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Open additional window when opening multiple projects from extendScript.

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March 23, 2018
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I'm running app.openDocument(premiere_project_path) to open a project. That is working well. But if I already have project open it will close that and open the new project in it's place. Is there a way to open projects in a new window if another premiere instance is already running?

Correct answer Bruce Bullis

You never, ever want multiple PPro instances running.

PPro supports multiple open projects; in what version are you testing?

Participant

Is there a way in Quark 2018 to open multiple projects as tabs across the top instead of individual windows? (Like InDesign)

Jenna26538309v9zk

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I also have this question. Did you ever figure out a way to get tabs in Quark instead of individual windows?

Inspiring

Bruce Bullis, how I can run this code on CC 2017?

It does not work.

"C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2017\Adobe Premiere Pro.exe" /C es.processFile "C:\example\script.jsx"

It shows Open Project dialog in Premiere.

I think that Premiere 2017 does not understand "/C" parameter.

I tried to place extendscriptprqe.txt at C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2017 folder but it did not help.

Community Manager

Community Manager

Try changing PPro's preferences to open the most recent file, instead of showing the open project dialog. Your script should work.

Inspiring

It works if there are no running instances of Adobe Premiere, but if I open a project and then run this code

"C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2017\Adobe Premiere Pro.exe" /C es.process "alert('test');"

then Premiere shows Open Project dialog with content "This file path does not exist on disk at this location. /C es.process "alert('test');".

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Correct answer

Community Manager

You never, ever want multiple PPro instances running.

PPro supports multiple open projects; in what version are you testing?

runag19091910Author

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Hm, ok. Probably misunderstood something.

Thank you

Community Manager

Community Manager

No problem; let's figure it out! What version of PPro are you running? [Check the about box, not "CC 2017"...]

What's the entire workflow you'd like to support?