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CSXSInterface.instance.evalScript("alert('x', 'y', false)") Crashes IND When Debugging

Apr 10, 2012 1:22 AM

IND 5.0, Actionscript

 

Hi All,

 

I have found that the command CSXSInterface.instance.evalScript("alert('x', 'y', false)") works fine in a normal run (i.e., displays the Alert dialog in InDesign), but causes InDesign to crash and close if the same code is run in the debugger.

 

Any ideas?

 

TYIA,

mlavie

1418 Views   9 Replies   Latest reply: czlowiekuman, Apr 18, 2012 2:45 PM
 
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  • Harbs.
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    1. Harbs.,
    Apr 15, 2012 2:59 PM   in reply to mlavie
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    Do you get the crash with HostObject?

     

    Do you have a modal dialog open?

     

    Harbs

     
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  • mlavie
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    2. mlavie,
    Apr 16, 2012 12:38 AM   in reply to Harbs.
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    Hi Harbs.,

     

    There is no modal dialog open - just a regular Extensions panel.

     

    What do you mean by "get the crash with a HostObject"?

     

    TIA,

    mlavie

     
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  • Harbs.
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    3. Harbs.,
    Apr 16, 2012 12:44 AM   in reply to mlavie
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    There's no reason to be using evalScript in InDesign.

     

    Try this method:

    http://cookbooks.adobe.com/post_Communicating_between_JavaScript_and_t he_Creative-17383.html

     
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  • czlowiekuman
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    4. czlowiekuman,
    Apr 18, 2012 1:23 PM   in reply to Harbs.
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    Harbs, thank you very very very much for the link. It's very nice technique.

     

    But I have one question to you. Can I pass Array from jsx to sdk? I mean the real array, not a xml of string or anything?

     

     

    On the very bottom of the post in the link you provided, theres an example:

     

      var d:Document = new Document();  
          d.hostObjectDelegate = jsxInterface.getDocumentFromJSX();

     

    And it works great, but only for SDK-specific classes, because they have a 'hostObjectDelegate" property/function.

     

    Array doesn't have one, so how can i get an array from JSX?

     
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  • Harbs.
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    5. Harbs.,
    Apr 18, 2012 1:22 AM   in reply to czlowiekuman
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    Yes. You can pass an array, but it will not be an ActionScript Array type.

     

    Type it as an Object (which is basically all a javascript Array really is), and it'll work as expected.

     

    Something like this:

     

    Javascript:

     

    function getArray(){

        return [1,2,3,4];

    }

     

    ActionScript:

     

    var jsArray:Object = jsxInterface.getArray();

    trace(jsArray[1]); // returns "2".

     

    Harbs

     
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  • Meate
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    6. Meate,
    Apr 18, 2012 1:13 PM   in reply to Harbs.
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    I've seen several references to the jsxInterface, but my compiler can't seem to find it.  I'm using CS Extension Builder 4.6.  What library/imports do I need to get access to this object??

     
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  • Harbs.
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    7. Harbs.,
    Apr 18, 2012 1:21 PM   in reply to Meate
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    Its shorthand for referencing HostObject.

     

    Read the cookbook post. It's all explained there.

     

    Harbs

     
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  • Meate
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    8. Meate,
    Apr 18, 2012 1:35 PM   in reply to Harbs.
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    I'm an idiot.  Let's just leave it at that

     
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    9. czlowiekuman,
    Apr 18, 2012 2:45 PM   in reply to Harbs.
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    Thank you very much Hrabs. With this 2 short post you helped me more, than anything and anybody since my start with creative SDK (like 2 months now)

     
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