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fmOldie
fmOldie
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July 19, 2023
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Extendscript editor not openeing when I click on Edit in ScriptCatalog

  • July 19, 2023
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Hi,

 

in FrameMaker 17.0.2 on Windows 11 Pro I am not able to open a script editing window in ScriptCatalog.

 

Do I have to instal/activate anything for this first?

 

Thanks in advance,

Roland

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    Correct answer frameexpert

    FrameMaker used to ship with the ExtendScript Toolkit, which was used to edit scripts. The support for ExtendScript Toolkit has been discontinued by Adobe. Their suggested program for editing scripts is Visual Studio Code. There are several threads on this forum about how to set it up.

     

    I use UltraEdit or Notepad++ but there is no debugging or direct connection to FrameMaker. I just add my script to the Script Library (File > Script > Catalog) and run it from there as I am developing it.

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    frameexpert
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    frameexpertCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    July 19, 2023

    FrameMaker used to ship with the ExtendScript Toolkit, which was used to edit scripts. The support for ExtendScript Toolkit has been discontinued by Adobe. Their suggested program for editing scripts is Visual Studio Code. There are several threads on this forum about how to set it up.

     

    I use UltraEdit or Notepad++ but there is no debugging or direct connection to FrameMaker. I just add my script to the Script Library (File > Script > Catalog) and run it from there as I am developing it.

      fmOldie
      fmOldieAuthor
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      July 19, 2023

      Thanks for the info.

       

      So the script edit button in FrameMaker GUI could work if Visual Studio Code is installed and correctly configured?

      Online Adobe for FrameMaker 2022 documentation still says "ESTK is contained in FrameMaker" - glad the forum here is more up to date 🙂

      frameexpert
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      frameexpertCommunity Expert
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      July 19, 2023

      I am not sure if the Edit button works when VS Code is installed. I haven't bothered with VS Code because I use my own debug techniques. I don't find a built-in debugger that useful for scripting.

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