Help! Call action in script

Why do I call every time methods of Action adopted by the doscript, have prompted the Action has been running
Could not complete the Play command because the action is playing
But the ActionIsRunning is return false

Hello,
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Francois

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Need help with simple folder action or script

I have created an export preset in Lightroom that exports images to a folder called "To Email" on my hard drive, and then automatically attaches those images to a new email in my email client (Mailplane).
It's a great solution that allows me to send a photo via email with one click from Lightroom. However, I want to take it a step further by creating a folder action or script that automatically deletes the image after it is attached to the email. This will allow me to put the folder somewhere deeper in my file system without having to worry about cleaning it out all the time.
Unfortunately, I have no experience with Automator or AppleScript. Can you help? Thanks.

I think you need to rework elements of your workflow.
For example, you say the export preset creates and sends the email.
If this is the case, the the logical place to make your change would be to edit that preset action (I don't have Lightroom to know whether this is an option there or not).
The problem with using a Folder Action is that the Folder Action will trigger when the file is dropped in the folder, but that will be before the email is generated or sent, so you run the risk of deleting the file before it's sent.
So if you can't edit the export preset to do the deletion I would suggest decoupling the 'send an email' and 'delete file' elements from the Lightroom action - in other word change Lightroom to just export the file, and have a separate folder action that triggers when files are added to that folder. The folder action script can take care of generating the email and sending it out, knowing when the email is sent and therefore when it's safe to delete the file.
WIthout seeing more of the current workflow it's not easy to be more specific.

Script Help: Folder Actions - Move files

Hi,
So, I'm having some trouble writing a script for a folder action. I basically want the folder to check the file extension of the files that I add to the folder, and if they are music files (mp3, m4a, m4p), to move those files to a different folder. Additionally, is it possible to also move entire folders containing music files to a different folder, instead of just single files?
Thank you for any help.

What is your script doing now (note that a name extension does not include the period delimiter)? You can move entire folders, but your folder action script would only pass the items added to the attached folder, not any folder contents. Your folder action script would need to look into any passed folders if you wanted to move them based on their contents.

How to call a shell script from a java code

Hello can any one suggest me how to call a shell script from a java program that takes three parameters.
i have a shell script (msp_restore_gui) when i run this script in the command line in a RHEL5 ,SUSE10 and Debian machine it works fine .I even tested to call it from a java program and it also worked fine but when i used the same in a J2ee application where the user when clicks the restore button in a webserver this inturn sends the request to a java file named BackupManager.java where i call the shell script.But here it fails.Waiting for your suggestions.If you want i can put the code also here

