How do you debug Illustrator scripts? When I test them using VS and ScriptShonTrees, I don’t see any line numbers.

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June 3, 2026
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Hi everyone.

I don’t know what’s going wrong.
I have to keep testing by using `alert(“00”);`.
I tried using `exit();` to stop the program, but it seems like Illustrator doesn’t support `exit();`?

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Correct answer CarlosCanto

Here’s a debugging tutorial using VSCode

you could also use the old ESTK if you’re on Windows

CarlosCanto

Correct answer

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Here’s a debugging tutorial using VSCode

you could also use the old ESTK if you’re on Windows

dubloveAuthor

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@Ton Frederiks

Thank you very much

But I looked through them for a long time, and there are just too many of your posts—I couldn’t find it.
What are you talking about? I haven’t seen anything you mentioned.