Scripts dialog box

In this dialog box, you can specify scripts (bat, pearl or similar) to be executed before and after the Project is exported.

Setting	Description
Specify pre-export script	A script to execute before the export. Usage examples • Backup the previous export files before exporting the Project. • Backup the deployed Project before exporting the Project.
Stop export if there is an error	Select if you want to stop the export if there are errors in the pre-export script.
Specify post-export script	A script to execute after the export. Usage examples • Copy the export files to a remote machine. • Check in the Project files to a VCS. • Deploy the export file to a StreamServer application, and restart the StreamServer application. The script executes the command line Control Center tools for this purpose.
Display script results	Select whether to display script results: • Always • Only if an error occurs • Never

Variables set by Design Center

The following variables are set by Design Center, and can be used in the pre-export and post-export scripts:

$(ExportPackage)	The full path to the export file (*.export) created by the export.
$(ChecksumFile)	The full path to the checksum file (*.sfv) created by the export.
$(ProjectName)	The name of the Project.
$(ProjectPath)	The path to the Project folder.

Use the following syntax to pass one or more variables to the script:

"<script_path> var1[ var2][ var3][ var4]"

Example 8

Passing $(ExportPackage) and $(ChecksumFile) to script.

"C:\scripts\copy.bat $(ExportPackage) $(ChecksumFile)"