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1. Re: ID CS5 on Mac 10.5.8 can't run java scripts from User folder
P Spier Mar 27, 2012 7:25 AM (in response to E Diane King)Have you tried trashing your prefs?
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2. Re: ID CS5 on Mac 10.5.8 can't run java scripts from User folder
John Hawkinson Mar 27, 2012 7:26 AM (in response to E Diane King)Screenshot of your Scripts panel? What file extensions are you using? .jsx?
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3. Re: ID CS5 on Mac 10.5.8 can't run java scripts from User folder
E Diane King Mar 27, 2012 7:56 AM (in response to P Spier)@ Peter: Just did and it had no effect.
@John: I had some of both, I changed them all to .jsx.
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4. Re: ID CS5 on Mac 10.5.8 can't run java scripts from User folder
John Hawkinson Mar 27, 2012 8:05 AM (in response to E Diane King)I had some of both, I changed them all to .jsx.
Both what? In any event, .jsx should work. Screenshot please!
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6. Re: ID CS5 on Mac 10.5.8 can't run java scripts from User folder
John Hawkinson Mar 27, 2012 9:34 AM (in response to E Diane King)Not sure what a screenshot will tell you, but here you go.
Well, I was hoping that the icon next to the scripts would be instructive.
Apparently not, though!
You said the same scripts work fine if you move them into the Application Scripts folder, specifically the Sample Scripts folder. I assume, then, that the sample scripts also break if moved to the User Scripts folder?
Is your User Scripts folder (and thus your home directory) on a non-local (network) filesystem? Are the permissions on it wacky? If you Reveal In Finder it, and Get Info, do you see anything out of the ordinary?
What if you delete it (err, move it aside) and recreate it?
This seems pretty strange...
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7. Re: ID CS5 on Mac 10.5.8 can't run java scripts from User folder
E Diane King Mar 27, 2012 11:07 AM (in response to John Hawkinson)The User folder is in its default installed position on the local harddrive and I have admin privileges on the computer. I agree with you that this is strange. That's the very reason I posted on the forum. I just can't figure out why the scripts won't work. I'm going to try moving over one of the sample scripts over, but I'm pretty sure it won't work once in that folder.
Edit: Let me repeat that the applescript in the folder works fine. It's just the javascripts that won't run.
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8. Re: ID CS5 on Mac 10.5.8 can't run java scripts from User folder
Larry G. Schneider Mar 27, 2012 11:27 AM (in response to E Diane King)Have you tried reinstalling a Java Run Time environment on your Mac?
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9. Re: ID CS5 on Mac 10.5.8 can't run java scripts from User folder
John Hawkinson Mar 27, 2012 11:39 AM (in response to Larry G. Schneider)Have you tried reinstalling a Java Run Time environment on your Mac?
It certainly shouldn't matter...Java is not JavaScript, and I don't think you should be able to run InDesign at all without the Java runtime installed. Not that it does any harm to check...
Diane, did you look at the permissions on the specific folder as I asked, with Get Info? Simply having administrator privileges on the machine is not sufficient to cure all manner of permission problems.
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10. Re: ID CS5 on Mac 10.5.8 can't run java scripts from User folder
E Diane King Mar 27, 2012 11:52 AM (in response to John Hawkinson)I have read and write permission on all folders on the path.
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11. Re: ID CS5 on Mac 10.5.8 can't run java scripts from User folder
John Hawkinson Mar 29, 2012 11:27 PM (in response to E Diane King)So what happened when you moved a script?
Any more information?
What about using a different user account?
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12. Re: ID CS5 on Mac 10.5.8 can't run java scripts from User folder
E Diane King Mar 30, 2012 5:14 AM (in response to John Hawkinson)Moved a script into the folder that works from the other folder and it stopped working--javascripts just don't work from that folder. I've created my own user folder inside the Application script folder and I'll just work from there--since that seems to work and is the easiest solution. I may, when I'm not so busy, test a new user account and get back to this thread at a later date. I just have too many deadlines on my plate to continue to troubleshoot. Thanks so much for your help, though.
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13. Re: ID CS5 on Mac 10.5.8 can't run java scripts from User folder
P Spier Mar 30, 2012 5:28 AM (in response to E Diane King)Have you tried deleting the user scripts panel folder and makeing a new one in that location, then putting your scripts back in that?





