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Unable to execute script at line 0. After Effects error: Can not run a script while a modal dialog is waiting for response

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July 16, 2017
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I'm getting this error when loading some, but not all projects. This error is only incurred when clicking on the AE project file from within Windows Explorer. When the project is opened from within After Effects the projects open without error. Why? Needing a computer engineering degree appears to be a prerequisite for working with the Adobe apps.

Scripting

takashi vfx

Inspiring

I just updated my system to Sequoia 15.7.1 and start getting this error message. every time i start a new project/create new comp/create solid this error pops up. if i click "ok" and close the error window, i won't see this error for doing the same thing (new comp/new solid). once i quit the project and start a new project, the error will pops back up. I tried open with safe mode, moved sript folder to other location temporary, disable plugins, still do the same thing. if anyone have solution, please let me know.

here is partial Log files:

Ticks = 20404 <61135> <ALOG> <5> Scripting EvalScriptViaNativeES script:[app.version]...
Ticks = 20405 <61135> <ALOG> <5> Scripting EvalScriptViaNativeES Done, Success:[25.5x4]...
Ticks = 20484 <61135> <ALOG> <5> AEGPDriver AEGPDp_CleanupHook Finished cleanup.
Ticks = 20616 <61914> <ALOG> <5> COR CORp_RegisterPSLThread initialized PSL
Ticks = 20616 <61135> <ALOG> <5> EGG IEggApp Finished GP cleanup.
Ticks = 20616 <61135> <ALOG> <5> EGG IEggApp Begin - Preset scan.
Ticks = 20616 <61135> <ALOG> <5> EGG CFX Start Loading Presets
Ticks = 20891 <61135> <Plug_Scan> <1> Total: 0.27105, PiPL: 0
Ticks = 20891 <61135> <ALOG> <5> EGG CFX Done Loading Presets
Ticks = 20891 <61135> <ALOG> <5> EGG IEggApp End - Preset scan.
Ticks = 20892 <61135> <ALOG> <5> EGG IEggApp PreAllocate.
Ticks = 20897 <61135> <ALOG> <5> BEE Command Do New Project
Ticks = 20897 <61135> <ALOG> <5> BEE New Project Creating root folder
Ticks = 20897 <61776> <ALOG> <5> BEE New Project Creating root folder
Ticks = 20899 <61135> <ALOG> <5> EGG IEggApp SetupFilterMenu.
Ticks = 20901 <61135> <ALOG> <5> EGG IEggApp Begin - PresetEffects.xml.
Ticks = 20908 <61135> <ALOG> <5> EGG IEggApp End - PresetEffects.xml.
Ticks = 20970 <61135> <ALOG> <5> EGG IEggApp Begin - CreateWindows.
Ticks = 20986 <61135> <ae.blitpipe> <2> HardwareBlitpipe Engaged
Ticks = 20989 <61135> <ae.blitpipe> <2> HardwareBlitpipe Engaged
Ticks = 20991 <61135> <ae.blitpipe> <2> HardwareBlitpipe Engaged
Ticks = 21070 <61592> <dvanet::HTTP> <4> Mismatched HTTP response, requestID: "7c856393-ed63-4a51-aad2-a0b99bf76868", expected: "dvanet-7c856393-ed63-4a51-aad2-a0b99bf76868-faccb90b-77be-4510-8ca2-7e48aa6459a8-9", received: "dvanet-d9a30071-1dbc-4726-b261-bbe5d81abcc4-a90a4db6-2afc-4aa4-a9af-5f9268e4f344-9", corrected: "dvanet-d9a30071-1dbc-4726-b261-bbe5d81abcc4-a90a4db6-2afc-4aa4-a9af-5f9268e4f344-9"
Ticks = 21071 <61592> <EACL.CloudProjectsLogin> <5> Finished sending new access token to LocalHub, result: 0, requestID: "dvanet-cabf50ec-995f-4b15-bf15-e8a691c61384-faccb90b-77be-4510-8ca2-7e48aa6459a8-4", duration: 0.578, httpStatusCode: 200, httpLibCode: 0, payload: "[{\"authorized\":true,\"connected\":true,\"forbidden\":{\"error_code\":\"\",\"message\":\"\"},\"lastAuthorizationStatusCode\":200,\"serverURL\":\"https://cc-api-teamprojects.adobe.io:443\",\"serverVersion\":\"2016.102.0.1315\"}]"
