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August 7, 2020
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Could you please anyone share the codes for pass the arguments from applescript to external javascript

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Correct answer Charu Rajput

Hi raghav, Try follwing sample

Apple script

set jsFilePath to "~/Desktop/sample1.jsx"
set customArguments to "Hello"
set _name to "Test User"
with timeout of 620 seconds
	tell application "Adobe Illustrator"
		activate
		
		do javascript file jsFilePath with arguments {customArguments, _name}
		
	end tell
end timeout

Javascript

try {
	app.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevel.DONTDISPLAYALERTS;
	if (arguments.length > 0) {
		main(arguments);
	} else {
		alert("No arguments were found.");
	}
} catch (e) {
	alert("Manual Run");
	main();
}

function main(args) {
    if (typeof (args) != "undefined") {
        var message = args[0] + " "  + args[1];
        alert(message + " in Illustrator");
    }
}

The above code will launch Illustrator and display arguments on alert. This code is only to show interaction. To run this just run the applescript code, it will automatically open Illustrator if not open already.

Charu Rajput

Correct answer

Community Expert

Hi raghav, Try follwing sample

Apple script

set jsFilePath to "~/Desktop/sample1.jsx"
set customArguments to "Hello"
set _name to "Test User"
with timeout of 620 seconds
	tell application "Adobe Illustrator"
		activate
		
		do javascript file jsFilePath with arguments {customArguments, _name}
		
	end tell
end timeout

Javascript

try {
	app.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevel.DONTDISPLAYALERTS;
	if (arguments.length > 0) {
		main(arguments);
	} else {
		alert("No arguments were found.");
	}
} catch (e) {
	alert("Manual Run");
	main();
}

function main(args) {
    if (typeof (args) != "undefined") {
        var message = args[0] + " "  + args[1];
        alert(message + " in Illustrator");
    }
}

The above code will launch Illustrator and display arguments on alert. This code is only to show interaction. To run this just run the applescript code, it will automatically open Illustrator if not open already.

Best regards

R

Ragav@july2020Author

Known Participant

Hi Charu,

This code below is part of my script to pass the argument but it wont execute. Sorry The script is too big to explain here. The concept is same need pass the argument to javascript for multiple files and multiple folder files to execute.

JS path

set theDocPath to path to documents folder as Unicode text

set mainaiFiles to {}

tell application "System Events"

set theUser to name of current user

end tell

set theFilesScript to theDocPath & "Adobe Scripts:scriptResources_for_illustrator_Packaging:main_library.jsx"

Argument passing Code

repeat with i from 1 to count of masterFilesSelected

repeat 1 times --fakeloop

set theDoc to item i of masterFilesSelected

set argumentCondition2 to "CollectPaths"

set thePath to do javascript file theFilesScript with arguments {argumentCondition2, theDoc}

--Check for RGB Elements, RGB Images, Opacity, Multiply

set proceed to do javascript file alias theValidationScript

if proceed is not equal to true then

display dialog "Operation Cancelled..." buttons {"OK"} default button 1

set end of cancelledFiles to theDoc

exit repeat

end if

set theFilePath to POSIX path of thePath as string

R

Ragav@july2020Author

Known Participant

Is threre anything wrong in the below declaration:

set thePath to do javascript file theFilesScript with arguments {argumentCondition2, theDoc}

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