Call ExtendScript Script from FDK Client

[frameexpert]

Forgive me if this has been answered before, but can a FrameMaker ExtendScript script be called from a FrameMaker API client? Is it possible to pass parameters to a script this way? Thanks in advance.

[Russ Ward]

Hi Rick,

You used to know how to do this with FrameScript... I figure it is about the same thing with the FDK using F_ApiCallClient()?

https://community.adobe.com/t5/framemaker/how-can-i-run-extendscript-in-framescript/td-p/10494772?pa...

There were more extensive discussions about this on the old yahoo dev group, including the question about passing parameters. I think the short answer was no, you can't pass parameters. Your client would have to write some file with whatever data, then the script reads it. If I remember.

Russ

[frameexpert]

Hey what do you know? I guess I answered my own question. Thank you for the pointer.

[Plutto313]

Hi Rick,

I am trying to call ExtandScript from FrameMaker API client. Based on thread information I tried to implement with following command

F_ApiCallClient("ScriptingSupport", "<path_to_sript>");
But it seems not to be working. Do you know if there is something I am doing wrong?

Thanks.

[Plutto313]

Hi again,

I found that this command is working. 

The reason of my fail was that I was forgetting to register .dll file in maker.ini, that is why could not see the result.

Thank you for information.