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On Thu, May 8, 2014 at 2:02 PM, Nick X. Tsui <
> Hi Curtis and ImageJ Users:
> I am wondering can I run Bio-Formats Windowless Importer using command line
> to open multiple files at one time?
> I have done the single-file case, thanks for your help, as something like
> this
>
> imagej-win64.exe -eval Bio-Formats Windowless Importer open=[D:\image1.tif]
> display_ome-xml
>
> but when I do
> imagej-win64.exe -eval Bio-Formats Windowless Importer open=[D:\image1.tif
> D:\image2.tif D:\image3.tif] display_ome-xml
>
> it seems not working. Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks a lot.
>
> Best,
> Nick
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 30, 2014 at 2:40 PM, Curtis Rueden <
[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> > Hi Nick,
> >
> > > If I know what file I want to open, and I know I want to open it with
> > > OME-XML, why do I have to click so many times navigating among folders
> > > and choosing options?
> >
> > You can use the Bio-Formats Windowless Importer to skip the big options
> > dialog that Bio-Formats normally presents.
> >
> > You can enable "Windowless" mode per file format using the Bio-Formats
> > Plugins Configuration dialog, or use it globally by executing the
> > "Bio-Formats Windowless Importer" plugin.
> >
> > > display_ome-xml_metadata=True");
> > > to open an image, but no OME-XMl is showing.
> >
> > You need to remove the "=True" from your "display_ome-xml" if you want
> the
> > OME-XML to show.
> >
> > -Curtis
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Apr 30, 2014 at 1:34 PM, Nick X. Tsui <
[hidden email]>
> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Curtis:
> > > Sorry for the confusion. I simply want to using command line to open an
> > > image with its OME-XML displaying, but I don't want to write a macro,
> > just
> > > the command line, and it should be one click for all, assuming the path
> > of
> > > the file is already know.
> > >
> > > I can use something like
> > > run("Bio-Formats Importer","open=[myimage.tif] display_metadata=True
> > > display_ome-xml_metadata=True");
> > > to open an image, but no OME-XMl is showing. That is the closest I can
> > get.
> > >
> > > Conceptually as long as he file path is know, one click should be
> doable
> > I
> > > suppose? If I know what file I want to open, and I know I want to open
> it
> > > with OME-XML, why do I have to click so many times navigating among
> > folders
> > > and choosing options?
> > >
> > > Best,
> > > Nick
> > >
> > >
> > > On Wed, Apr 30, 2014 at 2:14 PM, Curtis Rueden <
[hidden email]>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi Nick,
> > > >
> > > > > Basically, how can I open an image without the image actually
> > showing?
> > > >
> > > > What does it mean to "open" the image, if a window doesn't show?
> > > >
> > > > Do you want to write a script/macro/plugin that has a variable
> > > referencing
> > > > that image?
> > > >
> > > > In other words: what state do you want the software to be in after
> > > opening
> > > > your image?
> > > >
> > > > A common workflow is to write a macro with setBatchMode(true) at the
> > top,
> > > > which opens an image, does some processing, saves some results
> > somewhere
> > > > (either images or textual or both) and then completes. If that is not
> > > what
> > > > you want to do, please describe in detail what you *do* want to do.
> > > >
> > > > -Curtis
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, Apr 30, 2014 at 1:05 PM, Nick X. Tsui <
[hidden email]>
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Sorry.
> > > > > Basically, how can I open an image without the image actually
> > showing?
> > > > > Thanks.
> > > > > Nick
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On Wed, Apr 30, 2014 at 1:49 PM, Curtis Rueden <
[hidden email]>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Hi Nick,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > OK. So is there any chance using command line to open an image
> > > > without
> > > > > > > showing the image window? Not headless motion, but ImageJ
> > launches,
> > > > > > > image selected, opened, but now really its window is showing.
> Can
> > > > this
> > > > > > > be done using something like in a C++ script?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > My apologies, but I do not understand the question. Can you
> please
> > > > > > elaborate?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > > Curtis
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Wed, Apr 30, 2014 at 11:58 AM, Nick X. Tsui <
> >
[hidden email]>
> > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > OK. So is there any chance using command line to open an image
> > > > without
> > > > > > > showing the image window?
> > > > > > > Not headless motion, but ImageJ launches, image selected,
> opened,
> > > but
> > > > > now
> > > > > > > really its window is showing.
> > > > > > > Can this be done using something like in a C++ script?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > imagej.exe - run "run(open...)"
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Thanks.
> > > > > > > Nick
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On Wed, Apr 30, 2014 at 12:36 PM, Curtis Rueden <
> >
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> > > >
> > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Hi Nick,
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > It seems to me in this way if there are escaping
> characters,
> > it
> > > > > > cannot
> > > > > > > > > handle it?
