how to run a js file in command prompt

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I have to run a JavaScript file as an executable to show a dialog with standard buttons from command prompt. I am new to command line programming with java script.

I believe you should use Node.js to do that. I also found ShellJS that could help you documentup.com/arturadib/shelljs — Thiago Custodio
– Thiago Custodio, Commented Feb 18, 2015 at 11:31
For Windows Microsoft gave us JScript msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms692435(v=vs.85).aspx — S Meaden
– S Meaden, Commented May 14, 2017 at 20:57

Glenn Holland · Accepted Answer · 2015-02-18 11:37:09Z

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Standard Javascript is not something that natively runs in a command line environment. It is designed for use in browsers. However, Node.JS is a framework built to give you this exact feature of running Javascript as a standalone.

It can be downloaded from http://nodejs.org and installed on most platforms.

Once you have it you can invoke your javascript file by running

$ node <your file name here>.js

answered Feb 18, 2015 at 11:37

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Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-07-03 17:06:19Z

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You cannot run javascript from the command-line. Usually javascript is executed in a browser.
You can, however, use javascript from server-site (or command-line) using Nodejs.

Have a look here on how to achieve this: NodeJs
Or you can use the REPL (Read-Eval-Print-Loop): Repl

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