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Setting text size in Photoshop script doesn't seem to work

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 06 Nov 2014 02:48:22 GMT

I have written a script and used it for several years to take metadata and place it on a PSD file as a layer as 12 point text.

This script runs fine on my main desktop computer running Win7 and Photoshop CS 6.

I moved the script to my laptop running Win 8.1 and Photoshop CC 2014 (latest updates applied).

When the script hits the line:

TextRef.size = new UnitValue(12,'pt');

the "size" value does not change3. I set a breakpoint and traced the code leading up to the like and the TextRef.size value in the data browser is "2.88px" before and after the line is executed. The resulting text is placed in the text layer as a 2.88 point font (i.e. "squint-font") rather than the 12 point font desired.

It is the *exact* script on both computers and runs perfect on one and seems to skip the line of code. I checked that the Units and Rulers preferences are the same on both systems.

I am stumped. Can anyone help point me a further direction to look at this?

Thank you!

-Mike

Learning to script Adobe products - Javascript or ExtendScript?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 06:09:45 GMT

Hi there,

I know that ExtendScript is a dialect of Javascript, so if I want to learn scripting, should I first study Javascript or just plough straight into ExtendScript?

Regards,

David

How do you revise/modify a single value of an XML element with Extendscript?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Fri, 24 Oct 2014 03:49:39 GMT

I have created the below script to create an XML settings file, that will be recalled upon every execution of a script. I am able to successfully execute the script and get it created, but I'm not so sure how to modify the values contained with in. As far as the Extendscript reference is concerned, I should simply be able to use the following example "bookstoreXML.book[1].year = 1901;" or in my case "xmlReadObj.dateRun = "TEST"". I'm not quite sure where this goes however, I've tried opening the file for writing, but that just erases the whole file and replaces with "TEST". I've also looked up examples, and found examples where the file is not opened, but rather just read. Is it possible to write this way? Do I need to use replace()? Any examples would be appreciated.

function readXML(toRead){

toRead.open('r')

var xmlStr = toRead.read()

toRead.close()

return xmlReadObj = new XML(xmlStr)

}

slash = "\\"

function makeFolder(funcFolder) {

makeFolderPath = Folder(funcFolder);

if (!makeFolderPath.exists) makeFolderPath.create();

}

theFolder = Folder.userData.fsName+slash+"Script Settings"

makeFolder(theFolder)

theFile = File(theFolder+ slash+ "LSN_settings.xml")

if (!theFile.exists){

var fsnSettingsStructure = new XML ("\

<fsnSettings>\

<dateRun>2014</dateRun>\

</fsnSettings>");

xmlFile = new File(theFile);

xmlFile.open('w','XML','????')

xmlFile.write(fsnSettingsStructure);

xmlFile.close()

}

else {

readXML(theFile)

xmlReadObj.dateRun = "TEST"

}

Framemaker text to PDF metadata?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 16 Oct 2014 22:19:07 GMT

Hi,

I'd like to write a script that does the following:

Gets text from a (non-structured) Framemaker file using paragraph formats.
Prints the file to a PDF.
Sets the respective metadata fields for the resulting PDF using the text grabbed from the original FM file.

I have a general idea of items 2 and 3, but a much fuzzier concept of item 1.

I've poked around the FM DOM a bit in the Object Model Viewer, but haven't yet figured out how to grab the text associated with a particular paragraph format.

Would appreciate any suggestions.

Thanks!

Shelly

Do you use bridgetalk?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 11:52:47 GMT

As most of you know, Bridgetalk is a way to send and receive, information and scripts, from one Adobe application to another.

Does anyone actively use this object?

What do you use it for? Launching one product from another, or executing functionality of one product from another?

Thanks,

Vishakha

PHP

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Sat, 07 Jul 2012 16:44:50 GMT

I'm updating my portfolio to include PHP, however, I'm having trouble getting the PHP to work on a HTML page. The HTML works on the PHP page as expected. How do I connect the PHP to the HTML page. Right now when I view the HTMl page with the PHP on it I just see the PHP code. I'm a beginner at PHP and have studied it for about three months.

INDIC UNICODE SUPPORT

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Fri, 16 May 2008 04:03:52 GMT

Sir,
We would like to purchase Adobe, if we can find INDIC UNICODE SUPPORT (COMPLEX SCRIPT SUPPORT) in all products of DTP and DESIGNING kind. If anyone can help us whether we can expect such one in the future.

