How to call the JSX code within ShellScript?

[ad_ind38716857]

Hi All,

I have a code for PDF export. I wanted to call this code/file within shellscript.

#targetengine "session"
exportPDF();

function exportPDF() {
    var fileid = Date.now();
    var targetFile = new File(Folder.temp.absoluteURI + "/" + fileid);
    //preset
    var PDFpreset = getPDFPreset();
    var docs = app.documents[0];
    docs.exportFile(ExportFormat.pdfType, targetFile, false, PDFpreset);
}

function getPDFPreset() {
    var myPrefs = myPrefs = app.pdfExportPresets.add();
    myPrefs.name = "expPDF";
    return myPrefs;
}

Could anyone help me on this request.

Thanks. 

[ad_ind38716857]

Note: I want to execute the JSX code within shell script for both Mac and Windows OS.

[Mike Bro]

Hello @anna duraim38716857,

This works on Mac OS, you will just need to change the file path and name of the .jsx file.

osascript -e 'tell application id "com.adobe.indesign" to do script (posix file "/Users/User-Name/Desktop/Your-Script.jsx") language javascript'

For Windows see the post below.

https://community.adobe.com/t5/after-effects-discussions/run-jsx-file-from-command-line-windows/td-p...

Regards,

Mike

[ad_ind38716857]

Thank you Mike. Is that mandatory to use the applescript code for mac?

[Mike Bro]

Hello @ad_ind38716857,

Re: This works on Mac OS, you will just need to change the file path and name of the .jsx file.

osascript -e 'tell application id "com.adobe.indesign" to do script (posix file "/Users/User-Name/Desktop/Your-Script.jsx") language javascript'

You don't run the above code as an Applescript, copy and paste into the Terminal app to execute.

osascript is a command to run the script from the shell.

Regards,

Mike

[Test Screen Name]

Sadly though, this does use AppleScript to run the JavaScript. This means it's subject to Apple's byzantine security preferences. (I wouldn't mind them, except that I find they keep turning off when I'm in the middle of a live session).

[Sunil Yadav]

As far as windows is concerned, you can do like this with VBscript :

Set myInDesign = CreateObject("InDesignServer.Application")
Set myInDesign = GetObject("configuration_12345")
myJavaScript =  "app.doScript(File('C:/Users/sunil/Desktop/test.jsx'));"
myInDesign.DoScript myJavaScript, 1246973031

I am not good with appleScript, so can not say much about that.

Note  : "configuartion_12345" here "12345" is port number of session created for InDesign Server.

Best

Sunil

[ad_ind38716857]

Thank you Sunil for your reply. But I want to call the JSX script file with in the Shell script. Is that possible?

[Sunil Yadav]

See VB script,

I have executed JSX script from VBscript targeting a session of InDesign Server,

Same way you also might do it using Shell Script.

Sunil

[ad_ind38716857]

Hi Sunil,

Sorry for the late reply. Honestly, I don't know how to use it from shell script. Do you have any idea on that?

Thanks.

[Sunil Yadav]

When we sit on discussion definetly we will find some solution fro sure.