
 
// If the file doesn't exist
if( !bFound ){
	// Try appending a 'b'; this allows for .ds or .dsb
	oFile = new DzFileInfo( String( '%1b' ).arg( sSUPPORT_PATH ) );
	// Get whether the file exists
	bFound = oFile.exists();
}
 
// If the file is found and the version number is 2.2.2.17 or newer
if( bFound && App.version >= 33686033 ){
	// Create a script object
	const oSCRIPT = new DzScript();
	// If the script loads
	if( oSCRIPT.loadFromFile( oFile.absFileName() ) ){
		// Execute the script; pass in an array of arguments
		oSCRIPT.execute( new Array( App.version, sSUPPORT_PATH, bFound ) );
	}
}

// Get the arguments passed in to the script
const aARGS = getArguments();
 
// Display a message box with the arguments
MessageBox.information( String( '%1' ).arg( aARGS.join( '\n' ) ), 'Arguments', '&OK' );