Specifications

Execute command is a processor that executes a system command or a console application with
the specified command-line arguments and output mechanisms.
Keywords
Keywords can be used with the search function above the Elements pane.
The keywords for the Execute command element are:
command
console
third-party
CLI
Connections
Execute command allows only a single outgoing connection
Properties
DescriptionProperties
The name of the flow element displayed in the canvasName
The system command to be executed, or the absolute path to the
console application to be invoked
Command or path
The remainder of the command line; the following substitutions are
made in the specified text:
Arguments
%1: the absolute path of the input file/job folder
%2: the absolute path of the output file/job folder (which does not
yet exist) including filename and extension
%3: the absolute path of a folder (which does exist) in which output
or temp files may be placed
Note 1: all of these substitutions work even if “Output” is set to None
or Original (in which case any generated output is discarded)
Note 2: argument values that may contain spaces (such as file paths)
should be enclosed in quotes
Determines how the command generates its output (the tool
automatically moves the output to the outgoing connection):
Output
None: the command generates no output (or any generated output
is discarded) and nothing is moved to the outgoing connection
Original: the command generates no output (or any generated
output is discarded) and the incoming job is moved to the outgoing
connection
Updated input job: the command updates or overwrites the
incoming job in place
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