try/catch crash at least once, and requires debugger opened

[aescripter7]

Hi,

After-Effects has a problem with try {} catch() {} in scripts.

I will refer to "debugger" as "Extendscript Toolkit CC"

Given the following script:

try {
  throw new Error("test");
}
catch(e) {
  $.writeln("message: " + e.message);
}

If I open AE, then run the following script via command line `AfterFx.com -r myscript.jsx`, then the debugger opens, the line "throw new Error.." has a breakpoint and an error message with "uncaught exception".

If I close the debugger, and run again this script via the command line, it crash again and again.

If I don't close the debugger, and run again the script via the cli, it works and displays "message: test" !

If I run again this script via the debugger after AE startup, then it works directly.

Anyone has found out how to get rid of this behavior ? 

[Arie Stavchansky]

I'm not sure why you are receiving that behavior, but Adobe has deprecated ExtendScript Toolkit in favor of their new debugger plugin for Microsoft Code.  Have you tried with that debugger?

[aescripter7]

I will try later after uninstalling ESTK, I fear the fact of not being able to debug CEP extensions (extenscript part) & Panels.

[Mathias Moehl]

Not sure  about VS Code, but ExtendScript Toolkit has a menu entry

"Debug->Do not break on guarded exceptions"

Does it help to activate this?

[aescripter7]

Thanks, but it is already enabled by default.