Thanks
arindhama

ExtendScript is only running within ExtendScript Toolkit Editor

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 28 Oct 2013 16:35:41 GMT

I wrote a simple script which should sequentially execute individual scripts with different applications utilizing BridgeTalk.

The script is working fine if I load it in the ExtendScript Toolkit and press <F5> to execute the script in debug mode.

But if I directly execute the script by double-clicking the file, only the first script (IllustratorTasks) is executed and Photoshop is never started.

It seems the scripts hangs in the while loop and the script does never stop. I have to manually kill the "ExtendScript Toolkit" task with the windows task manager to stop the task.

Here is the script:

#target estoolkit
runScript("illustrator", "~/Desktop/IllustratorTasks.jsx");
runScript("photoshop", "~/Desktop/PhotoshopTasks.jsx");

// Run the script and wait until it has finished
function runScript(target, script)
{
    $.writeln("start "+script+" in "+target);
    var bt = new BridgeTalk();
    var finished = false;
    bt.target = target;
    bt.body = "$.evalFile('"+script+"');"
    bt.onResult = function(res) {
        $.writeln("\nfinished:\n"+res.body);
        finished = true;
    }
    bt.onError = function(res) {
        $.writeln("\nfinished with error:\n"+res.body);
        finished = true;
    }
    bt.send();
    while (!finished) 
    {
        $.sleep(1000);
    } 
}

Any idea what causes this strange behaviour and how to fix it?

Thanks!

Windows 7 64 Bit / Adobe Premium CS5.5

Adding menu items and making system calls in AfterEffects (AE,CS3)

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:59:53 GMT

We are looking to do the following things via javascript in AfterEffects CS3. It does seem straight-forward, but am unable to find a good reference or example.

* Add at startup a menu item under "File" (or similar main menu) and have it call a script function when clicked.

* Have a script make an external system call (to launch an external application/executable with a few parameters)

Any insights on how to achieve this?

Many thanks!

Array of Images - What is the best adobe programm?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 18 Jul 2013 17:52:04 GMT

Hallo everybody,

i'm new to this forum and this is my first post. May someone can help me:

I have got 12 images (jpg) of the same size and i want to do an random array of these for a high quality ditigtal print.

For more variation the images should be mirrored. What is the best adobe product to do that?

Is there a way for automating?

Here is a quick concept drawing:

thanks for help

cheers ole

Recommendation on How to Make small Interactions with buttons

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 13:44:38 GMT

Hey there adobe Users

Ive been given the Task to Make a small vertual Interface for a program for tech support to help the advisor troubleshoot with customers

so bassically i have a bunch of screeen shots to each section of the programs adn all the options in menus.

So the idea is that they could click the button on the screenshoot and it would take them to another screenshoot and they click the done button and taken them into the mian screen shoots or the one perivous to thast depending on where they are in the programs > so basically an online vertual emulator.

To be honest the last time i did something liek this was a couple years agian i more stick to frame by frame and grouping animantions with flash. so what im looking for is just a basic actionscriupt thast will allow this to happen as unable to really find what im looking for but im sure there something built right into adobe flash thast im just missings.

any help would be wonerful.

Cross Site LoadMovie and ISAPI Filter

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Fri, 04 May 2012 14:04:59 GMT

I have the following scenario:

I need to distribute my swf and flv files acoording to client IP origin.

I am using ISAPI Filter to do the URL redirect.

My apllication uses HTML/Flash AS2/Javascript

My ISAPI filter redirect the SWF/FLV/XML calls other WebServer.

I putted a crossdomain.xml file on the main server but it is not working fine. The first movie is loaded correctly but fails when this movie uses loadMovie and loadXml.

Question: Both are necesssary crossdomain.xml and System.allowDomain() or just the server file addresses the problem?

Restrictions:

- I can not redirect all the content due to cross site scripting issues (javascript)

- I dont have acess to FLA files (they are third party elearning content). So I can not assure they are using System.allowDomain()

Am I missing something?

Thanks in advance

Alexandre

Open PDF file with Bookmarks Showing

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:26:16 GMT

Hi - forgive me if this is the wrong forum, but I can't find a topic called "how to use Acrobat"

I need to create a PDF that will open in Acrobat Reader with the bookmarks displayed. The file will be distributed as a PDF and will not be associated with a web page.

