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We have been running CS4 Bridge on a PC on which InDesign CS4 is also installed. We have an HTML interface displayed in the top navbar interacting with javascript callbacks. This has worked beautifully for the past 2.5 years.We recently installed CS6 on the same PC. There is now a problem with this line of javascript:indesign.executeScript(scriptcontents);Bridge returns an error message: "indesign is undefined"Problem: According to the documentation, using "indesign" should cause the latest version to run. This is not happening.If I change the line to: "indesign6.executeScript(scriptcontents);" it works by running InDesign CS4 (which is version 6).Problem: If I change the line to: "indesign8.executeScript(scriptcontents);" it returns an error message: "indesign8 is undefined" !!! CS6 is version 8 so this should work.Any ideas? How can I communicate with InDesign CS6?Thanks.

I am creating a new tabbed palette and I would like to save changes made by the user for position and size so they can be applied the next time Bridge is opened.  Instead of the tabbed palette always opening in the lower right, e.g, paletteColumn [right, bottom] and with a fixed width,  I want it to open in the location and size that user set in their last session.  If the user drags the tabbed palette to another location or drags the width, I want to read that information at close and write it to a temp file where it will be read at the next startup.It looks like I should be able to access a tabbed palette's properties using app.document.palettes[index], but I can't get anything useful to return.Thanks.

When creating an HTML Web Gallery (using ‘Lightroom’ template), Bridge CS5 renames the thumbs and large images to an arbitrary number.  The caption reads as the original file name, but the actual image has a new name.  This is problematic, as my clients will right-click selected images from my galleries to save and forward for approval, but the file name is not the same as the original.As an example: VLNK0321.jpg is renamed as _4856316150.jpg.  (In Preferences/Output, the "Convert multi-byte file names to Full ASCII" is unchecked.) Is there any way to fix this little (for me--BIG) problem?

On Win7 x64, the x32 version of CS6 Bridge is installed by CS6 InDesign.That is likely because InDesign is still x32 based.However when I try to run Camera Raw using Bridge I receive the following error, even though I have run CS6 InDesign prior to attempting this:Camera Raw editing is not enabled.Camera Raw editing requires that a qualifying product has been launched at least once to enable this feature.Is there a solution available to this problem, other than installing CS6 Photoshop ?

Hello,What i am trying to do is generate a jpg image from an ai file(not a drawing, but a library = not possible to open in pdf) shown in bridge.I have my script, it is working correct when executing this in estk.And if i understand correct, i need to create an object of illustrator in order to execute the script in my vb.net program. But, because this script has nothing to do with illustrator in general i was wondering if it is also posible to create an object of the estk program and execute the script in the background with this object instead of illustrator?ThanksAlso another question:When ran from vb.net, it goes in debug.#target bridge#targetengine "MainEngine"function SnpCreateThumbInspectorPanel(){    try    {        this.requiredContext = "\tExecute against Bridge main engine.\nBridge must be running.";        $.level = 1; // Debugging level      &nb

So I am extremely new to scripting in Adobe, I have moderate experience in programming cpp/js etc but I really have no idea where to start. I just want to make a script that loads by default one workspace on one monitor and another synchronized workspace on another monitor. Is this hard to do? Is this something that is a task for scripting?Thanks,Scott~As a side note, I saved a new workspace as "preview" which resulted in me having two "preview" workspaces. Because preview is a stock workspace, it won't let me delete my extra from the drop-down list of workspaces. Any ideas?

It was suggested I post this here for help ......I have many folders that contain my NEF and PSD files, all together. I want to setup a batch process to open up JUST the PSD files and then save elsewhere as a JPEG. How can I open just the PSD files in an action or using Image Processor Pro?Similarly, I want to setup another batch process that will open RAW files and allow basic editing in CAmera RAW. Is this even possible? Many thanks in advance for your help. Graham

Originally posted this in Bridge General, was suggested that I repost here...Trying to eliminate the shooting data from image files using Bridge (including shutter speed, f-stop).I see options to affect virtually everything except for those two things it seems.Does Bridge have a way to remove this information or simply "blank out" all metadata from image files?...further detail...I need to save the original full-resolution images w/o the metadata.Exporting in virtually any form will eliminate the metadata as a new file is being created. I have 1000's of original images that I simply want to strip the metadata from and have as little (or no) generation loss as possible.