yes the script is in /usr/local/mss/tools/backup and the script (msp_restore_gui) is as follows
#!/bin/sh
TIMESTAMP=`date +%d_%b_%y-%H-%M`
touch /var/backups/mss/mss_restore_"$TIMESTAMP".log
LOGFILE="/var/backups/mss/mss_restore_"$TIMESTAMP".log"
### Explode tgz file
cd /
# Checks to be done:
# root login
# assume he passes the parameter as msp_backup_<timestamp>
# check for the existence of the .tz and fileList.txt
# Checking for the root login and if not logged on as root
# permission will be denied to execute this script
logmsg(){
echo "`date`: $*" >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
echo "$*"
#usage of this script
while [ $# -ne 0 ]
do
case $1 in
-n)
shift
ARCHIVE_NAME=`find / $ -name "$1.tz" -o -name "$1.tgz" $ 2>/dev/null`
FILE_NAME=`find / -name $1_filesList.txt 2>/dev/null`
if [ x$ARCHIVE_NAME = x -a y$FILE_NAME = y ]
then
logmsg "ERROR: Files not found, Restore cannot proceed"
usage
else
tar tvzf $ARCHIVE_NAME > /dev/null 2>&1
if [ $? -ne 0 ]
then
echo "ERROR: The tar file $ARCHIVE_NAME is not proper. Restore cannot proceed"
exit 1
else
          echo "Backedup files are present, proceeding with restore......" >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
fi
fi
usage
SKIP_CLEANUP=1
STATUS=1
exit
esac
shift
done
rm -rf ./newfile
curr_ver_file="/usr/local/mss/etc/version"
/usr/local/mss/tools/backup/check_version $curr_ver_file $FILE_NAME
ret_code=$?
echo "Exit value of check_version is $ret_code"
if [ "$ret_code" != 0 ]
then
logmsg "MSP Version not matching. Exiting from restore now...."
errormsg=`cat /usr/local/mss/temp/ver_err_mesg`
logmsg $errormsg
rm -f /usr/local/mss/temp/ver_err_mesg
exit 1
else
echo "Version check is successful"
fi
#### ShutDown MSS########
/etc/init.d/mss stop
sleep 2
### Shutdown semm
/etc/init.d/semm stop
sleep 2
rm -rf `grep -v "MSP Version:" $FILE_NAME`
logmsg "MSP restore in progress......"
tar mxvfz $ARCHIVE_NAME >> $LOGFILE
sleep 5
### Call mysql restore script
/usr/local/mss/bin/mysql_alldb_restore.sh >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
logmsg "Database restore Failed. Cannot proceed further"
exit 1 ;
else
logmsg "Database restore Succeeded."
fi
### Remove DB Dump Files
rm -f /var/lib/mysql-dumps/*
### Trigger cleanup of airprism database tables
#touch /usr/local/mss/airprism/server/config/reinitdb
### Trigger re-import of software packages
touch /usr/local/mss/swdepot/reimport
### Remove log files under the "apps" directory
find /usr/local/mss/apps -name '*.log*' | xargs rm -f
find /usr/local/mss/logs -follow -name '*[._]log*' | xargs rm -f
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
logmsg "MSP restore Failed. Cannot proceed further"
exit 1 ;
else
logmsg "MSP restore Succeeded."
fi
# reinstall_patch is touched so that patches are re-installed after restoring of MSP.
touch /usr/local/mss/patch/bin/reinstall_patch
##### Start MSS
logmsg "restarting MSP server "
/etc/init.d/mss start
sleep 5
### Start semm
/etc/init.d/semm start
sleep 5
logmsg "MSP server is now restarted"
my jsp page backup.jsp is as follows
<%@taglib uri="portlet.tld" prefix="uif" %>
<%@taglib uri="msp-console.tld" prefix="msp" %>
<uif:defineObjects/>
<%@page import="javax.portlet.*" %>
<%@ page import="java.util.Date" %>
<%@ page import="java.util.Vector" %>
<%@ page import="java.text.DateFormat" %>
<%@ page import="com.symbol.mss.console.admin.backup.BackupManager" %>
<%@ page import="com.symbol.mss.console.admin.system.SystemInfoPortlet" %>
<%
     String STYLE_NAME = request.getParameter("style");
     if (STYLE_NAME == null) STYLE_NAME = STYLE_DEFAULT;
     final String ua = request.getHeader("User-Agent");
     BackupManager helper = null;
     PortletSession portletSession = renderRequest.getPortletSession();
     helper = (BackupManager)portletSession.getAttribute("helper");
     if (helper == null) {
          //System.err.println("Created new BackupManager");
          helper = new BackupManager();
          portletSession.setAttribute("helper", helper);
     final BackupManager backupManager = helper;
     String action = "";
     final String backupName = renderRequest.getParameter("backupName");
     String completePath = backupManager.getBackupDir() + backupName + backupManager.getBackupFileExt();
     if (backupName != null) {
          action = "backup";
     if(backupManager.backup(backupName)) {
          SystemInfoPortlet.beginRestartMSP();
          } else {
               action = "backuperror";
     final String cmd = renderRequest.getParameter("submitButton");
final String selectedBackup = renderRequest.getParameter("selectedBackup");
int tarFileStatus =0;
String backupTarFile ="";
String backupFileList ="";
     if ("Restore".equals(cmd)) {
if (selectedBackup != null) {
     tarFileStatus = backupManager.verifyTarFile(selectedBackup);
     //backupTarFile = backupManager.getRestoreFile(Integer.parseInt(selectedBackup));
     //backupFileList = backupTarFile.substring(0, backupTarFile.lastIndexOf(backupManager.getBackupFileExt()))+"_filesList.txt";
               if (tarFileStatus == 0){
     action = "restore";
     backupManager.restore(selectedBackup);
                    SystemInfoPortlet.beginRestartMSP();
          } else {
               action = "error";
} else if ("Remove".equals(cmd)) {
backupManager.remove(Integer.parseInt(selectedBackup));
     DateFormat dateFormat = DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.SHORT);
     PortletURL restoreURL = renderResponse.createActionURL();
%>
<%@ include file="/jsp/core/constants.jspf" %>
<% if (action.length() > 0) {
     if ("backup".equals(action))
%>
     <p>The MSP Appliance has been shut down in order to create the <%=backupName %> backup file,
          and will automatically restart as soon as the file has been created.
          To continue your work, please log out of the MSP Console, wait for the appliance
          to restart, and then log back in. The amount of time you'll have to wait for the
          MSP Appliance to come back online depends on the amount of information you have
          stored in the MSP Database.</p>
     <p>The full pathname for the backup file is: <%=completePath %></p>
<%     }
     else if ("restore".equals(action))
%>
     <p>The MSP Appliance has been shut down in order to restore from the <%=backupTarFile%> backup file,
          and will automatically restart as soon as the restore is complete.
          To continue your work, please log out of the MSP Console, wait for the appliance
          to restart, and then log back in. The amount of time you'll have to wait for the
          MSP Appliance to come back online depends on the amount of information you have
          stored in the MSP Database.</p>
<%     } else if ("backuperror".equals(action)) { %>
          <p><img src="images/dialogue/error_16.gif" class="icon" alt="Notify" /> Errors occurred while taking back up of MSP. Please see the backup service log file for more details.
          </P>
<%     } else if ("error".equals(action)) {
          if (tarFileStatus == 4) { %>
               <p><img src="images/dialogue/error_16.gif" class="icon" alt="Notify" /> The backup file <%=backupTarFile%> contains errors. This backup can't be restored. Please restore a valid back up.
               </P>
          <%} else if (tarFileStatus == 3) { %>
               <p><img src="images/dialogue/error_16.gif" class="icon" alt="Notify" /> The backup file list <%=backupFileList %> is missing. This file is required to restoring backup. Please get the backup file list and proceed with restoring backup.</p>
          <%} else if (tarFileStatus == 2) { %>
               <p> <img src="images/dialogue/error_16.gif" class="icon" alt="Notify" /> The backup file <%=backupTarFile%> contains errors and the backup file list <%=backupFileList%> is missing. This backup can't be restored. </p>
          <%} %>
<%     }
} else { %>
<p><strong>Note</strong>: Both backup and restore will shut down MSP temporarily. MSP will be unable to collect data from devices, send notifications, or provide MSP Console access during this time. When the backup or restore operation is complete, MSP will come back online automatically.</p>
<h3>Backup</h3>
<form action="<%= restoreURL.toString() %>" method="post">
<p>Please provide a name for your backup. MSP will provide the date automatically in the list of backups.</p>
<p><label for="<uif:namespace />backupName">Name</label> <input type="text" name="<uif:namespace />backupName" id="<uif:namespace />backupName" size="20" maxlength="256" /> <input type="submit" name="<uif:namespace />submitButton" value="Back up now" onclick="return <uif:namespace/>validateName()"/></p>
