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geordiem74078114
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November 17, 2016
Question

Best place for JSX files shared across multiple products

  • November 17, 2016
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Hi all, I was wondering what's the best option for shared tools over multiple Adobe products?

Example:  I have a polyfill script which extends extendscript built in objects that I'd like automatically loaded in Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere and After Effects before any panel code is executed.

1. Make a silent panel which registers a bunch of functions, classes etc on startup.  If so how can I determine panel load order?

2. Put a jsx file somewhere in C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe

3. C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Startup Scripts CC.  Still working out if this is an option...

4. ?

Thanks!

Geordie

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    geordiem74078114Author
    Inspiring
    November 17, 2016

    Thanks guys, yeah I use a lot of includes but was wondering if there was an official way as I'd like to avoid executing the shared scripts every time something references it, but I can minimize that with some logic.

    I found this in the Photoshop CC Scripting Guide:

    "On startup, Photoshop executes all .jsx files that it finds in the startup folders.

    ➤ On Windows, the startup folder for user-defined scripts is: C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Startup Scripts CC\Adobe Photoshop

    ➤ On Mac OS, the startup folder for user-defined scripts is: ~/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Startup Scripts CC/Adobe Photoshop

    If your script is in this main startup folder, it is also executed by all other Adobe Creative Suite 6 applications at startup."

    I just tried adding a file here:

    C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Startup Scripts CC\

    But it didn't seem to be executed by Photoshop or Premiere.

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    geordiem74078114Author
    Inspiring
    November 18, 2016

    I think I'll set an environment variable in the install process with script paths and use $.getenv to access it

    JJMack
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    JJMackCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    November 17, 2016

    I only use Photoshop but I have many versions of Photoshop installed. All versions of Photoshop  use the same copy of the scripts I add to Photoshop.    I Install Scripts I add into a Photoshop Scripts tree on my C: drive and I link all Photoshop versions installed Presets\Scripts\ folder to my Photoshop scripts tree.   I use sub folders just to help me remember what is what.   When Photoshop starts up it scan the full tree and scripts are listed in menu File>Scripts and my Plug-in scripts are listed in menu File>Automate like the should be.

    JJMack
      JavierAroche
      JavierAroche
      Inspiring
      November 17, 2016

      Hey geordiem74078114​, You can place your JSX file in your Adobe Scripts folder. You can actually put it wherever you want, but this is a folder that is created when you install an Adobe product (it might just be photoshop?).

      ~/Documents/Adobe Scripts/

      You can then include that file in any script that you're building by adding this line at the beginning of your code

      #include "~/Documents/Adobe Scripts/script.jsx"

      #include is similar to a require in JavaScript. After you include your file, you will be able to use its functions.

      Hope that helps.

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