Ticks = 21075 <61135> <ALOG> <5> EGG IEggApp End - CreateWindows.
Ticks = 21101 <61135> <Scripting> <5> Executing startup/shutdown script at: /Applications/Adobe After Effects 2025/Scripts/Startup/1_startup.jsx
Ticks = 21101 <61135> <ALOG> <5> Scripting EvalScriptViaNativeES fsName:[/Applications/Adobe%20After%20Effects%202025/Scripts/Startup/1_startup.jsx]
Ticks = 21104 <61135> <ALOG> <5> Scripting EvalScriptViaNativeES Done, Success:[undefined]...
Ticks = 21104 <61135> <Scripting> <5> Executing startup/shutdown script at: /Applications/Adobe After Effects 2025/Scripts/Startup/About the Startup folder.txt
Ticks = 21104 <61135> <Scripting> <5> Executing startup/shutdown script at: /Applications/Adobe After Effects 2025/Scripts/Startup/commandLineRenderer.jsx
Ticks = 21105 <61135> <ALOG> <5> Scripting EvalScriptViaNativeES fsName:[/Applications/Adobe%20After%20Effects%202025/Scripts/Startup/commandLineRenderer.jsx]
Ticks = 21117 <61135> <ALOG> <5> Scripting EvalScriptViaNativeES Done, Success:[undefined]...
Ticks = 21257 <61135> <ALOG> <5> EGG IEggApp Done.
Ticks = 21269 <61135> <ALOG> <5> U U_EvaluateMemoryInUseAdjustment resident=1293697024, virtual=427024220160, delta=-425730523136
Ticks = 21269 <61135> <ALOG> <5> U U_SetMemoryInUseAdjustment setting adjustment from 0 to -425730523136
Ticks = 21303 <61135> <ALOG> <5> DynamicLinkPlugin Plugin::UpdateMenuHook windowtype=2
Ticks = 21303 <61135> <ALOG> <5> DynamicLinkPlugin Plugin::UpdateMenuHook NO GetActiveItem, enableCommand=0
Ticks = 21570 <61135> <FontServer> <5> 3 Changed ctSync_msec:219 ctSeed:1 dicts:1949 total_msec:228
Ticks = 21583 <61135> <ALOG> <5> AudioRendererImpl Init starting up...
Ticks = 21583 <61135> <ALOG> <5> VideoRendererImpl Init starting up...
Ticks = 21583 <61135> <ALOG> <5> DynamicLinkPlugin UpdateProjectList supresscounter=0
Ticks = 21943 <61135> <ALOG> <5> EGG ParseClipboard Begin - ParseClipboard.
Ticks = 21945 <61135> <ALOG> <5> BEE Command Set Scrap
Ticks = 21945 <61776> <ALOG> <5> BEE Command Set Scrap
Ticks = 21945 <61135> <ALOG> <5> BEE Command Set Scrap
Ticks = 21945 <61135> <ALOG> <5> EGG ParseClipboard End - ParseClipboard.
Ticks = 21945 <61776> <ALOG> <5> BEE Command Set Scrap
Ticks = 27716 <61135> <ALOG> <5> DynamicLinkPlugin Plugin::UpdateMenuHook windowtype=2
Ticks = 27716 <61135> <ALOG> <5> DynamicLinkPlugin Plugin::UpdateMenuHook NO GetActiveItem, enableCommand=0
Ticks = 31943 <61135> <ALOG> <5> DynamicLinkPlugin Plugin::UpdateMenuHook windowtype=2
Ticks = 31943 <61135> <ALOG> <5> DynamicLinkPlugin Plugin::UpdateMenuHook NO GetActiveItem, enableCommand=0
Ticks = 31944 <61135> <ALOG> <5> EGG Command NewComp
Ticks = 32988 <61135> <ALOG> <5> EGG ParseClipboard Begin - ParseClipboard.
Ticks = 32989 <61135> <ALOG> <5> EGG ParseClipboard End - ParseClipboard.
Ticks = 32989 <61135> <ALOG> <5> EGG ParseClipboard Begin - ParseClipboard.
Ticks = 32990 <61135> <ALOG> <5> EGG ParseClipboard End - ParseClipboard.
Ticks = 33005 <61135> <ALOG> <5> DynamicLinkPlugin Plugin::UpdateMenuHook windowtype=2
Ticks = 33005 <61135> <ALOG> <5> DynamicLinkPlugin Plugin::UpdateMenuHook NO GetActiveItem, enableCommand=0
Ticks = 33010 <61135> <ALOG> <5> BEE Command Do New Comp
Ticks = 33013 <61776> <ALOG> <5> BEE Command Do New Comp