</form>
<h3>Restore</h3>
<p>This will restore all databases (device assets, collected device data, software packages, policies, etc.) to their state as of the time the backup was made. Changes since then <em>except for backups</em> will be destroyed.</p>
<%
Vector restoreList = helper.getRestoreEntries();
Vector restoreDates = helper.getRestoreDates();
Vector restoreVersions = helper.getRestoreVersions();
Vector filesStatus = helper.getBackupFilesStatus();
%>
<% if (restoreList.size() == 0) { %>
<p>There are no backups currently available.</p>
<% } else { %>
<form action="<%= restoreURL.toString() %>" method="post">
<table class="input-radios" id="<uif:namespace />existingBackups">
<thead>
<tr>
<th></th>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Date</th>
<th>MSP Version</th>
<th>Remarks </th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tfoot>
<tr>
<td colspan="4" class="actionsOnSelected">
<input type="submit" name="<uif:namespace />submitButton" value="Restore" onclick="return confirm('This action requires MSP and all related services to be shut down. Console will be unavailable if the request is submitted. The server will restart automatically once restore has been completed.');" />
<input type="submit" name="<uif:namespace />submitButton" value="Remove" onclick="return confirm('This action will remove the backup archive. You will no longer be able to restore this backup. Continue?');" />
</td>
</tr>
</tfoot>
<tbody><%-- First one (most recent) is checked by default. Every other row has class="portlet-section-alternate". Note that each ID must be unique and must match the value of the "for" attribute on the corresponding "label" element. --%>
<%
for (int i = 0; i < restoreList.size(); i++) {
%>
<tr <%= (i % 2 == 1) ? " class=\"portlet-section-alternate\"" : "" %>>
<td><input type="radio" name="<uif:namespace />selectedBackup" value="<%= i %>" id="<uif:namespace />selectedBackup-<%= i %>" <%= (i == 0) ? "checked=\"checked\"" : "" %> /></td>
<td><label for="<uif:namespace />selectedBackup-<%= i %>"><%= restoreList.elementAt(i) %></label></td>
<td><%= dateFormat.format((Date)restoreDates.elementAt(i)) %></td>
<td><%= restoreVersions.elementAt(i) %></td>
<td><%= filesStatus.elementAt(i) %></td>
</tr>
<%
%>
</tbody>
</table>
</form>
<% } %>
<% } %>
<script type="text/javascript">
<![CDATA[//><!]]>
</script>
and my BackupManager.java is as follows where the code in bold and italic is called the restore()
//============================================================================
// Symbol Technologies P R O P R I E T A R Y S O U R C E C O D E
// C O N F I D E N T I A L
// Copyright (c) 2003 Symbol Technologies. All Rights Reserved.
// All information contained herein is the property of Symbol Technologies,
// or its Licensors, and are protected copyrights and trade secrets, and may
// be covered by U.S. patents. Any reproduction or dissemination of any
// portion of this document, of the software, or other works derived from it
// is strictly forbidden unless prior written permission is obtained from
// Symbol Technologies.
//============================================================================
package com.symbol.mss.sdf.services.backup;
import java.io.*;
import java.sql.Time;
import java.text.DateFormat;
import java.util.logging.FileHandler;
import java.util.logging.Formatter;
import java.util.logging.LogRecord;
import java.lang.Process;
import java.util.*;
import org.apache.avalon.framework.configuration.Configurable;
import org.apache.avalon.framework.configuration.Configuration;
import org.apache.avalon.framework.configuration.ConfigurationException;
import org.apache.avalon.framework.logger.LogEnabled;
import org.apache.avalon.framework.logger.Logger;
import com.symbol.mss.sdf.admin.AdministratorService;
import com.symbol.mss.sdf.backup.*;
import com.symbol.mss.sdf.data.*;
* @author nramaiah
* Service to perform scheduled backups of the system state.
public class BackupManager implements BackupService, DataHandler,
LogEnabled, Configurable {
// MSS Home Path
private static String mssHome = System.getProperty("phoenix.home", File.separator + "usr" +
File.separator + "local" +
File.separator + "mss" +
File.separator);
// Backup related definitions
private static final String BACKUP_LIST_FILE_NAME = "conf" + File.separator + "files_to_backup.txt";
private static final String BACKED_UP_LIST_FILE_NAME_SUFFIX = "_filesList.txt";
private static final String BACKUP_LOCATION = File.separator + "var" + File.separator + "lib" +
File.separator + "mss-backups" + File.separator;
private static final String BACKUP_PARTITION = File.separator + "var" + File.separator + "lib";
private static final String VERIFY_BACKUP = File.separator + "usr" + File.separator + "local" +
                                                       File.separator + "mss" + File.separator+"tools"+
                                                       File.separator+"backup"+File.separator+"verifyBackup.sh";
// DB backup/restore related definitions
private static final String DB_DUMP_LOCATION = File.separator + "var" + File.separator +
"lib" + File.separator +
"mysql-dumps" + File.separator;
private static final String DB_BACKUP_SCRIPT = "bin" + File.separator + "mysql_alldb_backup.sh";
private static final String DB_RESTORE_SCRIPT = "bin" + File.separator + "mysql_alldb_restore.sh";
// Private variables
private AdministratorService m_admin = null;
private Logger m_logger = null;
private String backupLocation = null;
private String backupListFileName = null;
private String backupPartition = null;
private int backupPartitionLimit = 90;
private String dbDumpLocation = null;
private String dbBackupScript = null;
private String dbRestoreScript = null;
private List servicesBackupList = null;
private String tarFileExtension =".tgz";
private String errFileExtension =".err";
private int exitValue=0;
* Default Constructor
public BackupManager() {
servicesBackupList = new ArrayList();
* Set the administrator service implementation. Link established by Broker service.
* @param admin reference to an implementation of AdministratorService
public void setAdministrator(AdministratorService admin) {
m_admin = admin;
* Set the job publisher service implementation. Link established by Broker service.
* @param jobPublisher reference to an implementation of JobPublisherService
public void setJobPublisher(DataChannel jobPublisher) {
jobPublisher.subscribe(this);
* Gets the backup manager object.
* @return backup manager object
public BackupService getBackupService() {
return this;
* Service lifecycle method.
* @param logger logger object to be used by the service
public void enableLogging(Logger logger) {
m_logger = logger;
* Service lifecycle method.
* @param configuration service configuration object
public void configure(Configuration configuration) throws ConfigurationException {
// Verify MSS Home path
if (!mssHome.endsWith(File.separator))
mssHome += File.separator;
// Get the location where the backup file needs to be placed
backupLocation = configuration.getChild("BackupLocation").getValue(BACKUP_LOCATION);
// Verify backup directory path
if (!backupLocation.startsWith(File.separator))
backupLocation = mssHome + backupLocation;
if (!backupLocation.endsWith(File.separator))
backupLocation += File.separator;
// Get the file listing the files/directories to be backed up
backupListFileName = configuration.getChild("FilesList").getValue(BACKUP_LIST_FILE_NAME);
// Verify backup list file name path
if (!backupListFileName.startsWith(File.separator))
backupListFileName = mssHome + backupListFileName;
// Get the partition where the backups are kept
backupPartition = configuration.getChild("BackupPartition").getValue(BACKUP_PARTITION);
// Verify backup partition path
if (!backupPartition.startsWith(File.separator))
backupPartition = File.separator + backupPartition;
if (backupPartition.endsWith(File.separator))
backupPartition = backupPartition.substring(0, (backupPartition.length()-1));
// Get the limit on the amount of free space on the backup partition
backupPartitionLimit = configuration.getChild("BackupPartitionLimit").getValueAsInteger(backupPartitionLimit);
// Get the location where the DB dump files will be placed
dbDumpLocation = configuration.getChild("DBDumpLocation").getValue(DB_DUMP_LOCATION);
// Verify DB dump directory path
if (!dbDumpLocation.startsWith(File.separator))
dbDumpLocation = mssHome + dbDumpLocation;
if (!dbDumpLocation.endsWith(File.separator))
dbDumpLocation += File.separator;
