Start AE from command line and run script

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Simma
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Joined: June 8th, 2010, 2:57 pm

I'm trying to start After Effects from the command line and run a script at the same time. I do this by executing a .cmd file with the following content:

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cd "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects CS6\Support Files"
AfterFX.exe -m -r D:\script.jsx
This works, but as soon as the script is run, After Effects closes. Is there a way not to close the application?

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Simma
Posts: 98
Joined: June 8th, 2010, 2:57 pm

Found app.exitAfterLaunchAndEval in the Scripting Guide. Seems to do the trick.
scribling
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Joined: May 1st, 2005, 1:52 pm

Couldn't you just put that script in the .../Scripts/Startup/ directory?
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