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RichardMunn
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May 23, 2011
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Exiting photoshop from a jsx script

  • May 23, 2011
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I've written a jsx script which performs a set of automated testing operations for a plugin I'm writing.

The intention is that it spits out a folder full of PNGs that I can then externally examine to make sure its functioning as it should.

The biggest problem I've got now is that I can't find a way in Javascript to quit the Photoshop application when I'm done.

(I know VBS has a quit function, but rewriting my script into VBS isn't really an option, unless there's a way I can run VBS code from within my JSX script?)

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Correct answer c.pfaffenbichler

var idquit = charIDToTypeID( "quit" );

executeAction( idquit, undefined, DialogModes.ALL );

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xbytor2
Inspiring
March 27, 2012
     photoshop.quit();

if you want to keep things simple...

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mangalarajiv
Inspiring
April 5, 2012

Hi,

Is there possible to Start the application or open the application through scripting?

Could you please let me know.

thanks,

rajiv,s

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Anonymous
April 5, 2012

Hi rajiv

Check this code.

#target photoshop

app.bringToFront();

- yajiv.

c.pfaffenbichler
Community Expert
c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
May 23, 2011

var idquit = charIDToTypeID( "quit" );

executeAction( idquit, undefined, DialogModes.ALL );

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RichardMunnAuthor
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May 23, 2011

Thanks - that's getting me closer to where I need to be :-)

On a related question, is there a way to supress the "You should only run scripts from a trusted source" message box that pops up when you externally launch a .jsx file?

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RichardMunnAuthor
Participant
May 23, 2011

Never mind - just discovered I can run the PS exe directly with my script as an arg and it appears to work fine :-)

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