// Get the name of DB dump backup script
dbBackupScript = configuration.getChild("DBBackupScript").getValue(DB_BACKUP_SCRIPT);
// Verify backup script path
if (!dbBackupScript.startsWith(File.separator))
dbBackupScript = mssHome + dbBackupScript;
// Get the name of DB dump restore script
dbRestoreScript = configuration.getChild("DBRestoreScript").getValue(DB_RESTORE_SCRIPT);
// Verify restore script path
if (!dbRestoreScript.startsWith(File.separator))
dbRestoreScript = mssHome + dbRestoreScript;
* Individual services can supply a list of files/directories to be backed up.
* These are files apart from the files specified in conf/files_to_backup.txt and
* will be backed up as well.
* @param files list of files/directories
public void filesToBackup(List files) {
synchronized(this) {
if (files != null) {
if (files.size() > 0) {
// Add the list contents to the current backup list
for (int i=0; i<files.size(); i++) {
String tStr = (String)files.get(i);
// Check for absolute or relative path
if (tStr.startsWith(File.separator))
servicesBackupList.add(tStr);
else
servicesBackupList.add(mssHome + tStr);
else
m_logger.info("Empty list of filenames. Nothing added.");
else
m_logger.info("Null list of filenames. Nothing added.");
* Individual services can supply a list of files/directories to be backed up.
* Specified files will be added to the file defining the list of files to be backed up.
* @param files list of files/directories
private void persistFilesToBackup(List files) {
synchronized(this) {
if (files != null) {
if (files.size() > 0) {
// Add the list of files provided to the end of file
try {
File file = new File(backupListFileName);
if ((file == null) || (!file.exists()))
file.createNewFile();
// Seek to the end of the file
RandomAccessFile rFile = new RandomAccessFile(file, "rw");
if (rFile != null) {
rFile.seek(rFile.length());
// Write the list contents to the file
for (int i=0; i<files.size(); i++) {
String tStr = (String)files.get(i);
// Check for absolute or relative path
if (tStr.startsWith(File.separator))
rFile.writeBytes(tStr + "\n");
else
rFile.writeBytes(mssHome + tStr + "\n");
else
m_logger.error("Error opening file " + backupListFileName);
rFile.close();
catch (Exception ex) {
ex.printStackTrace();
m_logger.error("Error adding entries to file " + backupListFileName, ex);
else
m_logger.info("Empty list of filenames. Nothing added.");
else
m_logger.info("Null list of filenames. Nothing added.");
* Command to be run during the backup process. Individual services can
* provide shell commands that will be executed before backing up the files.
* @param command shell command to be executed
private void runCommand(String command) {
* Creates a shell script at the specified location that will backup the
* files listed in the List passed in.
* @param scriptFileName location where the script needs to be created
* @param backupFileName name for the tar file being created
* @param backupList list of files to be backed up
private void createBackupScript(String scriptFileName, String backupFileName, ArrayList backupList) throws Exception {
// Create a new StringBuffer to build the contents to be written to the script file
StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer();
// Add the initial comment in the start script
buffer.append("#!/bin/sh\n" + "set -x\n\n");
// Check if the partition has enough space
buffer.append("### Check if the partition has enough space\n" +
// "diskUsed=`df -k | grep \"" + backupPartition + "\" | awk '{print $5}' | cut -d\"%\" -f1`\n" +
               " diskUsed=`df -k \"" + backupPartition + "\" | awk '{print $5}' | cut -d\"%\" -f1 | grep -v Use`\n" +
"echo \"Partition " + backupPartition + " is $diskUsed% used.\"\n" +
"if [ \"$diskUsed\" -lt \"" + backupPartitionLimit + "\" ]\nthen\n" +
" echo \"Starting backup...\"\n\n");
// Shutdown semmd
buffer.append(" ### Shutdown semm\n" + " /etc/init.d/semm stop\n" +
" sleep 2\n\n");
// MSP Limited release and earlier builds stop mysql DB and backup the
// /var/lib/mysql directory as it is. Starting MSP 1.0 GA release, mysql
// dump script will be integrated which will create sql scripts to
// restore the database.
// Check if mysql dump creation script exists
File mysqlDumpScript = new File(dbBackupScript);
if (mysqlDumpScript.exists()) {
// MSP 1.0 GA and later releases
// Run the script that will generate sql scripts that would re-create the DB as it is
buffer.append(" ### Call mysql dump script\n" +
" " + dbBackupScript + "\n\n");
else {
// MSP Limited release
// Add command to shutdown mysql
buffer.append(" ### Shutdown mysql\n" + " /etc/init.d/mysql stop\n\n");
// Change to root directory and create the tgz file
buffer.append(" ### Create tgz file\n" + " cd /\n");
// Build up the tar file name from the current date and time
String fileName = null;
if ((backupFileName != null) && (backupFileName.length() > 0))
fileName = backupFileName;
else {
// File name not provided by user, build one using the timestamp
Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
Date date = cal.getTime();
fileName = "MSS-"
+ DateFormat.getDateInstance().format(date).replaceAll(" ", "").replaceAll(",", "")+ "-"
+ (new Time(cal.getTimeInMillis())).toString().replaceAll(":", "").substring(0,4);
String tarFileName = fileName + ".tgz";
// Get the current MSP Version
String mspVersion = getMSPVersion();
// Gather all the files to be backed up. Add them to the tar command and
// also dump them into the file maintaining the list of files being backed up
String listStr = "";
for (int i=0; i<backupList.size(); i++)
listStr += (String)backupList.get(i) + "\n";
// Dump the current MSP version and the list of files being backed up into a manifest file
String listFileName = fileName + BACKED_UP_LIST_FILE_NAME_SUFFIX;
RandomAccessFile file = new RandomAccessFile(backupLocation + listFileName, "rw");
m_logger.info("List of files/directories being backed up:\n" + listStr);
file.writeBytes("### MSP Version: " + mspVersion + " ###\n");
file.writeBytes(listStr);
file.close();
// Add the tar command to the script
buffer.append(" echo \"Creating " + backupLocation + tarFileName + "...\"\n" +
" tar cvhfz " + backupLocation + tarFileName + " `grep -v \"MSP Version:\" " +
backupLocation + listFileName + "`\n\n");
// Check if free space on the backup partition has reduced below the limit
// If enough space left, backup is retained, "mss" is made the owner of the files,
// "backup" is made the group the files belong to,
// permissions changed to be "0660" and
// backup action declared a success
// Else, backup files are deleted and declared a failure
buffer.append(" ### Check if the partition has enough space left\n" +
//" diskLeft=`df -k | grep \"" + backupPartition + "\" | awk '{print $5}' | cut -d\"%\" -f1`\n" +
" diskLeft=`df -k \"" + backupPartition + "\" | awk '{print $5}' | cut -d\"%\" -f1 | grep -v Use`\n" +
" echo \"Partition " + backupPartition + " is $diskLeft% used.\"\n" +
" if [ \"$diskLeft\" -gt \"" + backupPartitionLimit + "\" ]\n" +
" then\n" +
" ### Failure\n" +
" echo \"Partition " + backupPartition + " does not have enough space.\"\n" +
" echo \"Backup " + backupLocation + tarFileName + " will be removed.\"\n" +
" rm -f " + backupLocation + fileName + "*\n" +
" echo \"Backup Failed.\"\n" +
" else\n" +
                    " tar tvzf " + backupLocation + tarFileName + " > /dev/null 2>&1\n" +
" if [ ! -s " + backupLocation + tarFileName + " -o $? -ne 0 ] \n" +
                    " then\n" +
                    " echo \"MSP Backup operation is not successful. The tar file " + backupLocation + tarFileName + " contains errors.\"\n" +
                    " echo \"Please take the backup again\"\n" +
                    "     touch "+backupLocation+fileName+".err\n" +
" else \n" +
" ### Success\n" +
" ### Change the owner, group and permissions for the backup files\n" +
" chown mss " + backupLocation + fileName + "*\n" +
" chgrp backup " + backupLocation + fileName + "*\n" +
" chmod 0660 " + backupLocation + fileName + "*\n" +
" echo \"Backup Completed.\"\n" +
" fi\n" +
" fi\n\n");
// MSP Limited release and earlier builds re-start mysql. Starting
// MSP 1.0 GA release, mysql is not stopped and so re-start is not
// needed. sql scripts created by the dump script get packed into
// the tar file and so are deleted.
// Check if mysql dump creation script exists
if (mysqlDumpScript.exists()) {
// MSP 1.0 GA and later releases
// Remove DB dump files
buffer.append(" ### Remove DB Dump Files\n" + " rm -f " + dbDumpLocation + "*\n\n");
else {
// MSP Limited release
// Start mysql
buffer.append(" ### Start mysql\n" + " /etc/init