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > You will need to learn about how the Windows command shell
> > > handles
> > > > > > > escaped
> > > > > > > > quotes:
> > > > > > > >
http://stackoverflow.com/q/7760545> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > The increased complexity is one reason to consider writing
> the
> > > > macro
> > > > > > to a
> > > > > > > > file and executing it that way.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Regards,
> > > > > > > > Curtis
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > On Wed, Apr 30, 2014 at 11:28 AM, Nick X. Tsui <
> > > >
[hidden email]>
> > > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Hi Curtis:
> > > > > > > > > Thanks. What if I have more than 1 parameters, for example
> I
> > > want
> > > > > to
> > > > > > > > open a
> > > > > > > > > file using bio-format importer, like this if in macro:
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > "run("Bio-Formats Importer",
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> 'open=['C:\\Users\\nickt\\Documents\\Untitled013\\ChanA_0001_0001_0001_0001.tif']')";
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > It seems to me in this way if there are escaping
> characters,
> > it
> > > > > > cannot
> > > > > > > > > handle it?
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Thanks a lot.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Nick
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > On Wed, Apr 30, 2014 at 10:45 AM, Curtis Rueden <
> > > >
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> > > > > >
> > > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Hi Nick,
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > Any chance I can run with command line, but without any
> > > macro
> > > > > > file
> > > > > > > > > > > involved?
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Yes, you can use the "-eval" option to pass a macro
> string
> > > > > > directly.
> > > > > > > > > E.g.:
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > ImageJ-win32.exe -eval "print('Hello world');"
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Launches ImageJ and prints "Hello world" to the log.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > ImageJ-win32.exe -eval "print('Hello world');" -batch
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Launches ImageJ and prints "Hello world" to the log, then
> > > > > > immediately
> > > > > > > > > > exits.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > ImageJ-win32.exe --headless -eval "print('Hello
> > world');"
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Launches ImageJ in headless mode and prints "Hello world"
> > to
> > > > the
> > > > > > > > console.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Regards,
> > > > > > > > > > Curtis
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Apr 25, 2014 at 4:52 PM, Nick X. Tsui <
> > > > >
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> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > Hi Curtis:
> > > > > > > > > > > Thanks a lot. Any chance I can run with command line,
> but
> > > > > without
> > > > > > > any
> > > > > > > > > > macro
> > > > > > > > > > > file involved? I prefer not to create an additional
> > macro.
> > > > Just
> > > > > > > > command
> > > > > > > > > > > line. Thanks.
> > > > > > > > > > > Best,
> > > > > > > > > > > Nick
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Apr 25, 2014 at 5:09 PM, Curtis Rueden <
> > > > > >
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> > > > > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Nick,
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > I am wondering how I can run Bio-Formats importer
> > from
> > > > > > command
> > > > > > > > > line?
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > 1) Use the Macro Recorder [1] to record the line of
> > macro
> > > > > code
> > > > > > > that
> > > > > > > > > > runs
> > > > > > > > > > > > Bio-Formats that way you want.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > 2) Click "Create" to pop up the Script Editor [2],
> edit
> > > as
> > > > > > > desired,
> > > > > > > > > > then
> > > > > > > > > > > > save the macro as a .ijm macro file.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > 3) Run the macro from the command line:
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > ImageJ-win32.exe -macro myMacro.ijm -batch
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > Leave off the "-batch" flag if you want Fiji to
> remain
> > > open
> > > > > > > > > afterward.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > Note that you cannot use the "--headless" option [3]
> > > > because
> > > > > > > > > > Bio-Formats
> > > > > > > > > > > > does not work in headless mode, even when running as
> a
> > > > macro.
> > > > > > > (You
> > > > > > > > > will
> > > > > > > > > > > see
> > > > > > > > > > > > "VerifyError" on the console if you try.)
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > I have added this information to the Bio-Formats wiki
> > > page:
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > >
http://fiji.sc/Bio-Formats#Calling_Bio-Formats_from_the_command_line> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > Regards,
> > > > > > > > > > > > Curtis
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > [1]
> > > > > > > >
> >
http://fiji.sc/Introduction_into_Macro_Programming#The_recorder> > > > > > > > > > > > [2]
http://fiji.sc/Script_Editor> > > > > > > > > > > > [3]
> > > >
http://fiji.sc/Headless#Running_macros_in_headless_mode> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Apr 25, 2014 at 3:24 PM, Nick X. Tsui <
> > > > > > >
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> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > Dear ImageJ fellows:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for reading my questions.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > I am wondering how I can run Bio-Formats importer
> > from
> > > > > > command
> > > > > > > > > line?
> > > > > > > > > > > > > Suppose I know what image I want to load, and no
> need
> > > to
> > > > > pop
> > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > > > > Bio-Formats importer window.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > something like this?
> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > imagej.exe myImage.tif -run ""Bio-Formats...,
> > > Bio-Formats
> > > > > > > > > importer" ?
> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks a lot.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > Best regards,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > Nick
> > > > > > > > > > > > >
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