Function “execute”

function execute(arguments)

Execute a process

This function launches an executable and waits until it exits. Note that this function is only supported on desktop operating systems.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
argumentsarray of stringsAn array containing the executable name and any arguments passed to the process

Return Value

Returns the exit code of the process.

Errors

The function may throw if there was an error starting the given executable, or if process execution is not supported on the platform.

Example

// convert an image to JPEG using the "convert" command line utility
execute(["convert", "input.tif", "output.jpg"])