OSX Sequoia 15.7.1

Apple M2 Ultra

After Effects 25.5.0

thanks,

t

takashi vfx

Inspiring

just installed older version of v25 (v25.4, v25.3) it still gets error. opened v24.6.8 also gets same error. v23.6.9 didn't get the error. I opened my older projects and create a new comp and add new solid that didn't trigger the error.

also just found out the error message only triggers when i use the shortcut "command +y" i tried create solid from script, using menu/Layer/New/solid, or right click on comp window and select New/solid, they didn't trigger error pop up message.

The bug is specifically tied to the keyboard shortcut handler in AE 24+ (including 25.5).

The shortcut is internally triggering the modal dialog in a slightly different context, which conflicts with AE’s scripting/UI event loop in new projects.

The UI path (menu/right-click) bypasses that conflict, which is why it works normally there.

hope adobe developers can look into it.

thanks,

t

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ieditunfortunately

New Participant

my after effects has been fine for almost 2 months and suddenly this happened. now it's happened 3 times trying to exit adobe. it would spam me with it no matter how many times I click "Ok"

vivi

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Flawless_workmanship5C06

New Participant

same here

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ieditunfortunately

New Participant

literally what the hell causes this

vivi

jackthegiantkiller

Inspiring

This is yet another neverending workflow stopper for folks who use ScriptUI panels. Not sure what sparks it, but for some reason (usually once a day) my ScriptUI panels just stop functioning until I close the actual script panel window, open it again, get this stupid freaking message, hit OK, reopen the panel and it works again. Or sometimes quicker, I restart the app. Either way it kills workflow and is highly annoying. Oh and its been going on for years and I'm on a maxed out M1 Macbook Pro 16 inch, but then again it doesn't matter what machine I'm using!

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Johnny5C22

New Participant

Old thread but I found a super quick fix to this - works every time in AE 22 - The problem only happens when I'm booting AE by opening existing project. If I boot up AE with a blank project FIRST - then open my project - no script error!

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Srdjan2703989167ry

New Participant

*Workaround, not a fix. But still cool.

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Robot Unicorn

New Participant

Answered! I deleted all of my temp files and opened up AE again and the issue was fixed.

Press the Windows Button + R to open the "Run" dialog box.
Enter this text: %temp%
Click "OK." This will open your temp folder.
Press Ctrl + A to select all.
Press "Delete" on your keyboard and click "Yes" to confirm.
All temporary files will now be deleted.

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chepi5E82

New Participant

haha nice joke

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db777

Known Participant

I had this issue come up today. The culprit seemed to Motion Factory after I had Digital Juice running for the first time. I suspect the two dialogue boxes were fighting each other. I uninstalled Motion Factory and things seem to work fine. I'll consider re-installing when I have time to mess around with it.

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Joe Rodgers

Known Participant

I also noticed this started happening when I installed Motion Factory. I used the extension mgr they have to delete it but it continues to happen.

hizbullahh9575266

New Participant

delete all recently installed Scripts from here:

C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects CC 2015\Support Files\Scripts

and from here:

C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects CC 2015\Support Files\Scripts\ScriptUI Panels

and from here:

:\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Aescripts

and after that the problem will be solved

annap90227144

Inspiring

Like sorry but this answer is a joke, right?

How the hell is it a solution to tell me hey delete all the scripts and...sure, then you will have no problem at all but hack in such case you will have no scripts to use - you will lose them all forever, da fug is this?!

Ah, DISLIKE button needed here to down-vote such retarded answers, really!

pks86808602

New Participant

i delete my temp files and it works again.

morteza_bamdad

New Participant

I faced the same issue recently ...

It means that you installed a script which runs when you open After Effects .in some cases when you install after effects at run time one or more dialog boxes appear . The image is what I faced whenever open After Effects.