ExtendScript doesn't launch in FM 17.0.3.546

[TCBill]

Hello,

I'm trying to get my toes wet with scripting , so please pardon my ignorance. I found a boffo script called Unformat Clipboard that I'd like to try out. When I go File>Script>New Script, I'm expecting a script editor of some sort to come up so that I can paste the script text in. Instead, nothing happens.

What am I missing here?

Thanks,

Bill

[frameexpert]

FrameMaker no longer ships with the ExtendScript Toolkit. You can try to find it on adobe.com; there is a link somewhere on the forums. Or you can use another text editor. I personally use UltraEdit, but you could use Notepad++ or Visual Studio Code.

[TCBill]

It surely would be nice if Adobe stopped saying that the ExtendScript Toolkit is shipped with FrameMaker. I could have saved a lot of time scratching my watch and winding my butt had I known this.

[Fightergator]

If you have a copy of FM 15 on your computer, you should be able to find the ExtendScript Toolkit folder.  I made the switch to Visual Studio Code, which works OK.  Setup isn't straight forward, but I found a couple posts on this forum that helped me.  After using VSC a bit, I started missing the simplicity of the ESTK, so dug it up from my old FM 15 folder and gave it a try.  Works great with FM 16 and FM 17.0.3.546, which I'm also running. 

[frameexpert]

My complaint with ExtendScript Toolkit is that it seems to hang after I click the run button and it executes its code. I create my code in UltraEdit, save it, and add the script to the Script Library panel. Then I switch back and forth: edit and save the script, switch to FrameMaker and click the Run button, repeat, etc.

[TCBill]

Thank you for the tip. I'm new at this company and my brand-new computer doesn't have an older version of FM. I'll scrounge around in the forums for a link to it; failing that, I'll just use a text editor. 

Incidentally, what's special about ExtendScript Toolkit that would make effort spent finding it worthwhile?