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A client is using a program I wrote and after updating to the latest version of Adobe they can no longer print.  What happens is in the "Creating Adobe PDF" form appears, but it never progresses.  Also worth noting is that the "Document Name" combobox is blank. I am not sure why printing to all other PDF printers like CutePDF, Microsoft Print to pdf, and AcroPlot Matrix printing all work, but Adobe is not. Any guidance is appreciated.

When the user hits the [RETURN] key on the keyboard, a currently displayed dialog is dismissed, but the defaultElement's onClick() handler is not getting called. How can I run validation when the user hits the [RETURN] key, keeping the dialog from closing early?

I read in the Hennamann/ExtendScript-for-Visual-Studio-Code GitHub repository that it takes a separate language server to fully support ExtendScript because of the language extensions added to ExtendScript. In order to more easily get IDE support, wouldn't it be feasible to migrate those extensions to become compatible with JavaScript? The most easy approach would be to use const strings or one-line comments instead of pragmas for configuring target application etc., e.g.: "use strict" // #target "photoshop" '#target "photoshop"' "#target 'photoshop'"

I installed the Adobe ExtendScript Debugger extension for Visual Studio Code on Windows 10x64.When I then create a .jsx file and try to debug the file, I get the following exception:Runtime Error: Error Code# 1302: Element doesn't exist @ file '/d/Documents/Visual%20Studio-Projekte/ExtendScript/test.jsx' [line:1, col:NaN]

I am curently working on a way to validate script purchases using the http features of extendscript (ie. you give the user a key and the key will only work to launch the script on his computer). I was wondering if anyone would also be interested in using something like this ? I'm thinking of releasing it to the public but I want to know if anyone would be interested.

how to create serial keys system for adobe extension panel . please help me . i am learning scripts. please if you tell me about this process ,thanks 

please i want to create a script  | selection area devide itno auto frames. script genrate  number of columns and rows , please help me.thanks

I've been using this really simple script for a while:if (app.documents.length == 0) alert("No documents are open. Please open a document and try again."); var doc = app.activeDocument; var links = doc.links; for (var i = 0; i<links.length; i++) { if (links[i].status == LinkStatus.LINK_MISSING) { links[i].parent.remove(); } }It works perfectly well in versions CS6 to CC2021 (16.4), BUT in CC 2022 (17.0.1) it always throws an error:  Error Number: 55Object does not support the property or method 'LINK MISSING'.  If checking the now deprecated ExtendScript Toolkit object model Viewer (in a Windows PC) and comparing it to the latest published API (sadly, only for CC 2021), there is a discrepancy. In CC2021, LinkStatus can have these values: LinkStatus.LINK_EMBEDDEDLinkStatus.LINK_INACCESSIBLELinkStatus.LINK_MISSINGLinkStatus.LINK_OUT_OF_DATELinkStatus.NORMAL BUT the Object Model Viewer in ESTK 4 shows a very different set of values: LinStatus.DA

In mediumcom/adobetech a post from 2019-02-22 states The Windows version of this plug in should be considered a “beta,” and is provided as-is. Adobe disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including the implied warranties of non-infringement, merchantability, and fitness for a particular purpose. This is now more than two years - is there any news? See my recent experience at extendscript-debugger-for-vscode-windows-version 

Dear all,Since FrameMaker runs only in Windows I depend on the Windows version of ESD.There is ample note that this version is only beta, although the version reports as 1.1.2.=> Who is responsible for developing this further?FrameMaker scripters became unhappy with the current ESTK implementation - for may scripts it takes a long time to step from line to line (the Data Browser seems to stay in background even if  not visible). Also closing a script window may take 1/2 minute... My tests so far with ESD are very positive.

For me, the following script does not run in VSC ExtentScript Debugger:// '<![CDATA[' + str + ']]>' alert('hello world');I have to remove the first line – yes, the comment – in order to run it.Tried and reproduces in Photoshop 2021 and InDesign 2020.(VSC 1.57.1, ExtendScript Debugger 1.1.2, InDesign 15.1.3.302, Photoshop 22.1.1, on macOS 10.14.6/Intel) I wouldn't have stumbled upon this error, if InDesign's ES API would handle XMP correctly. When I exported a document with some XMP strings that my script had written, in the IDML there were no CDATA markings around my string, which might break the XML with some string content. So I wrote functions to wrap that myself.

I want to create a simple broadcaster tool which would broadcast on the screen the commands that you input in the Photoshop or Premiere Pro.E.g. Right click - copy would be broadcasted as "copy"Right click duplicate layer - would be broadcasted as "Duplicate layer"Is this possible using the API? Maybe someone could help me out with this or point in the right direction?Thanks a lot in advance!

I understand that there are many solutions to integrating python scripts inside your extendscript. The easiest and perhaps most used by those who are familiar with modern JavaScript frameworks is using a CEP panel, then using modern JavaScript. This however is an effort to create a simple interface that works exclusively within Extendscript. I felt the need to create this because I had to zip files, recognize faces in images..etc and the only 2 available solutions were to learn Nodejs, or get my hands dirty with the infinite C++. You can do the nasty trick of using environment variables, or storing values in a text then reading it, but this library takes all the stress away, you can do python.build(script/path) and you'll get an object with all py functions in that script. Here's the link to the GitHub repo: PYJSX

We have a legacy application which comes with an RTF reader, we need to create RTF files and embed our ODF docs in the files in order to access them from the application. How can this be achieved using c#? Or if there are any tools available?