How to call a java script?

Hi,
I m new to Indesign and also to MAC OS...
I ve tried the sdk samples of InDesign CS3 on MAC OS. It works well.
I m making changes to one of the samples (BasicPanel). I ve added few check boxes and buttons in it. I donno where to give the code for button(in the panel) event/action?
I also need to know "how to call a java script from InDesign CS3 SDK ?"...
I have the Scripts ready... Can someone provide the code used to call JS...
Someone pls help me.....
Thank You...

        Here s the code to call a Javascript:
        IDFile scriptFile;
        FileUtils::GetAppInstallationFolder(&scriptFile);                    //application folder path
        FileUtils::AppendPath(&scriptFile, PMString("Scripts", -1, PMString::kNoTranslate));
        FileUtils::AppendPath(&scriptFile, PMString("Scripts Panel", -1, PMString::kNoTranslate));
        //inside the scripts panel, append path of the folder in which ur script is present.
        //Suppose, ScriptsPanel->NewFolder->Link.jsx
        FileUtils::AppendPath(&scriptFile, PMString("NewFolder", -1, PMString::kNoTranslate));
        FileUtils::AppendPath(&scriptFile, PMString("Link.jsx", -1, PMString::kNoTranslate));
        InterfacePtr<IScriptRunner>scriptRunner(Utils<IScriptUtils>()->QueryScriptRunner(scriptFi le));
        bool filestatus=scriptRunner->CanHandleFile(scriptFile);
        if(filestatus==1)
            scriptRunner->RunFile(scriptFile,kTrue,kFalse);
Regards,
tnhems

I need to create an action or script to save the file with the name of the selected layer

I need to create an action or script to save the file with the name of the selected layer (not including the hidden layers, but including those visible).
How could modify the script: 'Layer Comps To Files.jsx' to get the result?
Warning: I do not need to export all layers as files.
Who can help me?
THX in advance