And, if everything was perfect, I'd like that file to be open at 100% instead of the current 150%.

Is there a way to set this up?

Karen

Hi there... I need a little help with buttons and their actions using flex builder 4.5

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 02:21:12 GMT

I run a repo company and have zero experience in the developing applications and I could use some help from anybody that is willing to give it.... Here is a basic idea of what I need... let's say there are 3 states... state 1 has a question that says "car you read this?" and a "yes" and a "no" button... when you select either answer, you go to slide 2. Slide 2 with have a question like "Is the sky brown?" and a "yes" and a "no" button and when either button is selected, you are taken to Slide 3. Slide 3 needs to be some sort of a text form that is created by the user selecting the buttons and the screen would say something like "yes, i can read this. no, the sky is not brown", or "no, I can't read this. yes, the sky is brown" . I know how to get the buttons to take the user to the correct new slide, but I do not know how to get the buttons to insert specific text somewhere else when any button is selected.... Can anybody help me? Youtube is only getting me so far, and my kids are driving me nuts while I'm trying to figure this monster out... I've gotten several slides created and some screens have several buttons, I just need to see what I need to put in the code to get it to do this type of function

How to get result from BridgeTalk message?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:35:49 GMT

Dear all,

I want to add a new function to my preflight script which should check color settings chosen in Photoshop. My major problem is that I cant get result outside of bt.onResult function.
Here is where I got so far:




#target indesign-5.0

#targetengine "session"

var myResult2 = infoFromPS();

$.writeln("myResult2 = " + myResult2);



function infoFromPS() {

   var bt = new BridgeTalk;

   bt.target = "photoshop";

   bt.body = "app.colorSettings;"

   bt.onResult = function(resObj) {

      var myResult1 = resObj.body;

      $.writeln("myResult1 = " + myResult1);

      return myResult1;

   }

   bt.send();

}

It writes myResult1 variable to console as expected, but myResult2 is undefined. Why?

Another question:
Ive been experimenting with BridgeTalk for some time and found out a strange phenomenon. When I send a BridgeTalk message, lets say, from InDesign to Photoshop in main target engine this script doesnt work, but when in session or a custom one it works. Why so?

I want to explore the possibilities of interapplication communication for a long time. But I cant get reliable information on this topic. Ive read Interapplication Communication with Scripts chapter in JavaScript Tools Guide several times but I couldnt get the example scripts (in Communicating Through Messages section) working.
Ive found a few examples in Adobe Bridge CS3 SDK: SnpSendArray.jsx, SnpSendMessageToInDesign.jsx etc. They work like a charm but their code is hard for me to understand Im not a programmer by background.

So, I have two favors to ask of you:
1st Could someone give me complete and working examples, similar to given in Communicating Through Messages section?
2nd Could somebody explain to me, in simple terms , some example from Bridge CS3 SDK?

Thanks in advance.
Kasyan

selection.bounds operation?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 23:48:51 GMT

I have this simple jsx script where I want to get the bounds of a selection:

try

{

var s = app.activeDocument.selection.bounds

alert(s.toSource())

}

catch(e)

{

alert("No selection")

}

It does detect that there is a selection present but does not return that array of x,y coordinates that bounds the selecton.

The alert displays [({}),({}),({}),({})]

all elements of the array are determined to be undefined.

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks!

Ray

doc.pathItems.add and line.strokePath inconsistent with document resolution

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:05:27 GMT

Applicaton: CS5 and javascript

The doc.pathItems.add() and line.strokePath() scripting commands have inconsistent results with document resolution setting.

In a for loop I create a pathitem line, stroke it, then delete the path. I may do this several hundred times in the loop.

It works fine when the document resolution is low like 72. As the resolution increases, not all lines are painted within the document.

I've observed the line actually painted within the photoshop window outside of the image. At 300 resolution, only about 1/4 of the lines

actually get painted on the document. I've used the waitforredraw (or something like that) function from the adobe js scripting reference

document but it had no affect on the problem.

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks!

Ray

Script to convert text file to text layer.