I have done scripting for InDesign wich has a palette for scripts or a start up script folder to run the script from. I am not sure how to start this thing. The next thing I want to do after I figure that out is to count photos in each folder that I select and then add them. The calculator could just be a UI window in Bridge is what I was thinking I just need help getting it going.

Hey there,We recently upgraded from CS3, and noticed that this script is no longer in the Tools menu. We store all the retouching instructions in the metadata of our images, and it's helpful to create a contact sheet that lists the file name and the instructions under each image. The CS3 tool was helpful, as it automatically placed all the images on a page and allowed the user to specify which metadata fields to display. InDesign Live Caption is an option, but it requires manually placing the images, and will not, for some reason allow the 'instructions' field to display.Has anyone updated the CS3 script to work with CS5?

I want to count the files in a volume. This will tell me how many pictures that i have then as certain actions happen it will automatically add them up for me. First step is finding the corect syntax for the items.

Hi Folks,Let me just say this, so I can get it off my chest ... Adobe why on earth did you make these forums the most maddeningly formatted I have ever used. Not intuitive at all and needlessly complicated and precious. I thought you guys were good at this stuff?Whew ...I have about 50,000 raw files all rated, labeled and keyworded. They are in about 450 folders but the numbering of the files is just whatever my particular Canon camera of the day had at the time. I'd like to change the filenames to my initial and last name, date (YR,MONTH,DAY), a number from 0001-9999 (for that particular date) and a two letter suffix.For instance:fguy_120109_0001_SF.CR2The question is, is there some way to automate this without having to go to each folder separately, select all the files and rename? Can this be automated? Otherwise thats 450 folders to deal with.Suggestions please.

Hi all,Im new to bridge scriptingI can code in actionscript, javascript so I should not have problems, but before getting in on it I'd like to know if the following is possible:I'd like to do a script that:- ask the user for a date (ddmm, for example=1907)- ask the user for a folder on my pc - for each Photocamera connected:     - read a file inside the photocamera (in DCIM) named id.txt (a file that I placed manually)     - read the content of the file and extract a string from it (the ID, let's say = "34")     - read all subdirs contained in DCIM     - find the subdir that ends with the provided date (for example: 107_1907)     - copy all files from that subdir to the folder in my PC (set at the beginning) renaming files as hhmmss_ID.jpeg (hhmmss=picture creatione time) for example=124028_34.jpegis this possible?thanks

I'm using Adobe Bridge to select a batch of .JPEG's to convert to a .SWF file presentation. Under the menu TOOLS I select Illustrator/Export to SWF and I get an error message. I've searched Google and have been unable to find this "ExportToSWF_AI.jsx" file anywhere. Please help me resolve this error with Adobe Bridge.

In Bridge C4 the output panel is blank. No option to make contact sheets or a web galery.I enabled the startup script for the output module, I have reset all the preferences (ctrl at startup fo Bridge) and I reset the standard workspace. I also reinstalled CS4. Updated etc. Nothing worked.When I look in the folder startup scripts I see no file at all.Can someone help me?

It would appear that Bridge has NO documents available for download yet… I found some for other apps but not all is this right or am I overlooking something?

