XQuery/Execute External Process

Motivation You need to execute an external process such as shell command. Execute Process Command process:execute($command as xs:string, $options as node()) as item()* Example of Options There are currently only two options documented. The working directory and the value of the standard input: <options> <workingDir>PATH TO LOCAL FILE SYSTEM</workingDir> <stdin><line>INPUT STRING</line></stdin> </options> Sample Program XQuery File import module namespace process="http://exist-db.org/xquery/process" at "java:org.exist.xquery.modules.process.ProcessModule"; let $cmd := 'D:\Apps\git\bin\ls.exe' return <results> {process:execute($cmd, <options/>)} </results> Sample Output Here is an example of the git "ls" command being run without any options. Note that the default is the EXIST_HOME directory. <execution exitCode="0"> <commandline>D:\Apps\git\bin\ls.exe </commandline> <stdout> <line>Install_V2.0_20130212155217_6931977091675999583.log</line> <line>LICENSE</line> <line>README</line> <line>VERSION.txt</line> <line>atom-example.xq</line> <line>atom-services.xml</line> <line>autodeploy</line> <line>backup.properties</line> <line>bin</line> <line>build</line> <line>build.bat</line> <line>build.properties</line> <line>build.sh</line> <line>build.xml</line> <line>client.properties</line> <line>client.properties.tmpl</line> <line>collection.xconf.init</line> <line>conf.xml</line> <line>conf.xml.tmpl</line> <line>descriptor.xml</line> <line>descriptor.xml.tmpl</line> <line>dist</line> <line>eXist-db.app</line> <line>examples.jar</line> <line>exist-optional.jar</line> <line>exist.jar</line> <line>extensions</line> <line>icon.bmp</line> <line>icon.ico</line> <line>icon.png</line> <line>index.html</line> <line>installer</line> <line>lib</line> <line>log4j.dtd</line> <line>log4j.xml</line> <line>mime-types.xml</line> <line>mime-types.xml.tmpl</line> <line>samples</line> <line>schema</line> <line>src</line> <line>start.jar</line> <line>test</line> <line>tools</line> <line>uninstall.jar</line> <line>vm.properties</line> <line>webapp</line> </stdout> </execution>