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 21:53:14 GMT

Alright, Totally new at this extendscript stuff, but it will be my 6th coding/scripting language if I can become profficiant in it. ( after C++, Objective-C, AppleScript, AutoHotKey and Bash... I don't count HTML/CSS)

So this is script number zero, I need somewhere to start, and I have a project I've been working on that I can't see another way to do it, so since I'm new at this, id like you to help me write this, I honestly have no idea, not even a clue where to start (Time for 'hello world!' eh?).

Anyway, what I would like help making is a script, that will take the 50 text files I have in a folder [ D:\Code\Examples\HelloWorld\*.txt] and make them all text layers with font: Anonymous Pro, Size 8, Color 0xFFFFFF. Alighted to the top/left at 0,0. I would like the layer name to be the Text-files name before the last period (I say last because one is named Visual Basic .NET.txt)... although first wouldn't be too bad. (So lets just say, until a period)

The reason I can't do this task by hand is simple, they are all 'Hello World' Examples, they are in 49 different coding languages. Each language has a seperate text file, like Bash.txt, Ada.txt, (Extendscript.txt next? .. make it an even 50 XD)

So, little help making this? Maybe an example?

Extendscript toolkit cs4 trying to take over.

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 03:32:03 GMT

I'm not sure if this is the right place for this questions, and if not, please forgive me, but I've been working on this issue for a few weeks now, and have yet to find a solution...

When I try to access anything on my computer like "exe" programs, Extendscript toolkit keeps coming up and wanting me to choose a language... what's going on, and how do I fix this without nuking my whole PC... thanks in advance.

Button wont work after Swipe

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 15:02:20 GMT

Hello everybody,

I have this script to scroll a movieclip on Ipad:

import fl.transitions.Tween;
import fl.transitions.easing.*;

text_asco.addEventListener(TransformGestureEvent.GESTURE_SWIPE, onSwipe8);

function onSwipe8 (e:TransformGestureEvent):void{
if (e.offsetY == 1) {
if(text_asco.y <= 100){
var RightTween:Tween = new Tween(text_asco, "y", Regular.easeOut, text_asco.y, text_asco.y+200, 0.5, true);
}
}
if (e.offsetY == -1) {
{
var LeftTween:Tween = new Tween(text_asco, "y", Regular.easeOut, text_asco.y, text_asco.y-200, 0.5, true);
}
}
}

And then I have some buttons that moves in Timeline, so if the user press chapter one in a menu then it jumps on the timeline so the scrollable movieclip is place at chapter one. But my problem is that when I have used the Swipe gesture the buttons wont work anymore.

This is my code for ons of the button:

a.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, a_Click, false, 0, true);
function a_Click(event:MouseEvent) { gotoAndStop("asco");
}

WHAT IS WRONG???

best place to learn scripting

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 12:46:34 GMT

I just read adobe intro to scripting. I have some background in DOM scripting and plan on reading the JS reference next. would anyone suggest a different or have good places to check out for introduction scripting stuff? how did you learn scripting?

How to begin a successful freelance scripter career?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Sun, 10 May 2009 08:22:20 GMT

Dear all,

Due to economic troubles in my country, the number of pages in the magazine a work for has reduced by half. As a result, I have less work, slashed salary, more free time and desire to occupy myself with what I really love to do – writing scripts. Since there exist people that develop scripts, I guess that people, who need scripts to be written for them and willing to pay for that, must exist somewhere as well.

Q #1: How to find them?

I browsed dozens of freelance sites, but found only one request to write a script for InDesign, back in 2008. I couldn't find even an appropriate category: something like scripting for InDesign, Photoshop, InCopy, etc.

Q #2: What are the rates for writing scripts? How such kind of work is rated: by hours, number of lines/characters?

Q #3: How to transfer money from country to country?

As far as I understand, the most popular way to pay online is PayPal, but it imposed restrictions in my country: we can send money, but can't receive them. Which money transfer system to choose: SWIFT, MoneyGram, Western Union, Contact, Unistream?

I would appreciate any advice on this subject because I really don't know where to start.

Kasyan

What's needed for a PDF processing module for InDesign Server?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:50:19 GMT

Hello,

After digging through lots of documentation and whitepapers, I am still puzzled about what would be an efficient way to implement a software module that handles some specific processing tasks of PDF output (automatically generated in InDesign Server and targeted for various types of print configurations from small-run LFP up to very high volume commercial printing).

