ExtendScript app.open() reports "Error: Expected a reference to an existing File/Folder" on macOS

Report · Jan 31, 2022

I am continually twarted by the latest CEP changes in Photoshop.

Today I found that when I call ExtendScript's app.open() method in Photoshop v23.x, it throws an exception with the message: "Error: Expected a reference to an existing File/Folder".

The file in question does, in fact, exist. Furthermore, I find that this exception is thrown for any file I attempt to open using ExtendScript, regardless of the directory in which it resides. And yes, I tried files on my desktop and in the Download folders as well.

The same code works as expected on Windows. This fact leads me to believe that perhaps macOS Monterey sandbox rules are coming into play here, but I am attempting to access the very files that my extension placed on the disk in the first place. For that reason, I expected sandbox rules to permit reading them back.

Report · Jan 31, 2022

Following up on this issue, I have run the following experiments regarding performing an ExtendScript app.open() from CEP.

Configuration / Results:

1. macOS 12.2 / Apple Silicon / Photoshop v22.5.5 running under Rosetta 2 – app.open() FAILS as reported above.

2. macOS 10.14.6 / Intel / Photoshop v22.5.5 – app.open() WORKS as expected.

3. Windows 10 / Intel / Photoshop v22.5.5 – app.open() WORKS as expected.

From what I am seeing, the problem must be Photoshop's interaction with either macOS 12.2 (Monterey), Rosetta 2 on Apple Silicon, or all of them combined.

If CEP were supported directly on Apple Silicon, we could rule out Rosetta 2, but unfortunately, that is not currently an option.

Report · Feb 03, 2022

Some more experimentation shows that ExtendScript's $.evalFile() call also fails with the same error. This implies that ExtendScript is unable to access files on the local disk even though CEP's Node.js "fs" module can do so.

Report · Feb 14, 2022

Is this all machines in category (1) 12.2 + M1 + Rosetta, or a few or only one? What happens when you try to write and then read a text file to the Desktop? And if only one machine then what does this look like?

Report · Feb 15, 2022

I've gone even one better. In desperation to find a word-around, weeks ago I even gave Photoshop Full Disk Access as shown:

Report · Feb 15, 2022

For clarity, I wanted to explicitly state that even giving Photoshop full disk access did not resolve the issue at hand - the "Expected a reference to an existing File/Folder" persists.

Report · Feb 15, 2022

Well that should solve disk access problems. Is this one, a few, or all machines? The write and read test ascii only text file works? Can you send me Photoshop System Information?

Report · Feb 15, 2022

Is this one, a few, or all machines?

This was not a problem with macOS 12.0 - macOS 12.1 in combination with Photoshop v22.5.x. The problem was first identified with macOS 12.2 / Photoshop v23.x, however, it is also now present with macOS 12.2 / Photoshop v22.5.3 - v22.5.5.

Earlier macOS versions work (macOS 10.14 and macOS 10.15 specifically - macOS 11 was not tested).

The write and read test ascii only text file works?

The problem is easily reproducible by attempting to use ExtendScript to open (read) any file – whether that is a PSD file on my drive or even when attempting to load an additional JSX ExtendScript file via the "$.evalFile()" call.

When using the "fs" module via CEP's Node.js integration, I can read/write to files just fine.

Can you send me Photoshop System Information?

See the version information above in this and my other posts.

Report · Feb 15, 2022

Help > System Info

Report · Feb 15, 2022

Ah - thanks for pointing out Help->System Info.

Here a copy of that info:

