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Command line; loading multiple files from a list file
Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2021 8:09 am
by jukka.alander
Hello,
Would it be possible to have a command line command to load multiple input files that are listed in a text file (just a filename per row) ?
Br,
Jukka
Re: Command line; loading multiple files from a list file
Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2021 6:09 pm
by WargodHernandez
you can, there are a number of different ways to do it here is one example in a .bat on windows. this is a script I use to ping a bunch of ip address in a standalone text file
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@echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
set OUTPUT_FILE=.\result.txt
>nul copy nul %OUTPUT_FILE%
for /f "tokens=1,*" %%i in (.\IPAddressList.txt) do (
set SERVER_ADDRESS=ADDRESS N/A
for /f "tokens=1,2,3" %%x in ('ping -n 1 %%i ^&^& echo SERVER_IS_UP') do (
if %%x==Pinging set SERVER_ADDRESS=%%y
if %%x==Reply set SERVER_ADDRESS=%%z
if %%x==SERVER_IS_UP (set SERVER_STATE=UP) else (set SERVER_STATE=DOWN)
)
echo %%j [!SERVER_ADDRESS::=!] is !SERVER_STATE! >>%OUTPUT_FILE%
echo %%j [!SERVER_ADDRESS::=!] is !SERVER_STATE!
)
and here is a couple lines of that file with IPaddresses and server names scrubbed
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192.168.1.1 ServerName_1
192.168.1.2 Servername_2
The problem with this method in my mind is it is only loading one file at a time and loading CloudCompare and unloading it after each iteration
There are other ways to just have it group up the first item into a concated string and do all at once but I don't have any readily available demos, but I have done something like it with powershell before.
actually just search google for how to ping ip addresses listed in a standalone file and you will get examples for Powershell, batch, bash, just about any way you would want, they aren't specific to CloudCompare but there are a lot more people who need to ping then use CloudCompare
Re: Command line; loading multiple files from a list file
Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2021 9:51 am
by theadib
This is possible with the qJsonRPCPlugin.
There is some example in the test directory of that plugin folder.
The example uses some simple Python code
i.e.
{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "open", "params": {"filename": "/home/adib/Dokumente/teapot.ply"}, "id": 4}
this will also trigger the fileopen dialogue for setting options
or more specific
{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "open", "params": {"filename": "/home/adib/Dokumente/teapot.ply", "filter":"PLY mesh (*.ply)", "silent":true, "name":"testpod", "parent":"one/two/three"}, "id": 4}
which sets some options and suppress the open dialogue
HTH, Adib.
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Re: Command line; loading multiple files from a list file
Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2021 1:14 pm
by dreiländereck
We did it without a file list. All files are in folders and have the same ending/ file type.
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for %%f in (f:\LAS\Abschnitt_1_FR_1\*.las) DO "C:\Program Files\CloudCompare\cloudcompare.exe" -SILENT -O -GLOBAL_SHIFT AUTO %%f -C_EXPORT_FMT LAS -NO_TIMESTAMP -SS SPATIAL 0.01
for %%f in (f:\LAS\Abschnitt_1_FR_2\*.las) DO "C:\Program Files\CloudCompare\cloudcompare.exe" -SILENT -O -GLOBAL_SHIFT AUTO %%f -C_EXPORT_FMT LAS -NO_TIMESTAMP -SS SPATIAL 0.01
It took a while for a non windows script experienced user, but works smooth and perfectly.
Re: Command line; loading multiple files from a list file
Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2021 1:54 pm
by jukka.alander
Thanks for comments! I should have been more spesific; I can already batch process multiple files one by one, but what I'm looking for is a simple way to load 1...n E57 files in a one command ( to one instance of CC) and merge them all together, subsample and export one file.
It can be done by producing a command line like this:
-O file1.e57 -O file2.e57 ....
..but I'd rather open just point to one file that has a path to each file per line.
Re: Command line; loading multiple files from a list file
Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2021 7:29 am
by dreiländereck
jukka.alander wrote: ↑Mon Mar 15, 2021 1:54 pm
Thanks for comments! I should have been more spesific; I can already batch process multiple files one by one, but what I'm looking for is a simple way to load 1...n E57 files in a one command ( to one instance of CC) and merge them all together, subsample and export one file.
It can be done by producing a command line like this:
-O file1.e57 -O file2.e57 ....
..but I'd rather open just point to one file that has a path to each file per line.
Therefore the
command has to be used (at last command in the commands chain). See the
wiki for details.
I think, at the moment there is no 'out of the box' solution for your issue. You can fill in an enhancement issue on
GitHub and maybe a programer will take it. For my less C++ knowledge this is to far away at the moment.
Have you tried to grab the filenames with a skript or program like TotalCommander to insert the -O commands into a batch file?
Re: Command line; loading multiple files from a list file
Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2021 9:06 am
by jukka.alander
Ok here's finally a windows batch script that loads all e57 files in the current folder, merges, subsamples and saves out to one e57. I might later on update it to read the filelist.
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SETLOCAL EnableDelayedExpansion
cd /D %~dp0
set _filelist=
for /f "delims=|" %%f in ('dir /b "*.e57"') do (
set "_filelist=!_filelist! -O %%f"
)
set _filelist=%_filelist:,,=%
rem echo %_filelist% > filelist.txt
"C:\Program Files\CloudCompare\CloudCompare.exe" -silent %_filelist% -LOG_FILE .\log.txt -AUTO_SAVE off -MERGE_CLOUDS -SS SPATIAL 0.02 -C_EXPORT_FMT E57 -SAVE_CLOUDS
pause
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Re: Command line; loading multiple files from a list file
Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2021 10:25 am
by PablerasBCN
@dreiländereck
thank you so much for this .bat its pure gold and has streamlined my process allowing to leave pc overnight