Event Listener on an Asset

Question

I am trying to have a start up script that gives an event listener to every asset in a library that will fire whenever an asset is placed on the page. However I'm not capturing any events that are being fired. Here is the code I am using in the start up script. I am using CS 5.5.

function assetEventHandler()

{

alert("Placed Asset.");

}

var myLibs = app.libraries;

var myLib = myLibs.item("testLibrary.indl");

var myAssets = myLib.assets;

for (var i=0;i<myAssets.length;i++)

{

var myAsset = myAssets;

myAsset.addEventListener("afterPlace",assetEventHandler);

}

Harbs. · Accepted Answer

So I have this code working just to make sure that my Event Listeners are now working:

#targetengine "MyEngine"

app.scriptPreferences.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevels.interactWithAll;

function doThis()

{

alert("here");

}

app.addEventListener("afterSelectionChanged",doThis);

After my selection changes I do indeed get an alert. SO,

I'm using http://jongware.mit.edu/idcs5/pc_Library.html as an API and after doing some research it seems that there are no eventTypes that are suitable at the Application and document level for what I am trying to do. And there are No event types listed for a Library or an Asset. Are you seeing something I'm not?

APLICATION:

AFTER_ACTIVATE	string	readonly	Dispatched after the Application becomes active. This event bubbles. This event is not cancelable. (default: afterActivate)
AFTER_CLOSE	string	readonly	Dispatched after a Document is closed. This event bubbles. This event is not cancelable. (default: afterClose)
AFTER_CONTEXT_CHANGED	string	readonly	Dispatched after the active context changes. This event bubbles. This event is not cancelable. (default: afterContextChanged)
AFTER_QUIT	string	readonly	Dispatched when the Application is quitting. Since the quit has been committed, it can not be canceled. This event bubbles. This event is not cancelable. (default: afterQuit)
AFTER_SELECTION_ATTRIBUTE_CHANGED	string	readonly	Dispatched after an attribute on the active selection changes. This event bubbles. This event is not cancelable. (default: afterSelectionAttributeChanged)
AFTER_SELECTION_CHANGED	string	readonly	Dispatched after the active selection changes. This event bubbles. This event is not cancelable. (default: afterSelectionChanged)
BEFORE_DEACTIVATE	string	readonly	Dispatched before the Application becomes inactive. This event bubbles. This event is not cancelable. (default: beforeDeactivate)
BEFORE_NEW	string	readonly	Dispatched before a Document is created. This event bubbles. This event is cancelable. (default: beforeNew)
BEFORE_OPEN	string	readonly	Dispatched before a Document is opened. This event bubbles. This event is cancelable. (default: beforeOpen)
BEFORE_QUIT

DOCUMENT:

Property	Type	Access	Description
AFTER_ACTIVATE	string	readonly	Dispatched after the Document becomes active. This event bubbles. This event is not cancelable. (default: afterActivate)
AFTER_EXPORT	string	readonly	Dispatched after a Document is exported. This event bubbles. This event is not cancelable. (default: afterExport)
AFTER_IMPORT	string	readonly	Dispatched after importing a file into a Document. This event bubbles. This event is not cancelable. (default: afterImport)
AFTER_LINKS_CHANGED	string	readonly	Dispatched after one or more links in the Document have been added, deleted, or modified. This event bubbles. This event is not cancelable. (default: afterLinksChanged)
AFTER_NEW	string	readonly	Dispatched after a Document is created. This event bubbles. This event is not cancelable. (default: afterNew)
AFTER_OPEN	string	readonly	Dispatched after a Document is opened. This event bubbles. This event is not cancelable. (default: afterOpen)
AFTER_PRINT	string	readonly	Dispatched after a Document is printed. This event bubbles. This event is not cancelable. (default: afterPrint)
AFTER_REVERT	string	readonly	Dispatched after a Document is reverted. This event bubbles. This event is not cancelable. (default: afterRevert)
AFTER_SAVE	string	readonly	Dispatched after a Document is saved. This event bubbles. This event is not cancelable. (default: afterSave)
AFTER_SAVE_AS	string	readonly	Dispatched after a Document is saved under a new name. This event bubbles. This event is not cancelable. (default: afterSaveAs)
AFTER_SAVE_A_COPY	string	readonly	Dispatched after a copy of a Document is saved. This event bubbles. This event is not cancelable. (default: afterSaveACopy)
BEFORE_CLOSE	string	readonly	Dispatched before a Document is closed. This event bubbles. This event is not cancelable. (default: beforeClose)
BEFORE_DEACTIVATE	string	readonly	Dispatched before the Document becomes inactive. This event bubbles. This event is not cancelable. (default: beforeDeactivate)
BEFORE_EXPORT	string	readonly	Dispatched before a Document is exported. This event bubbles. This event is cancelable. (default: beforeExport)
BEFORE_IMPORT	string	readonly	Dispatched before importing a file into a Document. This event bubbles. This event is cancelable. (default: beforeImport)
BEFORE_PRINT	string	readonly	Dispatched before a Document is printed. This event bubbles. This event is cancelable. (default: beforePrint)
BEFORE_REVERT	string	readonly	Dispatched before a Document is reverted. This event bubbles. This event is cancelable. (default: beforeRevert)
BEFORE_SAVE	string	readonly	Dispatched before a Document is saved. This event bubbles. This event is cancelable. (default: beforeSave)
BEFORE_SAVE_AS	string	readonly	Dispatched before a Document is saved under a new name. This event bubbles. This event is cancelable. (default: beforeSaveAs)
BEFORE_SAVE_A_COPY	string	readonly	Dispatched before a copy of a Document is saved. This event bubbles. This event is cancelable. (default: beforeSaveACopy)
FAILED_EXPORT	string	readonly	Dispatched after a Document export is canceled or fails. This event bubbles. This event is not cancelable. (default: failedExport)

There's an extension included in the CS SDK which gives great feedback on what events are triggered when -- and on which objects.

You can thank Bob Stucky (the author of the extension) for the suggestion to post it here.

Here's an installable version of the extension:

http://in-tools.com/downloads/asst/EventWatcher.zxp

And here's a couple of screenshots:

Harbs. · Answer

That will not work.You can only attach afterPlace on the document level or higher...Harbs

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