Hi everybody !Blank extension panels have been discussed thousand times before, but i can't work this one out.We updated Indesign yesterday on 2 iMac, since then my 3 homemade extensions don't render in their panels. Well, to be acurate :3 extensions didn't render on my own computer (which contain dev versions for each extension, plus an extension installed via Anastasiy's ExtensionManager, hence existing at 2 locations : dev and prod). Player Debug Mode is 1 for CSXS 8 and 9.On the second computer,2 extensions had prod versions installed, and the last one was dev version. THough on THIS computer, ONE of the 2 prod extensions was still working.We then tried to remove dev versions on my computer, installed prod versions. I tried changes in the manifest. I tried resetting of prefs/cache files. Nothing got the job done.Finally we installed previous Indesign versions one after the other until extensions worked again.BUT things couldn't stay at this point, the story needed a little more – i

Hallo liebe Community, wir möchten den Adobe Bildnachzeichner nutzen um Bilder mit einer bestimmten Anzahl an Farben zu vektorisieren. Der Bildnachzeichner ist hier aktuell im Modus. "beschränkt" auf 30 limitiert. Zwar, kann man über die Auswahl "Vollton" arbeiten, jedoch kann man dort die Anzahl der Farben nur noch in Prozent angeben. Das bringt uns leider nichts ans Ziel. Daher würden wir gern wissen ob jemand eine Idee hat wie man das Limit von 30 beispielsweise auf 60 anheben kann. Wir würden uns sehr über eine Lösung freuen. Herzliche GrüßeMartin

How can I find & show/hide form fields with a specific strings start with "List1_", "List2_" in the field name and make them hidden until triggered. I need the regular expression format to find the form fields name start with "List1". Example this.getField("List1_Oldfactory").display = display.hidden; this.getField("List1_Optical").display = display.hidden; this.getField("List1_Glosso").display = display.hidden; this.getField("List1_Trigeminal").display = display.hidden; Need to convert something like, this.getField("List1_"+(/\s/g)).display = display.hidden; but got error in condole as, TypeError: this.getField(...) is null 1:Field:Mouse Up 

Hi, I know nothing about Java Script and wanted to know if there are any tutorials or books you can recommend that teach you from the beginning

I am wondering how to make a field hidden unless a user selects "Deficient" in which case  the field then becomes visible populated as "Deficient".   the code I have currently which is not working:   var deficientB1 = true;if(this.getField("AnalysisB1").valueAsString = "Deficient") deficientB1 == false; if (deficientB1 = true)this.getField("Element_Row_1").display = display.hidden; if (deficientB1 == false) this.getField("Element_Row_1").display = display.visible;   I also have this code which is designed to only populate a field if "Deficient" is selected but is instead populating the field no matter what option the user selects from a dropdown: var AnalysisB1 = this.getField("AnalysisB1").valueAsString;if(AnalysisB1 = "Deficient")event.value = this.getField("AnalysisB1").valueAsString;else if (AnalysisB1 = "Repeat Deficient")event.value = null;else if (AnalysisB1 = "In Compliance")event.value = null;else if (AnalysisB1 = "Remark")event.value = null;else if (Analys

HiI have a sequence with a graphic element. I can "find" the element withqe.project.getActiveSequence().getVideoTrackAt(2).getItemAt(0);But.. how can I get access to the properties and change the text in the graphic element?

How I can get location of a selected image from Photoshop library panel with JavaScript? When I use a Script Listener it catch draging of image from Photoshop Library.And Script Listener catch adress of location at Photoshop Library. But how I can get adress locatation of image that is selected in the Photoshop Library?

Good day to you all,I have a relatively simple problem that i could not solve until now. I have a script that generates custom printfiles, exports them and then positions them in a new file based on hard coded coordinates. To sace space and time in the production process I would like to nest these custom files. Unfortunately I dont have the time nor the required knowlage to program a nesting algorithm mayself. So i found the eCut nesting plugin and also PowerScripts nesting extention. Both of these have their own UI  and work out for me, but i need to keep my automatisation. Is there a way to acces the functuonality of either of these addons through ExtendScript? Or is it only posible with acces to the source code? Best RegardsMaxim 

Hi everyone, First time poster, and I've run into a weird problem with the randomizer that I can't find the solution for through google. I'm creating a product slideshow banner with 5 frames total. It will have previous and next buttons, and each frame will have a ClickToGoToWebPage button leading to the product's page. The slide and buttons work great, with and without the randomizer, but I have noticed that when the page initially loads, the first frame's button to the webpage does nothing, no matter how many times I click on it. If I scroll to the next slide with the previous/next buttons, then all the buttons are fine. It's always the button on the first slide that doesn't seem to work with the randomizer. I know it's the randomizer, because without it, the button on the first frame works as it should. Does anyone have any tips on what I should check?Here's my code from the first frame, and I've attached a crude screenshot, if it helps! var nextFrame = 0 va

Hi all,From my panel (IDSN) I am generating a PDF file which I need to upload to a file service, however I am having issues reading the file from both JS and JSX.The code below will excute just fine when being run from within InDesign but not from the panel – I get an this error "EvalScript error".var theFile = File(path); var fileString; if (theFile.open('r')) { try { fileString = theFile.read(); } catch (err) { console.log("Error\r" + err); } finally { theFile.close(); } } else { console.log("Error\rFile could not be opened."); } return fileString; Does anybody know to acecss local files for submission?

This is probably a ridiculous question, but could I load jquery to run scripts in Illustrator?