[AS] doScript with arguments

[Guest]

Hi,

I'm trying to execute a js script through applescript but can't get the syntax right.

I'd like to parse var myFolder to do script. Any hints?

Thanks

// execute js file
set myFile to choose file with prompt "Choose a script"
set myFolder to choose folder with prompt "Choose a folder"
display dialog "myFolder is " & myFolder
tell application "Finder"
     set myFileExt to name extension of myFile
end tell
tell application "InDesignServer"
     if myFileExt is "jsx" then
                --call this method with argument myFolder?
          do script myFile language javascript
     else
               --call this method with argument myFolder?          
               do script myFile language applescript language
     end if
end tell

// js
// print arguments
i = 0;
while (i < withArguments.length) {
     app.consoleout(withArguments);
     i++;
}

[Shonkyin-CF145T]

Here below is example for doscript with arguments. Hope it will help you.

--DoScriptReturnValues.applescript

--An InDesign CS4 AppleScript

--

--Shows how to get values back from a script run using

--the do script command.

main()

on main()

     mySetup()

     mySnippet()

     myTeardown()

end main

on mySetup()

end mySetup

on mySnippet()

     tell application "Adobe InDesign CS4"

          --<fragment>

          set nameA to "ScriptArgumentA"

          set nameB to "ScriptArgumentB"

          set nAc to nameA & ": "

          set nBc to nameB & ": "

          --Create a string to be run as an AppleScript.

          set p1 to "tell application \"Adobe InDesign CS4\"" & return

          set p2 to "tell script args" & return

          set p3 to "set value name \"ScriptArgumentA\" value "

          set p4 to "\"This is the first AppleScript script argument value.\""

          set p5 to "set value name \"ScriptArgumentB\" value "

          set p6 to "\"This is the second AppleScript script argument value.\""

          set p7 to "end tell" & return

          set p8 to "end tell"

          set myAppleScript to p1 & p2 & p3 & p4 & return & p5 & p6 & return & p7 & p8

          --Run the AppleScript string.

          do script myAppleScript language applescript language

          --Retrieve the script argument values set by the script.

          tell script args

               set myScriptArgumentA to get value name nameA

               set myScriptArgumentB to get value name nameB

          end tell

          --Display the script argument values in a dialog box.

          display dialog nAc & myScriptArgumentA & return & nBc & myScriptArgumentB

          --Create a string to be run as a JavaScript.

          set p1 to "app.scriptArgs.setValue(\"ScriptArgumentA\", "

          set p2 to "\"This is the first JavaScript script argument value.\");" & return

          set p3 to "app.scriptArgs.setValue(\"ScriptArgumentB\", "

          set p4 to "\"This is the second JavaScript script argument value.\");" & return

          set myJavaScript to p1 & p2 & p3 & p4

          --Run the JavaScript string.

          do script myJavaScript language javascript

          --Retrieve the script argument values set by the script.

          tell script args

               set myScriptArgumentA to get value name nameA

               set myScriptArgumentB to get value name nameB

          end tell

          --Display the script argument values in a dialog box.

          display dialog nAc & myScriptArgumentA & return & nBc & myScriptArgumentB

          --</fragment>

     end tell

end mySnippet

on myTeardown()

end myTeardown

Shonky

[Guest]

Was this taken from the InDesign sample scripts? In that case I'm sorry for the ignorance

Will give it another go - thanks!

Rasmus

[Guest]

Hi again,

This works:

tell application "Adobe InDesign CS4"
     set line1 to "var s = \"some string\";" & return
     set line2 to "alert(s);"
set myJavaScript to line1 & line2
do script myJavaScript language javascript

But this doesn't:

tell application "Adobe InDesign CS4"
     set line1 to "scriptArgs.setValue(\"arg1\",\"myValue\");" & return
     set line2 to "var value = scriptArgs.getValue(\"arg1\");" & return
     set line3 to "alert(value);"
set myJavaScript to line1 & line2 & line3
do script myJavaScript language javascript

A little help?

Thanks,

Rasmus

[Shonkyin-CF145T]

Try below one

tell application "Adobe InDesign CS4"
     set line1 to "app.scriptArgs.setValue(\"arg1\",\"myValue\");" & return
     set line2 to "var value = app.scriptArgs.getValue(\"arg1\");" & return
     set line3 to "alert(value);"
set myJavaScript to line1 & line2 & line3
do script myJavaScript language javascript

end tell

Shonky

[Guest]

That did it - thanks

[Harbs.]

Shonky,

When you post other people's scripts, please write a note that you are doing such.

Thanks,

Harbs

[Shonkyin-CF145T]

I'll do this Harbs.

Thanks,

Shonky