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[spacebuddy]

Hey all,

when I use this command in terminal

/usr/local/bin/hear -d -i /Users/george/Downloads/notebook.mp3 > test.txt

It executes a program which converts a mp3 to text. This works.

When I try the purebasic code below I always get an error.

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Compiler = RunProgram("/usr/local/bin/hear", "-d -i /Users/george/Downloads/notebook.mp3 > test.txt", "",#PB_Program_Open | #PB_Program_Read)
  Output$ = ""
  If Compiler
    While ProgramRunning(Compiler)
      If AvailableProgramOutput(Compiler)
        Output$ + ReadProgramString(Compiler) + Chr(13)
      EndIf
    Wend
    Output$ + Chr(13) + Chr(13)
    Output$ + "Exitcode: " + Str(ProgramExitCode(Compiler))
    
    CloseProgram(Compiler) ; Close the connection to the program
  EndIf
  
  MessageRequester("Output", Output$)

can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong?

Thanks

[robertfern]

Where does someone get the program "here"?

Also, because you piped the output to test.txt, you can't get any output from the readProgramString command.

[spacebuddy]

I found the problem. When the app is compiled it works, it ask for microphone access and folder.

In the IDE this does not happen. Since the IDE does not ask for access, it does not work.

So, how to ask for access in the IDE so I can still work on the program?

You can download hear from GitHub
https://github.com/sveinbjornt/hear

Thanks

[AZJIO]

The path to the test.txt file is not specified. If you compile a program, then the working folder is where the executable file is located. If you are running from the IDE, the working folder may be the IDE directory.

[Shardik]

I found the problem. When the app is compiled it works, it ask for microphone access and folder.

In the IDE this does not happen. Since the IDE does not ask for access, it does not work.

So, how to ask for access in the IDE so I can still work on the program?

In which MacOS version did you try it? I had the same problem in the IDE with the requester for allowing access to the AddressBook contacts. On Sonoma and Sequoia I wasn't able to trigger the allowance requester in the IDE with PB 6.04 and 6.12. On Ventura and older it wasn't possible with PB 6.04 and 6.12, but the allowance requester was triggered using PB 5.73. Unfortunately PB 5.73 doesn't run anymore on Sonoma and Sequoia. After compiling an app the allowance requester for the app appears reliably on all MacOS and PB versions.

[spacebuddy]

I am using sequoia Beta 4.

Would be nice to be able to change the info.plist in the IDE. This way you can add the permissions
while debugging the app.

[Piero]

Doesn't it work from IDE if you assign the same permissions (of your app) to purebasic.app on system prefs (security & privacy)?

PS: initially (while reading 1st post) I thought the problem could be the ">"…
Anyway, when it's working on Terminal but not in PB:
viewtopic.php?p=613031#p613031

[Shardik]

Would be nice to be able to change the info.plist in the IDE. This way you can add the permissions
while debugging the app.

Unfortunately this wouldn't help. In
System settings > Privacy & Security > Microphone
you see the apps allowed to use the microphone. When running a PB program in the IDE, the PureBasic IDE has to be allowed to use the microphone and not the program running in the IDE. If you compile your PB program to an app and starting the app, a MacOS system requester will ask for allowance to use the microphone using the app's name.

To access my AddressBook via Contacts in the PureBasic IDE, I even tried to add PB to an entitlements file allowing access to the AddressBook and to com.apple.developer.contacts, but it didn't work. And I tried to add "Privacy - Contacts usage description" to the Info.plist of the PureBasic.app, but it also didn't work and after a new start of the PureBasic.app the file was reported to be corrupted, so that I had to replace the changed Info.plist by the previous unchanged one.

As already written until now I didn't find a solution to trigger the allowance requester in the PureBasic IDE of PB 6.04 and 6.12 in Sonoma and Sequoia. For further infos you may also take a look into my Contacts framework posting.