Versione in Italiano (Further down the English version)
NB - Nella versione inglese ho messo tutte le immagini dei menu in italiano.
Versione per Mac, ma credo sia identico per Windows.
Spiego passo passo cosa ho fatto:
- Ho creato un file esempio con tre Livelli, salvato sulla scrivania e ho chiuso il file.
- Ho aperto il file e selezionato il Livello al centro per iniziare a registrare una azione che ho chiamato: Save with Name of Selected Layer
- Nuova azione
- Dare il nome e premere Registra
Ora salva…
- Menu --> Livello --> Nuovo --> Livello... e premi -ok-, (lascia il nome che viene mostrato)
- Ancora una volta Menu --> Livello... --> Nuovo --> Livello... e premi -ok-, (lascia il nome che viene mostrato)
- Menu --> Livello --> Ordina --> Dietro
- Menu --> Livello --> Unisci sotto
- Menu --> Livello --> Unisci visibili
- Menu --> Livello --> Nuovo --> Livello... e premi -ok-, (lascia il nome che viene mostrato)
- Menu --> Livello - Nascondi Livello
- Menu --> Elimina --> Elimina livelli nascosti (press -Yes-)
- Menu --> Livello --> Nuovo --> Livello... Inserisci questo: 'Move this to the trash' e premi ok
- Menu --> File --> Script --> Esporta Livelli in File... (Nella finestra che si apre scegliere l’opzione che si desidera, ma togliere il prefisso del nome) e premere -Esegui-
- Selezionare il pannello Storia cliccare su Elimina premendo -Si- ogni volta che si apre la finestra di dialogo (Ripetere 8 volte questa operazione sino ad arrivare nella storia alla condizione di partenza. Ho visto che è meglio di Ripristina -F12-)
- Fermare la registrazione.
A questo punto, mandando in esecuzione questa Azione, ho raggiunto parzialmente l’obiettivo perché i file così creati mantengono, purtroppo, dei prefissi numerici per evitare probabilmente la sovrascrizione di file (credo senza avviso) nel posto dove vengono creati.
Per ottenere l’obiettivo occorre un nuovo passo ed a proposito di questo riferisco quanto segue:
ATTENZIONE - L’operazione descritta qui di seguito deve essere fatta su di una copia del file, per cui:
- Duplicare il file,
- Spostare l’originale in altra cartella
- Lavorare sul file duplicato.
mi riferisco a questo...
ATTENZIONE - Questa modifica è effettuata a proprio rischio e pericolo ed il sottoscritto non si assume alcuna responsabilità su quanto venga fatto soprattutto da mani inesperte.
ATTENZIONE - Questa modifica sovrascrive qualsiasi file che abbia nome uguale al layer che viene selezionato più l’estensione del file naturalmente.
Comunque la modifica è banalissima e a portata di chiunque.
Procedere così:
- Chiudere Photoshop
- Aprire (nel percorso specificato dall’immagine) il file “Export Layers to Files.jsx” (Export Layers To Files.jsx 1.0.0.16) con un editor di testo puro.
- cercare la stringa (dovrebbe essere in riga 1029)
var fileNameBody = fileNamePrefix;
fileNameBody += "_" + zeroSuppress(i, 4);
fileNameBody += "_" + layerName;
- sostituirla con:
var fileNameBody = fileNamePrefix;
fileNameBody += layerName;
- cercare la stringa (dovrebbe essere in riga 1047-46)
var fileNameBody = fileNamePrefix;
fileNameBody += "_" + zeroSuppress(i, 4) + "s";
- sostituirla con:
var fileNameBody = fileNamePrefix;
fileNameBody += "";
- salvare e uscire.
- riavviare Photoshop
- provare l’azione registrata facendo attenzione che il nome del layer non sia identico al nome di un file già presente altrimenti questo verrà sovrascritto.
Domanda:
Perché ho creato livelli che poi ho eliminato ecc.
Risposta:
Semplice per evitare errori di esecuzione delle azioni nel caso di operazioni con livelli mancanti o altro.
Semplice... no?
English version
Mac version, but I think it's the same for Windows.
First of all, I'm translating the actions that I made using the Italian version of Photoshop, you look at the position of the menu that I have chosen to do the work with other languages.
I explain step by step what I did:
- I created a sample file with three layers, saved to the desktop and I closed the file.
- I opened the file and select the layer at the center to start recording an action that I called: Save with Name of the Selected Layer
- New action
- Give the name and press Save ( I think it is so in English )
Now save ...
- Menu -> Layer - > New —> Layer… and press -ok- , (leave the name that is shown)
- Once again Menu -> Layer - > New —> Layer… and press -ok- , (leave the name that is shown)
- Menu -> Layer - > Arrange (order) -> Behind
- Menu -> Layer - > Merge Down
- Menu -> Layer - > Merge Visible
- Menu -> Layer - > New —> Layer… and press -ok- , (leave the name that is shown)
- Menu -> Layer - Hide Layer
- Menu - > Delete - > Delete hidden layers (press -Yes- )
- Menu -> Layer - > New —> Layer… Enter this: ' Move this to the trash ' and press ok
- Menu -> File - > Scripts -> Export Layers To Files... (In the window that opens select the option you want, but take away the name prefix) and press - Run -
- Select the History panel and click Delete (on menu opened) pressing -Yes- every time when open the dialog box (8 times Repeat this step until you get into the story to the starting condition. Not use Restore -F12-).
- Stop recording.
At this point, by executing this action, I have reached the goal partly because the files created in this way remain, unfortunately, the numerical prefixes to avoid possibly overwriting of files (I think without notice) in the place where they are created.
To achieve the goal we need a new step and thinking about this as follows:
WARNING - The operation described below should be made on a copy of the file, so :
- Duplicate the file
- Move the original folder to another
- Work on the duplicate file.
WARNING - This modification is performed at your own risk and the undersigned assumes no responsibility on what is done mostly by inexperienced hands.
WARNING - This change will overwrite any files with the same name as the selected layer plus the file extension of course.
However, the change is trivial and within reach of anyone.
Proceed as follows:
- Close Photoshop
- Open (in the specified path from the image ) file " Export Layers to Files.jsx " (Export Layers To Files.jsx 1.0.0.16) with a pure text editor.
- Search for the string (should be in line 1029 )
var = fileNameBody fileNamePrefix ;
fileNameBody = + "_" + zeroSuppress (i, 4 ) ;
fileNameBody + = "_ " + layerName ;
- Replace it with :
var = fileNameBody fileNamePrefix ;
fileNameBody + = layerName ;
- Search for the string (should be in line 1047-46 )
var = fileNameBody fileNamePrefix ;
fileNameBody + = "_ " + zeroSuppress (i, 4) + "s" ;
- Replace it with :
var = fileNameBody fileNamePrefix ;
fileNameBody + = "";
- Save and exit.
- Restart Photoshop
- Try the recorded Action, making sure that the layer name is not identical to the name of an existing file otherwise it will be overwritten.
Question:
Why I created levels which I then deleted etc..
Answer:
Simple to avoid errors of execution of the actions in the case of transactions with missing levels and other.
Simple ... is not it?
Sorry for my bad English...
Thanks in advance for any hint.
--->>> Please think about this... Adobe <<<---

Calling a cgi script URL in a jsp

          I have a requirement of calling a cgi script URL from a jsp.
          I wish to do the following:
          1. take the parameters from the jsp page,
          2. populate the parameters in the cgi script url,
          3. get results in a java structure
          4. and then paint the gui based on the results.
          Can anyone help me on whether calling a cgi script as above is doable in java?
          An early response would be highly appreciated.
          thanks in advance
          Prashant Gupta


Prashant,
          Yes you should be able to do what you ask (using a JSP to drive a CGI
          script/program) if I understand you correctly. You would gather all the
          parameters in the JSP code and present them to the CGI script/program
          using a FORM with method="POST".
          There is a good example of this in the WebLogic examples. Look for it
          somewhere like:
          C:\bea\wlserver6.1\samples\examples\jsp\tagext\form_validation
          in your installation. However, replace action="successPage.jsp" with
          your CGI script.
          Prashant wrote:
          > I have a requirement of calling a cgi script URL from a jsp.
          > I wish to do the following:
          > 1. take the parameters from the jsp page,
          > 2. populate the parameters in the cgi script url,
          > 3. get results in a java structure
          > 4. and then paint the gui based on the results.
          >
          > Can anyone help me on whether calling a cgi script as above is doable in java?
          > An early response would be highly appreciated.
          > thanks in advance
          > Prashant Gupta

Calling a .py script inside a .VI, using anaconda's Libraries or specific python version (SystemExec.vi(?), MAC OSX)

Hi,
I'm new to both mac and LabView, so it may well be something obvious I'm missing.
I'm trying to use System Exec (http://zone.ni.com/reference/en-XX/help/371361L-01/glang/system_exec/ with LabVIEW 2014 on Mac OS X Mavericks) to call a python script to do some image processing after taking some data and saving images via LabView.
My problem is that I cannot figure out how to point it to the correct version/install of python to use, as it seems to use the pre-installed 2.7.5 apple version no matter whether that's set to be my default or not (and hence, it can't see my SciPy, PIL etc. packages that come with my Anaconda install).
It doesn't seem to matter whether I have certain packages installed for 2.7 accessable via the terminal, the LabView System Exec command line can't seem to find them either way and throws up an error if a script is called that imports them.
I've tried changing the working directory to the relevant anaconda/bin folder, I've also tried
cd /Applications/anaconda/bin; python <file.py>
as the CL input to system exec, but it's not wanting to use anything other than the apple install. I've tried Anaconda installs with both python 2.7 and 3.4, so it doesn't seem to be down to the 3.* compatibility issues alone.
Printing the python version to a string indicator box in LV via python script gives the following:
2.7.5 (default, Mar 9 2014, 22:15:05)
[GCC 4.2.1 Compatible Apple LLVM 5.0 (clang-500.0.68)]
Whereas via the terminal, the default version is the anaconda install I'd like to use, currently
Python 3.4.1 |Anaconda 2.1.0 (x86_64)| (default, Sep 10 2014, 17:24:09)
[GCC 4.2.1 (Apple Inc. build 5577)] on darwin
I can do which python3.4 on the sys exec CL input to get the correct /anaconda/bin location, but if I try python3.4 <file.py>, I just get a Seg fault.
I've found examples for System Exec use and instructions for calling python scripts with specific versions, but neither works with Mac (frustratingly).
I've also tried editing the Path Environment Variable, and tried getting rid of the python 2.7 install entirely, but none of these work either (the latter just causing errors all over the shop).
So, in summary
I'd just like to know how to specify the python version LabView uses and to have use of the corresponding python libraries.
Either python version (2 or 3) will do, I'd just like to be able to use my libraries which came with Anaconda which I'll be writing my scripts with (which I installed as the correct packages are only compatible with a specific python version on Mac, which is not the specific version that Xcode was compatible with, argh).
All packages work normally when using the Anaconda version with the terminal or with Spyder.
Is there a function I can use other than System Exec? What am I missing?
Please help.