We have a working standalone script that uses Acrobat's preflight and correction functions, and now we would like to port and integrate this into a server-based workflow. Apparently, there is no Acrobat Server product available. Distiller Server does exist, but seems to be limited to converting PostScript to PDF without the PDF-to-PDF processing features we need. Some of the functionality that is typically found in RIPs (e.g. converting colours to a preset output intent with highly configurable options [for pixel/vector elements, black and spot colour ink issues etc.] and flattening native transparency) could probably be implemented using the Adobe PDF Print Engine, but this seems a bit overkill and would probably require extensive programming from scratch. I suspect there should be a smarter way to use existing software – but which? I am not yet familiar with InDesign Server; does its SDK permit full access to the same parts/functions of the PDF library that Acrobat uses for its preflight and correction features?

Any help is welcome.

Eric

Bug in ExtendScript's regular expression engine

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 04:33:48 GMT

I'm using ExtendScript 3.92.115, and I'm noticing that a certain regular expressions don't work properly. I've tried the same expressions on popular browsers, and they work fine. Here's an example:

alert('ab'.match(/(.)(?:.*?)$/));

The alert should display the array: ["ab", "a"], because there is a match ("ab"), and one capturing group ("(.)" captures "a"). Instead it displays ["ab", undefined], which makes no sense. It works fine if both groups are capturing: "(.)(.*?)$", if you remove the non-greedy modifier: "(.)(?:.*)$", or even if you don't group the second part: "(.).*?$".

Any thoughts? I can modify my regular expressions to work around these problems, but it'd be good to fix the engine if it's really broken, as I suspect.

Thanks!

XML parsing with JS works on Mac -not Windows HELP!

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 11:20:53 GMT

Hi,

I created an Illustrator CS3 JS script that parses XML successfully on Mac.

When run on Windows it fails to recognize the elements.

Client is waiting for this to work and I am out of answers...

Any ideas/thoughts?

Are the paths different?

on Mac: FundXmlCount=17

on Windows: FundXmlCount=0

Here's the script:

var dataFolderPath = /path/to/directory/";

var dataFile = new File(dataFolderPath+dataFileName);

dataFile.open ("r");

dataFile.seek(0);

var xmlText = dataFile.read ();

var FundXmlObject = new XML (xmlText);

var FundXmlCount = FundXmlObject.Fund.length();

return FundXmlCount;

Single JavaScript for both Illustrator and InDesign

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 12:48:41 GMT

Hi,

Is there any way to use JavaScript to target both InDesign and Illustrator?

Multiple files maybe?

Searched the forums and found nothing that answered this...

Thanks!

Hanaan

GREP Expression Needed

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:26:09 GMT

I'm reposting this here, hoping some genius scripters will know more than the designers ---

I've scoured the websites and have been trying to figure out the correct GREP expression for what I'm trying to achieve, but to no avail, so alas I am posting this in hopes of ending my misery.

I want to add an italic character style to the names of Naval ships (USS xxx xxx) in my book. I want to italicize the name, but not the 'USS'. Any ideas?

Thanks a million.

~Laurie

Javascript: Passing values to Print Dialog

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 07:07:26 GMT

hi,

I have a PDF page containg 8 pages. On first page there is a Print button and some select boxes (Page1, Page2, .. Page8)

I want to open Print Dialog with page numbers already set from the select boxes.

Example: If i have checked Page1, Page 4 check boxes then Print Dialog should show the values in Print Rang > Pages [1,4]

how can i do this using javascript?

Please help me out

thanks

Faraz

Browse folder with initial directory

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 07:05:25 GMT

Hello,

Is it possible to select a file or folder (with a selectdialog) starting from an initial directory?
I would like to have a dialog to select a file starting from the directory where the current activedocument is located.

Anyone who can help me with this?
Thanks in advance!!!

Glen Bal

Need help [JS]: select images/captions in InD, switch to Bridge and write to XMP

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 18:33:22 GMT

I've got a javascript for CS3/Tiger that I'm writing that eventually will let a user select an image and a caption in InDesign, then tells bridge to write the caption data into the image metadata. I need help - the script works in pieces, but not when put together.

It's built as an indesign script, then follows the procedure to create a script object to send to bridge. When it runs, the indesign portion works fine, but nothing happens in bridge.

The script is below, with comments.

Can someone help!? Thanks.