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UseGraphicsProcessorChecked: 1
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CmdN: 1.10.5
CDP: 1.132.0
Projects: 1.1.3 Loaded at: 87 ms - launch time impact: 0 ms ccx-timeline (Prepared) 2.6.41.0 - from the file "Required Folder" CCX Commenting UXP Webview (Loaded) 21.4.2.0 - from the file "Required Folder" Loaded at: 4177 ms - launch time impact: 0 ms CCX Sharesheet UXP (Prepared) 20.7.3.0 - from the file "Required Folder" CC Libraries Panel (Prepared) 3.18.149.0 - from the file "/Library/Application Support/Adobe/CEP/extensions/CC_LIBRARIES_PANEL_EXTENSION_3_18_149/" CAPTURE: 2.0.22 STOCK: 2.0.32 Neural Filters (Prepared) 1.10.5.0 - from the file "Required Folder" Photoshop Cloud Value Dialog (Prepared) 1.0.1.0 - from the file "Required Folder" Photoshop UXP Export-As (Prepared) 5.5.12.0 - from the file "Required Folder" Photoshop In App Messaging (Loaded) 2.4.1.0 - from the file "Required Folder" Loaded at: 4177 ms - launch time impact: 0 ms Photoshop Personalization (Loaded) 2.0.0.0 - from the file "Required Folder" Loaded at: 4177 ms - launch time impact: 0 ms Photoshop Selection Feedback (Prepared) 0.5.0.0 - from the file "Required Folder" Plugins Panel (Prepared) 1.3.6.0 - from the file "Required Folder" IC popup message (Loaded) 1.0.0.0 Loaded at: 3960 ms - launch time impact: 0 ms Discover Panel (Loaded) 2.1.0.23 - from the file "Required Folder" Loaded at: 4178 ms - launch time impact: 0 ms Extensions: Libraries 1.0.0 - from the file “/Library/Application Support/Adobe/CEP/extensions/CC_LIBRARIES_PANEL_EXTENSION_3_18_149/index.html” MerlinX 1.6.21 - from the file “~/Library/Application Support/Adobe/CEP/extensions/com.merlinone.adobe.cep.MerlinExtensionCoreBeta/index.html” CEP HTML Test Panel 2 6.1.0 - from the file “~/Library/Application Support/Adobe/CEP/extensions/com.adobe.CEPHTMLTEST/html/index.html” Home 2.16.0 - from the file “/Library/Application Support/Adobe/CEP/extensions/com.adobe.ccx.start-2.16.0/index.html?v=2.16.0.8” CEP HTML Test Modeless Dialog 6.1.0 - from the file “~/Library/Application Support/Adobe/CEP/extensions/com.adobe.CEPHTMLTEST/html/index.html” Export As 4.8.15 - from the file “/Applications/Adobe Photoshop 2022/Adobe Photoshop 2022.app/Contents/Resources/CEP/extensions/com.adobe.photoshop.crema/index.html” MerlinX 2.5.182 - from the file “~/Library/Application Support/Adobe/CEP/extensions/com.merlinone.adobe.cep.MerlinExtensionCore/index.html” New Document 3.5.0 - from the file “/Library/Application Support/Adobe/CEP/extensions/com.adobe.ccx.fnft-3.5.0/fnft.html?v=3.5.0.4” com.adobe.stock.panel.licensing-embedded 1.0.0 - from the file “/Library/Application Support/Adobe/CEP/extensions/CC_LIBRARIES_PANEL_EXTENSION_3_18_149/extensions/stock-panel-licensing/index.html” com.adobe.capture.extension 1.0.0 - from the file “/Library/Application Support/Adobe/CEP/extensions/CC_LIBRARIES_PANEL_EXTENSION_3_18_149/extensions/capture/capture.html” CEP HTML Test Panel 1 6.1.0 - from the file “~/Library/Application Support/Adobe/CEP/extensions/com.adobe.CEPHTMLTEST/html/index.html” Export As 4.8.15 - from the file “/Applications/Adobe Photoshop 2022/Adobe Photoshop 2022.app/Contents/Resources/CEP/extensions/com.adobe.photoshop.crema/index.html” CEP HTML Test Modal Dialog 6.1.0 - from the file “~/Library/Application Support/Adobe/CEP/extensions/com.adobe.CEPHTMLTEST/html/index.html” com.adobe.cclibraries.manager 1.0.0 - from the file “/Library/Application Support/Adobe/CEP/extensions/CC_LIBRARIES_PANEL_EXTENSION_3_18_149/manager.html” Installed TWAIN devices: NONE

Report · Jun 29, 2022

Any progress on this? I'm exeriencign the same issue on MacOs 12.4 with Photoshop 23.2.1 on a Macbook Pro with Intel i9 processor

Report · Jun 29, 2022

updated photoshop to 23.4.1 the issue persists

Report · Jun 29, 2022

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