BridgeTalk.getSpecifier doesn't work with Photoshop

Question

var targetPhotoshop = BridgeTalk.getSpecifier ("photoshop");
/*test*/alert ("targetPhotoshop.appStatus
" + targetPhotoshop.appStatus);
var talkPhotoshop = new BridgeTalk;
talkPhotoshop.target = targetPhotoshop;
talkPhotoshop.onResult = function (returnBtObj) { checkDocLen (returnBtObj.body); }
talkPhotoshop.body = "return app.documents.length;";
talkPhotoshop.send ();
function checkDocLen (theBody) {
    alert ("Open Documents count
" + theBody);
}

rob day · Accepted Answer

Also, the body needs to be a Photoshop function as a string. This is the template I use for a more complex function where I’m passing in different types of variables.

#target indesign
#targetengine "session" 

var arr = [true, "Hello", 50];
var obj = {h:350, w:500}

//Run a BridgeTalk Photoshop function
runPhotoshop("Hello", arr, 99.99, obj);


/**
* Run function in ID after BT function is completed 
* @9397041 the string or object returned from Photoshop 
* @Return void 
* 
*/
function runID(s){
    //if the return is an array as a string use split
    //alert("Running New ID Fuction—string returned from Photoshop: "  + s.split(",")[1])
    alert("Running New ID Fuction—string returned from Photoshop: "  + s)
}


/**
* Opens Photoshop via Bridgetalk and runs psScript 
* @9397041 the string or object sent to Photoshop 
* @Return value void
* 
*/
function runPhotoshop(s, a, n, o){
    
    //open Photoshop and run psScript
    var bt = new BridgeTalk();  
    bt.target = "photoshop";  
    //a string representaion of variables and the function to run. 
    //a string var. Note string single, double quote syntax '"+s+"'
    bt.body = "var s = '"+s+"';" 
    //an array. Note use toSource()
    bt.body += "var a = "+a.toSource()+";" 
    //a number
    bt.body += "var n = "+n+";"
    //an object. Note use toSource()
    bt.body += "var o = "+o.toSource()+";" 
    //the function and the call
    bt.body += psScript.toString() + "psScript();";
    $.writeln(bt.body)
    bt.onResult = function(resObj) { 
        runID(resObj.body)
    }  
    bt.onError = function(e) { alert(e.body); };  
    bt.send(8);  
      
    function psScript() {  
        //make a new string
        var ns = s + " World " + a[2] + "  " + n + "  " + o.h;
        //returns the array as a string
        //return a
        return ns
    }  
};

rob day · Answer

Try this:   runPhotoshop();/*** Opens Photoshop via Bridgetalk and runs psScript *  value void* */function runPhotoshop(){    //open Photoshop and run psScript    var bt = new BridgeTalk();      bt.target = BridgeTalk.getSpecifier("photoshop");      bt.body = "var func = " + psScript.toString() + "func();";    bt.onResult = function(resObj) {         alert(resObj.body);    }      bt.onError = function( inBT ) { alert(inBT.body); };      bt.send(8);            function psScript() {          var docs = app.documents.length;        alert("Photoshop is running. Open Documents count: " + docs)        return "Message from Photoshop to InDesign: Hello"    }  };

Sign up

To post, reply, or follow discussions, please sign in with your Adobe ID.

Sign in to Adobe Community

To post, reply, or follow discussions, please sign in with your Adobe ID.

Scanning file for viruses.

This file cannot be downloaded