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Alan Houser
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Alan HouserCommunity Expert
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August 11, 2022
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Moving from Extendscript Toolkit to VS Code for FM development?

  • August 11, 2022
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One of the major limitations I've encountered in running FrameMaker 2020 on Windows 11/ARM is that the Extendscript Toolkit will not run. This is apparently a permanent issue, as the ESTK won't be updated for 64-bit architectures.

I see that the "correct" path forward is to move to the Extendscript Debugger under VS Code. Having not used Visual Studio in a decade, I have no idea how to proceed.

So ... instead of possibly clearing a morning to investigate, I thought I'd put up a flare here to find out how to deploy VS Code for FM Extendscript development. 🙂

TIA!

-Alan

 

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      frameexpert
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      frameexpertCommunity Expert
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      August 11, 2022

      I had a hard time getting it working, so I just use Notepad++ and add the script I am developing to the Script Catalog. Edit in Notepad++, save the script, switch to FrameMaker, and click Run.

        R
        Russ Ward
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        August 12, 2022

        Now that is a vote of confidence.

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