// This is the InDesign portion of the script, which was tested separately and is working fine. Right now, for testing purposes, the data from this portion isn't even used by the later Bridge portion but once I get the bridge part together, it will use those variables.
#target "indesign-5.0"
var myObjectList = new Array;
//Script does nothing if no documents are open or if no objects are selected.
if(app.documents.length != 0){
if(app.selection.length != 0){
for(myCounter = 0; myCounter < app.selection.length; myCounter ++){
switch(app.selection[myCounter].constructor.name){
case "TextFrame":
var myCaption = app.selection[myCounter].contents;
$.writeln(myCaption);
break;
default:
var myLink = app.selection[myCounter].graphics[0].itemLink.filePath;
$.writeln(myLink);
}
}
}
}

// here's where I create the string of the script to send to Bridge.
// the script itself is almost completely a lifted from the SnpModifyMetadta sample from the Bridge sdk
// it basically finds a certain image file and modifies the description metatata. i hardcoded the caption text and image path just for testing- eventually i would like it to use the variables from indesign.
// this script works fine as-is when run in the original Bridge scripting context.
// the method here of concatenating and sending the myScript string works fine when i use a different (smaller) script. so i can't tell why it's not working!?

var myScript = "function SnpModifyMetadata()";
myScript += "{";
myScript += " this.requiredContext = \"Needs to run in Bridge, \nwith a selection of a file, \nideally with some metadata\";";
myScript += "}";
myScript += "SnpModifyMetadata.prototype.run = function()";
myScript += "{";
myScript += " if(!this.canRun())";
myScript += " {";
myScript += " return false;";
myScript += " }";
myScript += " if( xmpLib == undefined )";
myScript += " {";
myScript += " if( Folder.fs == \"Windows\" )";
myScript += " {";
myScript += " var pathToLib = Folder.startup.fsName + \"/AdobeXMPScript.dll\";";
myScript += " }";
myScript += " else";
myScript += " {";
myScript += " var pathToLib = Folder.startup.fsName + \"/AdobeXMPScript.framework\";";
myScript += " }";
myScript += " var libfile = new File( pathToLib );";
myScript += " var xmpLib = new ExternalObject(\"lib:\" + pathToLib );";
myScript += " }";
myScript += " $.writeln(\"About to run SnpModifyXML\");";
myScript += " var thumb = new Thumbnail(Folder(\"/Macintosh HD/Users/hearstuser/Desktop/BridgeScriptImages/orion_stack copy 6.psd\"));";
myScript += " if(thumb.hasMetadata)";
myScript += " {";
myScript += " var md = thumb.synchronousMetadata;";
myScript += " var xmp = new XMPMeta(md.serialize());";
myScript += " $.writeln(\"SnpModifyXML: About to modify XMP data for \" + thumb.name);";
myScript += " $.writeln(\"XMP packet before modifications:\");";
myScript += " $.writeln(\"-------------------------------------------------\");";
myScript += " $.writeln(xmp.dumpObject());";
myScript += " xmp.deleteProperty(XMPConst.NS_XMP, \"Description\");";
myScript += " xmp.setProperty(XMPConst.NS_XMP, \"Description\", \"hoThereHeyThere\");";
myScript += " var d = new XMPDateTime(new Date());";
myScript += " d.convertToLocalTime();";
myScript += " xmp.setProperty(XMPConst.NS_XMP, \"ModifyDate\", d, XMPConst.XMPDATE);";
myScript += " $.writeln(\"XMP packet af

Acrobat reader 7 not liking commands in the URL

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 07:19:04 GMT

Hi,

I just recently discovered that I could tell the reader to turn off toolbars and such using the querystring

It works perfectly in AR9 but gives me an error in AR7to the effect that the command is illegal.

I can post the exact error, but I need to be at a windows PC which I will be on Monday

Perhaps somone already knows the issue?

Thanks

Saving code collapse in ExtendScript toolkit

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:37:12 GMT

Hello,

Is there a way to save the code collapse choices for a .jsx file in ExtendScript toolkit 2? Everytime I collapse code, I save the document but the code is expanded once I close and re-open the file.

