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pbensky
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May 11, 2012
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Trying to run a script (java) - it just beeps

  • May 11, 2012
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Using InDesign 5.5, Mac 10.7.3 - every time I try to run a java script, it just beeps and does nothing. Applescripts run OK. There's no error message or anything .. just  a beep ... then ... nothing.What would cause that behaviour?

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John Hawkinson
John Hawkinson
Inspiring
May 11, 2012

A beep is not normal either.

How are you executing the script? From the Scripts panel? From the ExtendScript Toolkit?

Which script are you trying, precisely? It's no good to say "all the scripts," be specific.

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pbenskyAuthor
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May 11, 2012

I have tried a number of different scripts - some that were written for us and some that were in the examples that came with the applicaiton - in all cases, I just get a beep when I try to run the script. Applescripts run OK.

I  have found that if the scripts are in the Applicaiton scripts folder, they run OK; if they are in the User scripts folder, they don't.

John Hawkinson
John Hawkinson
Inspiring
May 11, 2012

Giving specific examples is what leads to solutions.

While it does not sound like a specific script is the problem here, it is a burden to try to assist you if you cannot answer direct questions.

I recall someone else having this problem a month or two ago in the main forum. I don't believe a resolution was reached.

If you could tell us the specific script, I could ask you some diagnostic questions like whether the problem is specific to a user account, and whether you have trashed your prefrences. But since you can't, I can't ask you those questions.

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