Bridgetalk - multiple versions of Bridge installed

[greenrookie]

Hi wizards,

If I have multiple versions of Bridge installed (2024, 2025), it always try to open the newest version to run.

Is there a way to target a specific version?

Thanks in advance

[Erik Bloodaxe]

"it always try to open the newest version to run"

Please would you clarify what you mean by "it"?

[greenrookie]

Hi, the 'it' is a an applescript droplet (clickable app). Here's the code I'm running thanks (within an Applescript, so quotation marks are escaped). I have Bridge 2024 open, but I click the droplet, it will try to open Bridge 2025 (which is installed but not running). If I have 2025 version running, it will work fine. Thanks.

#target photoshop;
var DD = decodeURI(GetFilesFromBridge().join('\\n')); //decode Hexadecimal characters
var XX = decodeURI(DD); //decode Hexadecimal characters??
var YY = XX.replace(/(\\/)/g,\"\"); //remove foward slash at beginning of filename
//alert (YY);
function GetFilesFromBridge() {
function script(){
var fL = app.document.selections;
var tF=[];
for(var a in fL){
if(fL[a].type =='file'){
tF.push(new File(decodeURI(fL[a].spec.name)));
}
}
return tF.toSource();
}
var fileList;
var bt = new BridgeTalk();
bt.target = \"bridge\";
bt.body = \"var ftn = \" + script.toSource() + \"; ftn();\";
bt.onResult = function( inBT ) { fileList = eval( inBT.body ); }
bt.onError = function( inBT ) { fileList = new Array(); }
bt.send(8);
bt.pump();
if ( undefined == fileList ) fileList = new Array();
return fileList;
};

[Erik Bloodaxe]

I'm afraid that Applescript is outside of my knowledge base. I hope that someone else can assist you.

[ExUSA]

That's not AppleScript, that's JavaScript. You can try changing the bridge variable to point to the specific application bundle you want to use.

[Stephen Marsh]

@ExUSA 

From what @greenrookie has written, the ExtendScript/JavaScript code is being called from AppleScript, such as:

tell application "Adobe Photoshop 2024"
	set js to "alert( \"Hellow World!\" );"
	do javascript js
end tell

Where the JS double-quotes within the AS double-quotes need to be escaped.

[ExUSA]

Yes a JavaScript can be called from AppleScript.

[Stephen Marsh · Accepted solution]

I believe that you can target a specific app version with code similar to:

bt.target = "bridge-12"; // version 2022

Where you will need to escape the quotes if using AppleScript.

[greenrookie]

Great, this works. Thanks Stephen.

[Stephen Marsh]

Great, this works. Thanks Stephen.

By greenrookie

You're welcome!