Thanks for any advice

Package MXP extensions for Illustrator, InDesign, & Photoshop

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 07:02:31 GMT

More details here:
http://ajarproductions.com/blog/2009/03/01/extension-manager-for-cs4/

Cross-scripting from Extendscript to JSFL

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 07:00:51 GMT

Details here:
http://ajarproductions.com/blog/2008/12/14/easy-and-readable-extendscript-to-jsfl-workflow /

Here's a script that I created using that technique:
http://ajarproductions.com/blog/2008/12/05/send-colors-from-indesign-and-illustrator-to-fl ash/

Extendscript V3(CS4) Tab Stops

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 07:25:01 GMT

Hi,
I have a problem with editing in the new Extendscript which is annoying the hell out of me, and I am suprised that I haven't seen any one else annoyed with it because I doubt the problem is isolated to my PC.
The problem is as follows:
In the previous Extendscript(V2) I could use tabs when writing code, the code would align vertically due to me using these tabs, now In the latest version (V3) the tabs will not align the code vertically and it makes it look all ugly.
My guess for why this is happening now is that it is an over-site in the development of the Extendscript v3 when the editor was updated.
Does anyone have this same exact problem?
Kind Regards,
Ben.

v8.1.2 breaks my PStoPDF vba code

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 01:06:55 GMT

I had a VBA excel macro that printed a number of individual pages to ps files (1 page per ps file) then created a master ps file ...

/prun { /mysave save def
dup = flush
RunFile
clear cleardictstack
mysave restore
} def
(C:/File1.ps) prun
(C:/File2.ps) prun

It then called distiller to convert this master ps file into a pdf file. It use to work perfectly until we upgraded to 8.1.2. Then I got bitten by the 'restricted folder access' issue ... now I get a log file that contains ...

%%[ Warning: Empty job. No PDF file produced. ] %%

http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/downloads/Acrobat_SDK_readme.html says I can over come this by using the -F command line option or using the temp folder. I am starting distiller via vba, not using a command line (to the best of my knowledge).

Questions:
1) How can I start distiller using the -F option via VBA?
2) Can I add the -F option to a joboption file?
3) Which 'temp' file is the read me talking about (I tried it in the %temp% directory and it failed too)?

BTW: I'm running Vista.

Screen (Window) maximum size in Photoshop (ScriptUI or something?)

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:01:19 GMT

Hi!

I can't get the right dimensions of the maximum screen size in Photoshop. Neither with javascript nor with Actionscript. I'm trying to use Window.maximumSize but when Photoshop is fullscreen-d, it returns the height value, as if Windows Taskbar is on, while it is not. (In docs it is said that the height value will be screen size minus 50, but in my case it returns minus 100 or like so).

I have to stick a panel to the bottom of the screen in every Photoshop state - so I have to know the size of the screen area. How can I do it the right way?

Thanks!

Where are the libs?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:50:33 GMT

Hi,
I'm experimenting with using another language (haXe) and then compiling it to javascript to run in an adobe app.

However I need to import the the application libraries into my project and I'm wondering where they are, or if it's possible? Is it possible to access the api from elsewhere?

Thanks.

New App Framework?- Adobe Bridge with MS Access

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 04:57:03 GMT

I'm a retired client/server relational database designer with some OO background but new to scripting and XML. I need to create a single user executive database application to catalog, format and print photos and data.

We have thousands of high quality photos, a fast Win XP workstation, Adobe CS3 and Office Pro 2007.

The use cases will involve scripting PhotoShop, Bridge, and Acrobat as well as storing and retrieving data from MS Access.

My question concerns how best to structure the app. What framework if any I should use to tie the app together.

What app would be best for the primary UI? I know how to create an app within MS Access, but it would be clunky and I would rather build the Client portion in Dreamweaver and only use Access for the back end.

I would have to pass the data back and forth using XML, but I'm not familiar with how to connect a Dreamweaver App with Javascript with XML with MS Access.

What would be a good reference work for me to follow?

YOur opinions and experience would be much appreciated.

Issue with XML PDF and AdobeDesigner!

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:36:47 GMT

Hello! I have a PDF Document! With Acrobat Proffesional Reader i can File -> Export Form Data (Hope this is right in english) A new XML File will be generated The conten of the File <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?> - <ichicsr lang=""> - <ichicsrmessageheader =""> <messagetype ="" /> <mailrcpt ="">test@test.de</mailrcpt> <mailbody ="">Test</mailbody> To this Point all works fine... but when i Load up the PDF File in AdobeDesigner, and save it up. (I do no changes at this Point, only Save the file.) and close And then i export second time the xml data with Acrobat Proffesional Reader the conten looks like this: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?> - <ichicsr lang=""> - <ichicsrmessageheader lang=""> <messagetype lang="" /> <mailrcpt lang="">test@test.de</mailrcpt> <mailbody lang="">Test</mailbody> everywhere is written lang?!?!?!?! WHY??? How can I eliminate this effect?! HELP and sorry for my bad english!

