Calling Environment Variables
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Hi,
I'm trying to load external environment variables with QML or JavaScript, but I can find any function to do that.
what I do normally is to clarify the variable in command line like so:
set MY_PATH="C:/ProjectA"and if I lunch the python in same command line I can call the variable like so:
>>> import os >>> print os.environ.get("MY_PATH") C:/ProjectAbut now I'm trying to do the same thing in Substance Painter and they only support QML and JavaScript but not C++.
Is there any way that I can call the OS environment variables in JS or QML? -
Hi,
I'm trying to load external environment variables with QML or JavaScript, but I can find any function to do that.
what I do normally is to clarify the variable in command line like so:
set MY_PATH="C:/ProjectA"and if I lunch the python in same command line I can call the variable like so:
>>> import os >>> print os.environ.get("MY_PATH") C:/ProjectAbut now I'm trying to do the same thing in Substance Painter and they only support QML and JavaScript but not C++.
Is there any way that I can call the OS environment variables in JS or QML?@Bernard-Rouhi I would get the environment variable on the c++ side and pass it to qml.
Unfortunately if you are on client-side java script there is no way to access environment variables. Which is probably a good thing for the massive security problems that would create. :)
My L-GPL'd C++ Logger github.com/ambershark-mike/sharklog
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@Bernard-Rouhi I would get the environment variable on the c++ side and pass it to qml.
Unfortunately if you are on client-side java script there is no way to access environment variables. Which is probably a good thing for the massive security problems that would create. :)
@ambershark Thank you for the reply, I agree with you, but Substance Painter doesn't support C++, according to their documentation, "The plugin are wrote in Javascript and can be combined with the QML language to create custom interface inside the application." Link.
Is there anyway that I can execute Command line or python file from JS/QML and get the return value?
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@ambershark Thank you for the reply, I agree with you, but Substance Painter doesn't support C++, according to their documentation, "The plugin are wrote in Javascript and can be combined with the QML language to create custom interface inside the application." Link.
Is there anyway that I can execute Command line or python file from JS/QML and get the return value?
@Bernard-Rouhi I don't think so. That would have the same security problems. I'm no expert in qml or js but I don't think you can do that.
Node.js supports getting environment variables but that is a different beast altogether.
My L-GPL'd C++ Logger github.com/ambershark-mike/sharklog
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@Bernard-Rouhi I don't think so. That would have the same security problems. I'm no expert in qml or js but I don't think you can do that.
Node.js supports getting environment variables but that is a different beast altogether.
@ambershark thanks for the reply again, I have noticed that the Substance Painter doesn't compile my QML and JavaScript, and that would be the reason I couldn't link C++ to my QML plugin.
However, I found that there is a workaround, I can run Substance Painter 2.exe on command line along multiple variables and then call them by using application.arguments
Example:
in the command line I go into Substance Painter 2 directory and type:"Substance Painter 2.exe" C:/ProjectAand in my QML plugin I use:
Qt.application.argumentsand it will return:
{ "0": "Substance Painter 2.exe", "1": "ProjectA" }This is not a very smart way, but at least lead to some result.
I'm wondering if there is any way that I can write what I need in C++ and compile it with Qt Creative and add it to the Substance Painter's QML library, but I'm not sure if it's a good idea.
