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I have a couple simple scripts trying to iterate processes over directories. They work perfectly fine from the Python Console within MapInfo, however I cannot get them to run properly when called from a tool button. What extra steps or details are needed to get this working?

import os
from os.path import abspath, join
import tkinter as tk
from tkinter import filedialog
import traceback

from MapInfo.Types.Data import *

try:

    root = tk.Tk()
    root.withdraw()
    
    dir_path = filedialog.askdirectory(title="Select a Folder")
    
    for file in os.listdir(dir_path):
        if file.endswith(".TAB"):
            tablePath = join(dir_path, file)
    
            pro.Catalog.OpenTable(tablePath)
            tabName = pro.Catalog.Tables[pro.Catalog.Tables.Count-1].Alias 
    
            do("Pack Table {} Data".format(tabName))  
    
            pro.Catalog.CloseAllTables()

except Exception:
    traceback.print_exc()

The call to the script is just as follows: 

Sub Directory_Pack()
	Run Program """C:\Program Files\MapInfo\Professional\Python310\python.exe"" ""C:\LM_Toolbox_2.0\Python\Directory_Pack.py"""
End Sub

To be clear, we have other tools that work successfully using this call method, but none that attempt to use the MapInfo Pro Extensibility to use internal features. I believe the issue may stem from the MapInfo.Types Import outside of the Python Console. 

Our success with Python Extensibility has been very limited. We want to create python add-ins down the line that do not require accompanying map basic scripts, but are so far hung up on the method. 

Hey Brandon

A Python script is considered an application or a script in MapInfo Pro.

Can you try running the Python file using one of these statements:

Sub Directory_Pack()
	Run Application "C:\LM_Toolbox_2.0\Python\Directory_Pack.py"
End Sub

or

Sub Directory_Pack()
	Run Script "C:\LM_Toolbox_2.0\Python\Directory_Pack.py"
End Sub

Thanks Peter, Run Application did the trick. 

Sub Directory_Pack()	Run Application "C:\LM_Toolbox_2.0\Python\Directory_Pack.py"End Sub

Sub Directory_Pack()	Run Script "C:\LM_Toolbox_2.0\Python\Directory_Pack.py"End Sub