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Oct 10, 2011 10:08 AM

I find that some of my scripts work well when used once in a while.

But when using the script back to back a handful of times, I find indd/the script crashes more frequently.

 

Should I be destroying my variables at the end of every script?

 

Does anyone make this a common practice?

 

Any specific functions you find effective?

 

 

 

Could there be a totally unrelated reason this is happening?

 

 

 

Thanks for your input!!

486 Views   6 Replies   Latest reply: pkrk, Oct 13, 2011 10:15 AM
 
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  • pkrk
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    1. pkrk,
    Oct 10, 2011 12:16 PM   in reply to pkrk
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    From the scripting guide.... "By default, when you run an InDesign JavaScript, the script is interpreted and executed by the “main”

    ExtendScript engine, which is destroyed when the script completes execution. Script objects created by

    the script do not persist."

     

     

    Sounds like it's just my station's capabilities?

     
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  • John Hawkinson
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    2. John Hawkinson,
    Oct 10, 2011 6:49 PM   in reply to pkrk
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    I find that some of my scripts work well when used once in a while.

    But when using the script back to back a handful of times, I find indd/the script crashes more frequently.

    Version? Can you define "crash"? Do you get a crash report?

     
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    3. pkrk,
    Oct 13, 2011 9:59 AM   in reply to John Hawkinson
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    cs 5

     

    I just get the spinner... I eventually forc quit it.. which eventually brings on the crash report.

     
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  • John Hawkinson
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    4. John Hawkinson,
    Oct 13, 2011 10:03 AM   in reply to pkrk
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    Could you upload a copy of the crash report to http://pastebin.com/ and post a link to it? I'd like to see it.

    Though:

    I just get the spinner...

    Generally this is termed a "hang," not a "crash." A crash is when the program terminates itself (or is terminated by the OS).

     

     

    I eventually forc quit it.. which eventually brings on the crash report.

    This is abnormal behavior. Normally force qutting does not lead to a crash report. I wonder what is different in your case. That is somewhat interesting.

     
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    5. pkrk,
    Oct 13, 2011 10:10 AM   in reply to John Hawkinson
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    When I restart indesign I get rid of the files it tries to recover , I  run the script again and it works fine.

     

    Odd.

     
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    6. pkrk,
    Oct 13, 2011 10:15 AM   in reply to pkrk
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    Sometimes it doesn't hang and does crash on it's own.

     
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