IO error creating ExternalObject('lib:AdobeXMPScript')

Now I had a chance to test the code on Windows 10 with

InDesign 17.2.0 and 17.2.1.105.

Both fail.

ERROR: 52, I/O error
Unable to load the AdobeXMPScript library!

Regards,
Uwe Laubender

( ACP )

Hi Jim,

tested your code with InDesign 17.1.0.50 on Windows 10.

This works. Also unloading with:

ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript.unload();
ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript = undefined;

Now I tested with the latest prerelease version 17.3.0.48.

That did NOT work:

ERROR: 52, I/O error
Unable to load the AdobeXMPScript library!

I will do a bug report at Prerelease for this particular version.

Code for this test:

loadXMPLibrary()

function loadXMPLibrary()
{  
	if ( !ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript )
	{  
		try
		{
			ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript = 
			new ExternalObject( "lib:AdobeXMPScript" );
		}
		catch(e)
		{
			$.writeln
			( 
				"ERROR: " + e.number +", "+ e.message +"\r"+
				"Unable to load the AdobeXMPScript library!" 
			); 
			return false;
		};
	};
	return true;  
};

17.2.0.20 is not installed on my Windows 10 machine..

Still waiting for 17.2.1 that currently is not available for Germany, but hopefully will arrive in a few days.

You should do a bug report for 17.2.0.20 at InDesign UserVoice:

https://indesign.uservoice.com/forums/601180-adobe-indesign-bugs

When done, please come back and post a link to your bug report.

Thanks,
Uwe Laubender

( ACP )

Your code works for me in Indesign CC 2022 v17.2.1 MacOS 12.3.1.

What platform are you on? Hopefully someone will be able to reproduce.

- Mark