Hello. Yesterday I've tried to create a custom search-dialog in a tabbed palette for Adobe Bridge.I need this custom dialog in a tabbed palette because I use Bridge as an image-database where I often need to search for keyword-combinations. It is not efficient for me to open the find dialog for each search and add a search-criteria for every keyword. So I want to create my easy custom search.In this custom dialog I have my keyword-list where I can select the keywords I want to search for and the search-option "match all of the keywords" or "match one of them".The creation and selection of the keywords and search-option works.Now I want to click on a button in my tabbed palette (like clicking "find" in the find dialog), give the data to the Bridge search and execute it. But I don't know how.It seems to me that I need the function getBridgeUriForSearch from the ExtensionHandler. But I don't understand how to do this (I didn't create the dialog as an extension) and I think there must be a

I lookign for scripts which will help me to share photos on Picasa and Flickr.I hope tehre is somethign like that available!?Tahnk you.

Hello Everyone, I am brand new to scripting and need some help... I would like to create an inter-application javascript (.jsx) file that will perform the following steps in sequence:1) Target Bridge CS3 and:a) Automatically select files (thumbnails) (the names of, and path to these files never change so scripting them is no problem). Path & Files are: C:\files\1.psd, C:\files\2.psd and C:\files\3.psd.b) Run Tools > Illustrator > Live Trace [Live Trace Dialogue Box Settings (Tracing Preset: Color 16, Save & Close Results (checked), Document Profile: "Basic RGB", Width: "576", Height: "720", Units: Pixels, Destination: "C:\files\, File Naming: Document Name + .ai)].After Live Trace finishes, C:\files\1.ai, C:\files\2.ai and C:\files\3.ai are created.and then....2) Target Illustrator CS3 and:Run my Illustrator precreated Action: "Add Border". This action adds a precreated border to the files. The action is coded with the paths and file names of the .ai files as well as savi

Wow, I actually managed to get that question down to the allotted space given.I need to turn a batch of PNGs to AIs for an InDesign document.  They're prepped and ready to be traced, but it would save time if I didn't have to go into every document manually after live tracing to reduce the artboard sizes to the artwork bounds.  Is there a setting or a script that can do this either in Illustrator or Bridge?I assume this has been answered by someone before.

I need to remove the shooting data from a batch of images (f/stop, shutter speed, ISO, file size, etc...)The metadata portion of Bridge does not allow access to this portion of the data (that I can see).Is there a way to remove this specific information?Would still like to have the option of leaving or at least adding back in other metadata such as date, copyright, etc.

Hi all,I'm looking for a solution to create thumbnails on my web application server (eps, ai, psd.. files).Did you think that it a good idea (and possible) to use Bridge on a server (I have a licnese for InDesign server) to generate thumbnails with a jsx script ?Thanks,Cedric

Hi all,A customer of mine wishes to have a widget to help their users deal with XMP metadata. However they don't want them to use bridge because the principe is to make the tasks as easy as possible. But bridge has a convenient library to edit XMP so my ambition is to find a way to get access to Bridge DOM from outside.Unfortunately, I can't see much workarounds. No command line, using #target bridge generates a prompt, applescript provides a do javascript" but only with strings and my first attemps scared me a bit ( working alternatively without reasons).So question is, do you know if it's possible to run js script for bridge from outside BRIDGE ?TIA Loic

I've created (modified) a couple of Bridge Scripts and finally have them working nicely. Now, I want to add a couple of Menu Commands to execute them. I tried modifying a script in the SDK, SnpAddMenuItem.jsx, which would work fine if I only had one Menu Item/Command. Here is what I have. I obviously don't understand the 'this' object or how to separate the Commands. Help much appreciated.function SnpAddMenuItem(){          this.requiredContext = "\tAdobe Bridge must be running.\n\tExecute against Bridge CS5 as the target.\n";          this.menuID = "snpAddMenuItem";          this.menuCommandID = "snpAddMenuItemSub";            $.level = 1; // Debugging level}SnpAddMenuItem.prototype.run = function(){          var retval = true;      &

A newbie question. In the ExtendScript Toolkit, I'm examining a script that uses BridgeTalk to send a script to Photoshop. I understand how to step through and examine the variables and functions that execute within the Bridge application. But how can I step through and examine the variables that are sent to the Photoshop application? The script executes without breaking as soon as the BridgeTalk script is sent.ThanksHelp Getting Started with Bridge Scripting