Converting fractions on inches into millimeters

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:49:38 GMT

Does anyone know if there is a simple way to type in the transform tool 1 7/8" and have it convert to millimeters. It doesn't seem to understand imperial and wants metric but what if the measurement is given to you as imperial?

Special characters in a javascript string...

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:54:04 GMT

Hey folks, in the javascript project I'm working on, there's a requirement that an SOH character (start of header, #1 in the ASCII character set) be included in a string. Does anybody know how that character can be inserted in a javascript string? Thanks in advance.

VBScript doesn't work for UTF-8 text files

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Sat, 05 May 2007 00:15:41 GMT

I'm new to scripting. When I tried to run the sample VBScript on page 8 of the PDF doc, "Adobe Introduction to Scripting," I got an error message, "Invalid Character, Line 1, Column 1."

I'm running CS3 Design Premium on Windows XP Pro.

The problem turned out to involve the character encoding of the .jsx text file. I use UTF-8 UNICODE encoding for all of my text files, and the VBScript interpreter has not been updated to handle UTF-8. When I saved the file with the Windows 1252 Western European encoding, the script worked as advertised.

I use UTF-8 now, and I'm planing to go to UTF-16. I want my Web sites and text files to display the way I wrote them anywhere in the world, and I don't want character-set restrictions on text that I insert into CS3 docs using a script.

I don't know if the problem lies with Adobe or with Windows, but it represents a fault that needs to be fixed.

Unix Shell to execute photoshop scripts

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:38:10 GMT

Hi,

I am trying to execute .jsx Photoshop Scripts using a unix shell. Can anyone please guide me what the correct command would be?

Thanks

JS, CS2 Illustrator & Photoshop

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:50:10 GMT

Hi all,

Since Illustrators export feature via a script is really crappy, what I need done is that when I run a script from Illustrator, the illustrator files should open in Photoshop and then exported to JPEG from Photoshop.

is all this possible? Can someone guide me on this?

Thanks in advance,

Regards
Norbert

Need help converting pdf to HTML

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:31:54 GMT

My bad if this question comes across as extremely lame, but I'm a little out of my element in this respect: I'm responsible for heading the new build of our association's Web site (with the assistance of serious pros), and we're trying to turn our magazine (currently in .pdf) into regular HTML pages. I know some end runs around it -- the Gmail trick, etc. -- but wonder if there's an application that will at least get me good text for each document. Adobe's online converter quit on me and the various software I've downloaded all winds up looking like garbage. Any help out there?

Help scripting Adobe Web Premium CS3

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:03:22 GMT

Hello,
I am hoping someone can assist me. I need to script Web Premium CS3 and remove/omit various features as well as set various preferences for each of the applications within Web Premium. I attempted to Create a Response File with setup.iss with no success. How can I go about doing this?

Thanks,
Don Lesiak

Visualizing the Adobe DOMs?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:31:20 GMT

I'm probably going to take a ton of flack for even asking an obvious question but, is there any Adobe Application that negotiates and visualizes the various Adobe DOMs to streamline inter-application programming with Extend and Action script?

ducking for cover,
john

Flash Localization CS3 - JSFL

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 19 May 2008 10:53:10 GMT

Does anyone know if it is possible to access some of the functions or data strucuctures of the Strings panel (used for localization) through JSFL or AS3 ?

I would like to automate parts of the process of converting single-language Flash files to multi-lingual files.

Thanks !

UI Element Colours

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 08 May 2008 14:41:46 GMT

Hi

I'm trying to figure out how to colour an element in a Photoshop UI. For example colour a statictext label in red. I have read the details in the JavaScript Tools Guide relating to an onDraw callback and the graphics object, but as of yet I haven't figured out how to put this all together. I was doing something along these lines:

myWindow.myButton.onDraw = function() {this.graphics.foregroundColor = new Array(255, 0, 0, 0)};

But this returns a Data type mismatch. I'm probably doing something n00b but I'm kinda stuck and need some help or examples.

Cheers