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FaceFX Commands - exec

The exec command is used to execute Python .py files or a batch file containing one or more FaceFX Studio commands. Batch files are simply text files with a list of FaceFX commands in them. The (*.FXL) extension is common for batch files and it stands for FaceFX Language file.

Command Syntax

Flag	LongFlag	Arg	Description
-f	-file	Yes	Specifies the path or filename of a python or  text file that contains a list of FaceFX commands that should be executed.
-s	-silent	No	executes the command in “silent” mode so that no pop-up dialogs are shown.
-1	–arg1	Yes	passes an argument to the sys.argv array (python only).
-2	–arg2	Yes	passes an argument to the sys.argv array (python only).
-3	–arg3	Yes	passes an argument to the sys.argv array (python only).
-4	–arg4	Yes	passes an argument to the sys.argv array (python only).
-5	–arg5	Yes	passes an argument to the sys.argv array (python only).
-6	–arg6	Yes	passes an argument to the sys.argv array (python only).
-7	–arg7	Yes	passes an argument to the sys.argv array (python only).
-8	–arg8	Yes	passes an argument to the sys.argv array (python only).
-9	–arg9	Yes	passes an argument to the sys.argv array (python only).

Path types

The -file flag can be followed by one of the following:

• Absolute Path - A full path to the python or FXL file to be executed.
• Relative Path - A path relative to the current working directory.  Normally this is the folder that contains the FaceFX application, but if FaceFX was called from the DOS prompt, the current working directory is the folder that facefx was executed from.
• File name - If only a filename is specified, the following locations are checked in order:
  • The current working directory
  • The “Scripts” directory in the installation folder
  • The “Scripts” directory in the user documents FaceFX folder
  • The current actor directory.

Arguments

See DOS Prompt Use for details about how arguments are parsed and implemented.

Examples

%exec -file "C:\my-batch-file.fxl";
%exec -f "C:\my-python-file.py";
%exec -f "my-python-file.py" -arg1 "Hello" -arg2 "World";

See Also

DOS Prompt Use