Unable to create window

[Sudha_K]

Hi,

     I have created window for a process and it was working fine.  Recently  getting error in one machine (Mac 10.9.5). I don't know the reason for the error.  Script is not running.  Dialog is not created.  But its working in other machine.

If i click the "OK" button, then i get the below error.

Code:

     var myDlg = new Window('dialog', 'Dialog Title');

     roundTypePanel = myDlg.add('panel', undefined, "Round ");

     roundTypePanel.orientation = 'row';

     var rad1 = roundTypePanel.add('radiobutton', [156,75,325,105], "Round 1");

     var rad2 = roundTypePanel.add('radiobutton', [156,75,325,105], "Round 2");

     rad1.value = true;

     roundType = 1;

     myDlg.show();

Can anyone help me??

- Sudha K

[Anantha Prabu G]

Hi Sudha,

Your code is working fine.

var myDlg = new Window('dialog', 'Dialog Title');

     roundTypePanel = myDlg.add('panel', undefined, "Round ");

     roundTypePanel.orientation = 'row';

     var rad1 = roundTypePanel.add('radiobutton', [156,75,325,105], "Round 1");

     var rad2 = roundTypePanel.add('radiobutton', [156,75,325,105], "Round 2");

     var myOkButton = myDlg.add ("button", undefined, "OK");

     var myCancelButton = myDlg.add ("button", undefined, "Cancel");

     rad1.value ==true;

     roundType = 1;

     myDlg.show();

Thanks,

Prabu G

[Loic.Aigon]

I confirm it works at my place. Maybe you should trash your preferences.

[Sudha_K]

Thank you... I will check and let you know...

Why should we remove the preferences?? For me also its working in another system. I don't know the reason for this...

Whats the issue in this??

[Loic.Aigon]

Well your code works for most of the users who tried it. You have only one desk where it doesn't and it's on your machine.

So I am guessing maybe something is wrong with your own configuration. So trashing preferences is generally a good way to start indesign from scratch and get back to the standard configuration.

Have a try. At least it will discard this reason. Do you know the first rule in computer support ? …restart to see if problem is gone.

[Sudha_K]

Hi,

     Sorry for the late reply...

     I cleared the InDesign preference and then run the script, its working.  If I restart the computer after cleared the InDesign preference, its throwing the same error.  I don't know the reason for this issue and how to run the script.

[Loic.Aigon]

Don't you have any startup scripts which could corrupt the app ? Worst case scenario a new install from scratch.

[Sudha_K]

Thank you for your reply... I will check and come back...

How to check startup scripts?? Any scripts placed inside the folder "startup scripts"??

[Loic.Aigon]

Any scripts placed inside the folder "startup scripts"??

yes that's the idea. Obvioulsy something is messing your app. It could be a startup script or a plugin that once called makes things dirty unless you clean preferences till next call.

[Sudha_K]

There is no scripts inside the "startup scripts" folder.

[Loic.Aigon]

Any third parties plug-in ?

[Sudha_K]

Any third party plug-in for an InDesign application?

There is no third party plug-in and startup scripts.

[Loic.Aigon]

Well, no more hints to give.

[Laubender]

Hm. Would shielding the code be of use?

Like using another targetengine—not main—and put it into an anonymous function?

#targetengine sudha
var runThis = function()
{
    var myDlg = new Window('dialog', 'Dialog Title');
    roundTypePanel = myDlg.add('panel', undefined, "Round ");
    roundTypePanel.orientation = 'row';
    var rad1 = roundTypePanel.add('radiobutton', [156,75,325,105], "Round 1");
    var rad2 = roundTypePanel.add('radiobutton', [156,75,325,105], "Round 2");
    var myOkButton = myDlg.add ("button", undefined, "OK");
    var myCancelButton = myDlg.add ("button", undefined, "Cancel");
    rad1.value = true;
    roundType = 1;
    myDlg.show();
};
runThis();

FWIW: Sudha's code is running well with my tests on InDesign CC 2017 on Mac OSX 10.10.5.

With or without using a different targetengine:

Regards,
Uwe