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vishalanand965
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May 29, 2018
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Recording an action and then getting its javascript file to read

  • May 29, 2018
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Hi,guys i use photoshop CS2 and i know how to record an action,and i want to perform an action and then view its generated javascript,im interested in learning about functions and data memebers which were used while an action was performed,so i followed photoshops guide but its little confusing.

OK,im attaching two screenshots of pdf which i followed,first one shows how to install scripting listener which i did,then in second screenshot it teaches to create an action and in end asks to go to "C:\ScriptingListener.log" path to view the script which was formed when the action is done,and unfortunately i didnt found this scripting listener log file,i want it.please help me locate it.

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vishalanand965Author
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June 1, 2018

Thanks guys for enlightening me~

SuperMerlin
SuperMerlin
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May 30, 2018

It can not create the file in C\ on some OS's so you have to create an empty file with the correct name, then it can write to it.

Chuck Uebele
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Chuck UebeleCommunity Expert
Community Expert
May 31, 2018

Yes, we had a lot of issues with it writing the log file to the C drive at work, as that was locked to the users, so even if we had a file on the C drive, it would not write to that file, as we didn't have permission. It was much better when the log file was changed to the desktop.

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vishalanand965Author
Participant
May 31, 2018

how to change log files to desktop sir?

JJMack
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JJMackCommunity Expert
Community Expert
May 29, 2018

If you install the correct scriptlistener plug-in into CS2 when you use CS2 everything that can be recorded in an action will be recorder in two log files on your desktop.  Everything you do not just what you record when you record an action. One log file is recorder with JavaScript Photoshop steps the other in VBS Steps. ScriptingListenerJS.log and ScriptingListenerVB.log on your desktop.  You may want to see if the Clean SL script posted in this forum will work in cs2. Action manager code is not very readable IMO you may find the script useful if it works in CS2.  CS2 is very old released in 2000. Clean SL

JJMack
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dominique filiol
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May 30, 2018

Bonjour

ScriptingListenerJS.log is not safe on the desktop with cs2 but in C: \ if my memory is good ???

JJMack
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JJMackCommunity Expert
Community Expert
May 31, 2018

You memery is better than mine many 18 year old memory are gone. All I remember about CS2 Script is that Selection Bounds did not work correctly.  I had to program around that bug.   That bug was fixed in CS3.

JJMack
Loic.Aigon
Loic.Aigon
Legend
May 29, 2018

Are you using the specific version plugin ?

Installing and using the ScriptingListener plug-in

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