fabianmoronzirfas
10/11/2014 - 7:44 AM

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callSystem.jsx
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//~ var path = File($.fileName).path;
//~ var result = system.callSystem("cd " + path);
//~ var result = system.callSystem("pwd");
var curlcmd = "curl feeds.nfl.com/feeds-rs/schedules.json > ~/Desktop/test/schedules.json";
var stdout = system.callSystem(curlcmd);
$.writeln(stdout);
var file = File("~/Desktop/test/schedules.json");
file.open();
var content = file.read();
file.close();
$.writeln(content);
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Written for this stackoverflow I think in After Effects the easiest way is to do a system call.
The Socket object from ExtendScript is complicated. Look at GetURLs.jsx by Rorohiko. You need to allow your script to access the network. See this stackoverflow

# Mac Osx
var curlcmd = "curl feeds.nfl.com/feeds-rs/schedules.json > ~/Desktop/test/schedules.json";
var stdout = system.callSystem(curlcmd);
$.writeln(stdout);
var file = File("~/Desktop/test/schedules.json");
file.open();
var content = file.read();
file.close();
$.writeln(content);