Run() Function for Evaluator

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Evaluator Run() Function needed:
The above thread got off topic so I'm reposting the feature request and details here.

@Jon @Leo
Can a Run() Evaluator function, usable in the Script Modifiers (and other places Evaluator functions run), be implemented using syntax like this:

*@eval: =Run("userCommand_Or_ScriptAddIn or external exe like dopusrt.exe)
*@eval: returnVal = Run(cmdStringVariable, [async |sync])

The use case is that a Dopus script or external exe can then be run when @eval: modifier statements execute.

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It isn't needed, for the reasons already stated in the other thread.

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Things are not working for me as expected.

I tried the suggestions but the code does not run when the @eval statements run.

Would you kindly provide an actual example for running a UserCommand script when the @eval: code is run (from the Modifiers section of a JScript coded button).

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Have you measured the execution times of your scripts? In the scenario you described, they could easily be called multiple times per second.

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Yes. 40-60ms.

6

That would cause huge delays. The toolbars get updated really frequently.

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In my case delay(s) are negligible.

Without arguing the point, perhaps you could reconsider this important extensibility feature for cases where the user can benefit.

Thank you.

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I still don't understand what you need this for, sorry. You can already run commands that the Evaluator generates (via the way I said in the other thread), and external commands don't usually return useful values (at best they'll sometimes indicate failure or success).