[Piero]

I dunno sequoia, but if you grant perms to purebasic.app, the IDE (compile/run) app should inherit its perms, and AddressBook etc. should work if you grant "full disk access" to PB.app

[Shardik]

I dunno sequoia, but if you grant perms to purebasic.app, the IDE (compile/run) app should inherit its perms, and AddressBook etc. should work if you grant "full disk access" to PB.app

I just tested on Sequoia: "Full disk access" is enabled for "PureBasic 6.04 x64". But the access allowance requester is not triggered for my contacts example! For "Full disk access" it's possible to add new apps like "PureBasic.app" with a Plus-button, but in other categories like "Contacts" or "Microphone" a Plus-button doesn't exist. So you have no chance to add "PureBasic.app" manually to these categories. In these cases the only possibility to add the PureBasic IDE to "Contacts" or "Microphone" is an access requester being triggered by executing a program in the PureBasic IDE needing access to these categories! And as stated several times: this is currently not possible on Sonoma and Sequoia. And on Ventura and older only when executing this program in the IDE of PB 5.73...

[Piero]

Please try to find a way via sys prefs; otherwise I will NEVER update to sequoia

PS/Edit: access allowance requester is not supposed to show up if you set perms (allow access) on sys prefs (in case try restarting Mac)
PPS: Setting sys prefs perms is like "doing it manually because allowance requester doesn't appear"

PPPS: Hope AZJIO will never read this; I wouldn't get a Mac after reading this

[Piero]

this is currently not possible on Sonoma

Thanks for your explanation, was my fault (didn't remember the absence of the + in some prefs)

There seems to be a way, but I cannot test on Sonoma:
https://www.reluctant-tech-traveler.net ... c-access-1

There are also ways to reset prefs (that's how I solved when I had problems with perms dialog not appearing/working)

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sudo tccutil reset Microphone com.fantaisiesoftware.purebasicide

[Shardik]

As already written until now I didn't find a solution to trigger the allowance requester in the PureBasic IDE of PB 6.04 and 6.12 in Sonoma and Sequoia.

I still didn't find a solution to trigger the allowance requester in the PureBasic IDE of PB 6.04, 6.12 and 6.20 Beta 3 using Asm and C backend in Sonoma and Sequoia. But I was able to trigger the allowance requester in Sonoma and Sequoia using the PureBasic IDE of PB 5.73 by adding the following Import at the top of the code:

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Import "-fno-pie" : EndImport

For a working example you should take a look into my example for accessing the CNContactStore. For Sonoma and Sequoia I also had to add the Import line above which unfortunately only works in PB 5.73 to trigger the allowance requester.

There are also ways to reset prefs (that's how I solved when I had problems with perms dialog not appearing/working)

sudo tccutil reset Microphone com.fantaisiesoftware.purebasicide

Unfortunately using tccutil to clear the AddressBook permissions doesn't trigger afterwards the allowance requester in Sonoma and Sequoia when executing the contacts example in the IDE of PB 6.04, 6.12 and 6.20 Beta 3...

[Piero]

There are also ways to reset prefs (that's how I solved when I had problems with perms dialog not appearing/working)

sudo tccutil reset Microphone com.fantaisiesoftware.purebasicide

Unfortunately using tccutil to clear the AddressBook permissions doesn't trigger afterwards the allowance requester in Sonoma and Sequoia when executing the contacts example in the IDE of PB 6.04, 6.12 and 6.20 Beta 3...

But it can be useful, e.g., if you mess up allowing access with this risky sqlite method:
https://www.reluctant-tech-traveler.net ... c-access-1
Did you try?
In case, read all and be careful (Sonoma needs different commands)

[Shardik]

But it can be useful, e.g., if you mess up allowing access with this risky sqlite method:
https://www.reluctant-tech-traveler.net ... c-access-1
Did you try?

No, I didn't try the sqlite method because it looks too risky and complicated. It's much less risky and error-prone in Sonoma and Sequoia to start a program in the IDE of PB 5.73 (with the posted Import line) for triggering the access requester. You only have to do it once. As soon as the access is allowed, your program can also be tested in the IDE of PB 6.04, 6.12 and 6.20.

I still hope to find an easy alternative with Apple Script and will report about it as soon as I have been successful.