Is there a way I can call a python script from within a Robohelp script?

Question

Hi,
I want to integrate an external python script into the current extendscript I use in RoboHelp 10.  Is there a way to do that?
Thanks,
Lauren

Answer 1

You can use the command line to call any kind of external application.
Personally, I use the following function to create bat files to do such
work.
I've taken these functions from my free RH Extendscript library -
http://www.wvanweelden.eu/product/robohelp-extendscript-library
function ExecuteBatchFile(command, waitforbatch) {
     if(string_isEmpty(command))
         return false;
     if(!waitforbatch) {
         if(waitforbatch != false) {
             waitforbatch = true;
     var path = Folder.appData.fsName + '/';
     var batFileName = 'ExtendScriptBatchFile';
     var batFileExtension = '.bat';
     var batFile = new File(pathbatFileNamebatFileExtension);
     if(batFile.exists) {
         var i  = 0;
         while(batFile.exists) {
             i++;
             batFile = new File(pathbatFileNamei+batFileExtension);
     command+= "\ndel /F /Q \"" + batFile.fsName + "\"";
     writeFile(batFile, command, false);
     if(!isFile(batFile, true))
         return false;
     batFile.execute();
     /* Wait on batch file execution if needed */
     if(waitforbatch) {
         while(batFile.exists) {
             msg(".");
             $.sleep(100);
     return true;
function writeFile(file, szOutput, encoding) {
     var szFilePath = file.fsName;
     if(!encoding || encoding == true) {
        encoding = "UTF-8";
     var fileObj = new File(szFilePath);
     fileObj.encoding = encoding;
     fileObj.open("w");
     fileObj.write(szOutput);
     fileObj.close();
Kind regards,
Willam