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sberic
sberic
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June 28, 2018
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[BUG] ESTK Object Model Viewer doesn't update Scripting Dictionaries for point releases for host applications

  • June 28, 2018
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ExtendScript does not update its internal Scripting Dictionary files (which provide type information, etc. to the Object Model Viewer) except when a new Major version is encountered.

This is an issue because new APIs are (frequently) added in Minor and (occasionally) Patch releases. (I'm using in Semver parlance to refer to Major.Minor.Patch...)

The only workaround I know of is to locate the Scripting Dictionaries (~/Library/Preferences/ExtendScript Toolkit/4.0/ on macOS) and delete the major version for which you are attempting to get an updated Scripting Dictionary.

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erinferinferinf
Adobe Employee
erinferinferinf
Adobe Employee
June 4, 2019

Right, we talked about this on a call... are you sure it isn't just Premiere where you have to recreate the Scripting Dictionary?

Also, maybe BBB​ can help...

Bruce Bullis
Community Manager
Bruce BullisCommunity Manager
Community Manager
June 4, 2019

Also, maybe BBB can help...


Sorry to disappoint.

I'd also be interested to know whether it's just PPro or all point products, for which ESTK doesn't update the dictionaries.

In any case, since ESTK will likely soon be sent to a farm upstate where it can run and play with the other decommissioned Adobe apps, it's unlikely that dictionary rebuilding will receive much engineering attention, between now and our glorious UXP-(JavaScript)-based future.

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