Window interrupting Automation

Question

Hey y'all!I'm looking to create a process that utilize external methods like Node.JS to monitor folders and execute scripts in Illustrator. Below was my first test and I ran into a roadblock almost instantly. Just using Python, I ran into the popup below. I tried to silence the popup using 'app.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevel.DONTDISPLAYALERTS;' and that does not seem to be helping. Anyone have any ideas on how to bypass this window?Python: import subprocess
subprocess.run(['C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Illustrator 2024\Support Files\Contents\Windows\Illustrator.exe', 'C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Illustrator 2024\Presets\en_US\Scripts\PythonTest.jsx']) Extendscript: app.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevel.DONTDISPLAYALERTS;
alert('Hello world');
app.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevel.DISPLAYALERTS;

jduncan · Accepted Answer

You need to set the below preference before running the script for each machine...

app.preferences.setBooleanPreference("ShowExternalJSXWarning", false);

I tested it on a Mac with the below scripts and works just fine.

# test.py

import subprocess

prog = "/Applications/Adobe Illustrator 2024/Adobe Illustrator.app"
jsx_file = "/Users/jbd/Desktop/test.jsx"

subprocess.run(["open", "-a", prog, jsx_file])