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Reputation: 2358

Node js child process windows

I am trying to open files using node js child processes.

I am using execFile command for that.

my code is as follows:

execFile("C:/Program Files (x86)/Windows Media Player/wmplayer.exe",["a.mp4"] ,(err, stdout, stderr) => {
    console.log(stdout, stderr, err)
}).unref()

However in cmd just a.mp4 command works.

I tried the following:

execFile("",["a.mp4"] ,(err, stdout, stderr) => {
    console.log(stdout, stderr, err)
}).unref()

or

execFile("a.mp4",(err, stdout, stderr) => {
    console.log(stdout, stderr, err)
}).unref()

and both do not work.

Is there a way i could run a.mp4 without providing the application path to run the binary ?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1545

Answers (1)

pr0p
pr0p

Reputation: 2358

This can actually be done using exec.

execFile expects an executable (.exe) the first argument.

Where as exec blindly executes the command.

exec('"a.mp4"', (stdout, stderr, err)=>{
    console.log(stdout, stderr, err)
}

This will work fine.

Upvotes: 1

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