Re: xvfb and the @parameter notation

Posted by ctrueden on Feb 02, 2017; 4:23pm
URL: http://imagej.273.s1.nabble.com/xvfb-and-the-parameter-notation-tp5017996p5017998.html

Hi Avital,

Let's continue discussing on the ImageJ Forum where you posted this same
question:

http://forum.imagej.net/t/a-problem-running-imagej-in-headless-mode/3909/22

Regards,
Curtis

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On Thu, Feb 2, 2017 at 9:36 AM, Avital Steinberg <[hidden email]>
wrote:

> Hi,
> In Java 6, the getArgument() command can accept arguments from the command
> line. It works both in Javascript and also in .ijm macros. However, in Java
> 8, getArgument() doesn't work in both .ijm macros and Javascript scripts.
>
> My Javascript script that used to work well with xvfb in Java 6 was:
>
> importClass(Packages.ij.IJ);
>
> var NAME = getArgument();
> IJ.log("The argument you sent was:" + NAME);
>
> I used to send an argument from the command line using xvfb like this:
>
> xvfb-run -a [Path_to_ImageJ]/ImageJ -b '[Path_to_script]/getArg.js Lisbon'
> > {path_to_log]/getParamArgJ6
>
> However, the getArgument() command doesn't work in ImageJ Java 8 macros and
> Javascript scripts. (as opposed to Java6 macros and Javascript scripts in
> which it works)
>
> So I want to use the @parameter notation to get a string argument from the
> command line using xvfb.
>
> If my script is:
>
> // @String NAME
> importClass(Packages.ij.IJ);
>
> IJ.log("The argument you sent was:" + NAME);
>
> How would I write an xvfb command that would get the String argument?
>
> Thanks,
> Avital
>
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