Problem with jsxbin and dollar ($) object

[Luis Morcillo]

Hello all. I'm developing a script for Photoshop CS3 that exports the layers of a psd to a readable format for my company's 3D application, and everything has gone well until now that I need to convert the .js to .jsxbin so no one can see the code (well, I know it wouldn't be difficult to hack that).

The problem is this: imagine that my script's name is "myscript.js" and it has a directory "myscript" with some files I need during the exporting process (mostly images that I put in the dialog). When I was executing it as a .js, the path of the "scripts" folder was easily found this way:

var path = $.fileName.substring (0, indexOf(".")) + "/";

This returns "C:/<<adobe photoshop scripts path>>/myplugin/".

However, when I use ExtendScript to export it as binary, that line returns an empty string, like it didn't recognize the dollar ($) object. What I've tried after that is this:

var path = Folder.current + "/myplugin/";

This returns the same path but, again, only when executing the script as a .js. If I export it to jsxbin, the Folder.current is not being searched when running the script (which should be the correct thing) but is saved in the binary conversion, so it saves the path of my workspace and that's what is always shown from wherever I execute it (another directory, another machine). I hope I explained well this last step (if not, please advice).

Is there a way to solve this problem? I've run out of ideas 😞

Thanks beforehand.

[Paul Riggott]

You could try this..

alert(whereAmI());
function whereAmI(){
var where
try {
app.documents.test();
}
catch (err){
where = File(err.fileName);
}
return where.path;
}

[_xbytor_]

There are some things (including $.fileName) that just do not work in jsxbin's.
I don't thing the exception hook will work either.

Either use an ini file in a well known location (~/Desktop) or make sure your
files are put in Presets/Scripts. That location can be determined with this bit
of code:

var SCRIPTS_FOLDER =
new Folder(app.path + '/' +
localize("$$$/ScriptingSupport/InstalledScripts=Presets/Scripts"));


-X

[Paul Riggott]

Tested it with Photoshop CS4 and it worked does not work in CS3.

[_xbytor_]

Paul_R@adobeforums.com wrote:
> Tested it with Photoshop CS4 and it worked does not work in CS3.

I should say 'That's a surprise'. The question should now be 'What is the
intended/correct behavior?'. There is so little said anywhere about jsxbin that
it's still a black box that I'd prefer not to play with lest something go "BOOM!".

-X

[Luis Morcillo]

"var SCRIPTS_FOLDER =
new Folder(app.path + '/' +
localize("$$$/ScriptingSupport/InstalledScripts=Presets/Scripts"));"

That one worked perfectly. Thank you very very much :D