janedoe777 wrote:
Accidental. Also, that's not terribly helpful.
What exactly does that mean?
I'm not debating whether it was accidental or intentional. It certainly isn't helpful to post the same message twice.
It is helpful to point out this message is a duplicate so people don't waste their time answering this one if you are already being helped in the other one.

How to call a python script from a TestStand sequence?

Please tell me how is it possible to call a python script from a TestStand sequence.
Thank for your help in advance.
Imre

Here you can find some information about Python and LabVIEW:
http://forums.ni.com/ni/board/message?board.id=170&message.id=124424&query.id=149647#M124424
If you have LabVIEW, you could use LabVIEW steps to call your Phyton Scipts.
Another solution would be, to do, what is decriibed in the thread directly in TestStand:
You can call a dll or .NET assemblies directly from teststand, or use the "Call Executable" TestStep.

Retrieve alert values for use as parameter in corrective action sql script

I am trying to write a corrective action sql script to kill a session that is blocking other sessions. I have the "blocking session count" metric set and the alert is firing correctly.
Is there any way to retrieve the sid and serial number from the alert generated and use it in a corrective action sql script?
Here is the alert generated:
Target Name=myproddb.world
Target Type=Database Instance
Host=myprodserver
Metric=Blocking Session Count
Blocking Session ID=SID: 522 Serial#: 5228
Timestamp=Mar 4, 2008 5:57:12 PM EST
Severity=Warning
Message=Session 522 is blocking 1 other sessions
Notification Rule Name=Testing Corrective actions
Notification Rule Owner=sysman
Clearly the sid, and serial # is contained within the alert Message field
what I want to write for the sql script is :
alter system kill session '%sid%,%serial_no%' immediate;
and have GC pass in the sid and serial_no to the script.
The "Target Properties" listed on the right of the Edit Corrective Action screen lists minimal details pertaining to the alert and certainly not the session sid, serial no.
Generically, is there any way to retrieve the values from an alert and use them in a corrective action script or job?
I've looked into getting the values from the mgmt$alert_history table, but I'm hoping that GC can pass the values to the sql script.
thanks in advance for your help.

Hi
You can implementing a procedure like this.
1. When a block session count alarms occurs, there is a column in the v$lock that you can examine.
#!/bin/ksh
#kill_block_session.sh
#first export your variables
export ORACLE_HOME=/oracle/product/10.2.0.3
export ORACLE_SID=SIDNAME
$ORACLE_HOME/bin/sqlplus "/ as sysdba" << EOF
execute immediate killed_blocks;
EOF
# end
The killed_blocks is a procedure:
create procedure
declare
v_sid varchar2(15);
v_serial varchar2(15);
-- now a sql query that retrieve the sid and serial
-- you can obtain these values from v$session and v$lock
select vs.sid,vs.serial into v_sid,v_serial
from v$session vs,v$lock vl
where vs.sid=vl.sid
and vl.block >0
-- After this, you execute a dbms_put line with these
-- values
But you understant that this response action is very dangerous, because its possible that you kill sessions that the blocking are transitient.
You must examine your enviroment and your application and establish the metric like UDM and not for only session blocking count.
You must to see:
- The type of block
- The ctime time in the v$lock for to understatn the amount of time to determine that the block is need killed.
- In my opinion you need a special UDM and deactivate the blocking sesion count
If you want help to create this UDM send me a mail to [email protected]
Regards
Robert

How to call a shell script in Java ?

Hi there,
i try to call a shell script in java but it wont work.
please can anybody help me.
my Code :
import java.io.*;
public class SendMessage{
Runtime rt;
public SendMessage(){
rt = Runtime.getRuntime();
public void send(){
try{
rt.exec("sendMessage.sh");
System.out.println("Message was Send");
catch(IOException ex)
ex.printStackTrace();
the file called sendMessage.sh is also stored in the same directory as the class File.
the exception never cames up but the script also never starts.
what is wrong ??? :-((
need help !
}

rt.exec("sendMessage.sh");Oh, sorry, I didn't see that you tried under UNIX.
BTW you should check for the OS - this stuff is very os and os release dependent.
I have not experimented with this under unix.
But something must interpret that sendMessage.sh file.
Perhaps the hash bang info is used by exec() (did you put a
#!/bin/sh as first line in your .sh file?
If not, try
rt.exec("/bin/sh sendMessage.sh");Regards,
Marc

How to call a shell script via ODI

Hi,
I need suggestion on following issues:
1) How to call a shell script via ODI?.. I tried using OSCommand utility .inspite of the execution being successful the data is not written into the new file in the desired format. After processing new file is created in the mentioned location but its empty.
2) I'm calling a procedure in ODI to load data into my fact. But once the fact gets loaded i want to update the log details (num of rows processed,num of rows inserted,num of rows rejected etc) in my log table. I'm planning to use a proc for updating but need to know from where can i find these details. Is there a table in work rep which gives me these info like how we get if we execute an interface.?
Please help me out.. Its urgent
Regards
Surabhi

Hello,
Question 1 appears a little vague, please elaborate. If you're looking to capture a return value from the command execution, you will need to pipe the return value to a file, then read from there.
The execution information is stored in the SNP_STEP_LOG table in the Work Repository. You will need to do a series of joins to retrieve the exact table that was updated. Good luck with this...

