Check if Web Access library is loaded.

[bagonterman]

I am trying to connect and write to a web app. I am wondering how to check if I loaded this correctly. I am using osx.

[Muppet Mark]

What are you actually trying to check…? That the external library loaded OK or that the mac is infact connected to the web…? I suppose you could put the loading inside a try/catch… You could perform a get or put to test it… Or you could use the app.system(); method and test connection status…

#target bridge
loadExternalObject();
function loadExternalObject() {
     if ( !ExternalObject.webaccesslib ) {
          try {
               ExternalObject.webaccesslib = new ExternalObject( 'lib:webaccesslib' );
               return true;
               } catch(e) { return false; };
     };
};

[bagonterman]

I am getting a result of undefined when I run this in sdk. I am just wondering if I have this lib.

[bagonterman]

Should I be able to find an actual file called webaccesslib.bundle. Because I can not find it anywhere. So if I don't have it how do I get it?

[Muppet Mark]

This may help… I thought lib:blahblah was a short cut to the system library but it turns out its not…

#target bridge
ExternalObject.log = true; // Write to console searches
alert( decodeURI( ExternalObject.search( 'lib:webaccesslib' ) ) ); // This should be the path if found…?
ExternalObject.log = false; // Turn it off

[Guest]

This may help.

// Load the webaccess library

    if( webaccesslib == undefined )

    {

        if( Folder.fs == "Windows" ) {

            var pathToLib = Folder.startup.fsName + "/webaccesslib.dll";

        } else {

            var pathToLib = Folder.startup.fsName + "/webaccesslib.bundle";

            // verify that the path is valid

        }

        var libfile = new File( pathToLib );

        var webaccesslib = new ExternalObject("lib:" + pathToLib );

    }

    $.writeln("Loaded webaccess library...");

[bagonterman]

I used that and it says

var webaccesslib = new ExternalObject("lib:" + pathToLib );

does not exist.

i don't think i have this file. Any idea where i might be able to download it?

[bagonterman]

/Applications/Utilities/Adobe Utilities-CS5.localized/ExtendScript Toolkit CS5/ExtendScript Toolkit.app/Contents/MacOS/webaccesslib.bundle this is where it takes me. But there is no webaccesslib.bundle there.

[Paul Riggott]

Run this code to open the folder where the file should exist....

#target bridge
Folder.appPackage.execute();

[bagonterman]

What do I do if i do not have this file?

[Paul Riggott]

It means you have a bad install, there could be other errrors as well. The fix would be uninstall Photoshop and re-install.

[Muppet Mark]

If you is on the mac then look inside the App Package… I can see it in mine…

[Muppet Mark]

Paul… if hes using a mac I don't think that will work the app is a package bundle…

[Paul Riggott]

Ah, strange things those burgers Mark, I'm used to a computer

[Muppet Mark]

Paul on a PC is an app a regular folder…?

[Paul Riggott]

No an app doesn't exists, it's just another name for a program.

Folder.appPackage.execute(); will open the folder where Bridge is installed.


[bagonterman]

OK found it thanks. /Applications/Adobe Bridge CS5/Adobe Bridge CS5.app/Contents/MacOS/webaccesslib.bundle

[bagonterman]

If I target Bridge and use the above path it loads the library correctly. Thank you for all of your help. The link to the webaccesslib.bundle is very unclear in adobe's documentation.

[Silly-V]

Curses! It doesn't work in Bridge 2017!

[PECourtejoie]

Bumping this thread to see if someone has an idea about Silly-V's remark?

[SuperMerlin]

Yes its a bug in 2017, you get IO error when trying to access the dll. (windows)

[PECourtejoie]

Ok, did you report the bug on feddback.photoshop.com, or from another way?

[SuperMerlin]

No I haven't reported it, but I think I saw it on https://feedback.photoshop.com/photoshop_family as well.

[Silly-V]

I was contacted by people on the Bridge team who said this is fixed in next version and is now available on the Bridge Pre-release edition. So help is on the way!

This was a fairly ambiguous message, so I'm just going to paste his email here to bolster our victorious sentiment:

I am Deepak Gupta, from Adobe Bridge team. This is regarding Adobe Bridge forum issue https://forums.adobe.com/thread/2238049

Bridge team has been working on to bring in new features and fixing issues for future releases of Bridge.

We have recently fixed the webaccess lib related issues and Bridge builds will be available on Adobe pre-release program in couple of days. Would you like to join the Adobe Bridge pre-release program and try out the new builds with fixes and other new features?

[Deepak_Gupta1]

Hi All,

We have released a new version of Adobe Bridge (CC 2018) on 18 Oct 2017. The new version build number is 8.0.0.262. This version is available to install via Adobe Creative Cloud application.

This Bridge update contains the fix for WebAccessLib issue, and other new features.

You may need to update the Creative Cloud application and restart your computer to see the updated installer.

Thanks,

Deepak Gupta