Calling unix shell script from oracle stored procedure.. urgent!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi,
i havea requirement where in i should be able to call my shell script through oracle stored procedure.i tried the following way..but iam unable to get the result.please find the details below.
new.sh - my shell script - lctfile (LCTFILE) is the input pa
v_config_file=`find $FND_TOP -name LCTFILE
FNDLOAD apps/s0ccer@$dxbs1 0 Y DOWNLOAD $v_config_file /home/bir4163/RPT33/bin/menu.ldt MENU MENU_NAME='AR_NAVIGATE_GUI'
if [ $? != 0 ];then
echo "$DATE $0 FNDLOAD DOWNLOAD Failed!" | tee -a $LOG_FILE
else
echo "SUCCESS" | tee -a $LOG_FILE
fi
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE test_dbms_scheduler
AS
v_text VARCHAR2 (255) := 'AR_NAVIGATE_GUI';
BEGIN
DBMS_OUTPUT.put_line ('I am in Procedure');
DBMS_SCHEDULER.create_job (
job_name => 'test_dbms_scheduler',
job_action => '/home/bir4163/RPT33/bin/new.sh',
number_of_arguments => 1,
job_type => 'executable',
start_date => SYSDATE,
repeat_interval => 'FREQ=SECONDLY; INTERVAL=1',
enabled => FALSE,
auto_drop => FALSE,
comments => 'run shell script'
DBMS_SCHEDULER.set_job_argument_value (job_name => 'test_dbms_scheduler',
argument_position => 1,
argument_value => v_text);
DBMS_SCHEDULER.enable ('test_dbms_scheduler');
DBMS_OUTPUT.put_line ('I am back in Procedure');
EXCEPTION
WHEN OTHERS
THEN
DBMS_OUTPUT.put_line (SQLCODE || SQLERRM);
END;
But iam unable to test it as i do not have permissions to access dbms_scheduler.can anybody tell me how to solve this using DBMS_PIPE with a sample code.
please do help its very urgent
thanks
ramya

Hi,
Register your Shell Script as a concurrent program, Executable execution method "Host", then use fnd_request.submit_request to submit the program.
Regards,
Andries

Help with first Adobe Script for AE?

Hey,
I'm trying to create a script that will allow me to set a certain number of layer markers at an even interval to mark out a song. Could someone help me troubleshoot this script? I've been working on it for ages now, and I'm about to snap. I've basically gone from HTML and CSS, to javascript and Adobe scripting in the past few hours, and I cannot figure this out for the life of me.
I want to create a dialog with two fields, the number of markers to place, and the tempo of the song. Tempo is pretty simple, its just the number of beats per minute. The script is meant to start at a marker that I have already placed, and set a new marker at incrementing times. Its mainly to help me see what I'm trying to animate too, even if the beat is a little hard to pick up every once in a while.
Also, is there a better way to do this? This script will help me in the long run because I will need to do this pretty often, but I'm wondering if there was something that I could not find online that would have saved me these hours of brain-jumbling?
Thank you very much for any help you can offer.
    // Neo_Add_MultiMarkers.jsx
    //jasondrey13
    //2009-10-26
    //Adds multiple markers to the selected layer.
    // This script prompts for a certain number of layer markers to add to the selected audio layer,
    //and an optional "frames between" to set the number of frames that should be skipped before placing the next marker
    // It presents a UI with two text entry areas: a Markers box for the
    // number of markers to add and a Frames Between box for the number of frames to space between added markers.
    // When the user clicks the Add Markers button,
    // A button labeled "?" provides a brief explanation.
    function Neo_Add_MultiMarkers(thisObj)
        // set vars
        var scriptName = "Neoarx: Add Multiple Markers";
        var numberOfMarkers = "0";
        var tempo = "0";
        // This function is called when the Find All button is clicked.
        // It changes which layers are selected by deselecting layers that are not text layers
        // or do not contain the Find Text string. Only text layers containing the Find Text string
        // will remain selected.
        function onAddMarkers()
            // Start an undo group. By using this with an endUndoGroup(), you
            // allow users to undo the whole script with one undo operation.
            app.beginUndoGroup("Add Multiple Markers");
            // Get the active composition.
            var activeItem = app.project.activeItem;
            if (activeItem != null && (activeItem instanceof CompItem)){
                // Check each selected layer in the active composition.
                var activeComp = activeItem;
                var layers = activeComp.selectedLayers;
                var markers = layers.property("marker");
                //parse ints
                numberOfMarkers = parseInt (numberOfMarkers);
                tempo = parseInt (tempo);
                // Show a message and return if there is no value specified in the Markers box.
                if (numberOfMarkers < 1 || tempo < 1) {
                alert("Each box can take only positive values over 1. The selection was not changed.", scriptName);
                return;
                if (markers.numKeys < 1)
                alert('Please set a marker where you would like me to begin.');
                return;
                var beginTime = markers.keyTime( 1 );
                var count = 1;
                var currentTime = beginTime;
                var addPer = tempo/60;
                while(numberOfMarkers < count)
                markers.setValueAtTime(currentTime, MarkerValue(count));
                currentTime = currentTime + addPer;
                if (count==numberOfMarkers) {
                    alert('finished!');
                    return;
                else{
                    count++;
            app.endUndoGroup();
    // Called when the Markers Text string is edited
        function onMarkersStringChanged()
            numberOfMarkers = this.text;
        // Called when the Frames Text string is edited
        function onFramesStringChanged()
            tempo = this.text;
        // Called when the "?" button is clicked
        function onShowHelp()
            alert(scriptName + ":\n" +
            "This script displays a palette with controls for adding a given number of markers starting at a pre-placed marker, each separated by an amount of time determined from the inputted Beats Per Minute (Tempo).\n" +
            "It is designed to mark out the even beat of a song for easier editing.\n" +
            "\n" +
            "Type the number of Markers you would like to add to the currently selected layer. Type the tempo of your song (beats per minute).\n" +
            "\n" +
            "Note: This version of the script requires After Effects CS3 or later. It can be used as a dockable panel by placing the script in a ScriptUI Panels subfolder of the Scripts folder, and then choosing this script from the Window menu.\n", scriptName);
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                    orientation:'column', alignment:['fill','fill'], alignChildren:['left','top'], spacing:5, margins:[0,0,0,0], \
                    markersRow: Group { \
                        alignment:['fill','top'], \
                        markersStr: StaticText { text:'Markers:', alignment:['left','center'] }, \
                        markersEditText: EditText { text:'0', characters:10, alignment:['fill','center'] }, \
                    FramesRow: Group { \
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                        FramesStr: StaticText { text:'Tempo:', alignment:['left','center'] }, \
                        FramesEditText: EditText { text:'140', characters:10, alignment:['fill','center'] }, \
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                my_palette.grp.FramesRow.FramesEditText.graphics.foregroundColor = darkColorBrush;
                my_palette.grp.markersRow.markersStr.preferredSize.width = my_palette.grp.FramesRow.FramesStr.preferredSize.width;
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                my_palette.grp.cmds.addMarkersButton.onClick    = onAddMarkers;
                my_palette.grp.cmds.helpButton.onClick    = onShowHelp;
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                alert("Could not open the user interface.", scriptName);
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You should ask such questions over at AEnhancers. I had a quick look at your code but could not find anything obvious, so it may relate to where and when you execute certain functions and how they are nested, I just don't have the time to do a deeper study.
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