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Jebr
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November 30, 2021
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Running jsx files from another jsx file

  • November 30, 2021
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Hello

 

I have a bunch of scripts that I would like to call from a single "motherscript". Any idea how I could do this please?

 

The child scripts all look like this:

//@target photoshop;
(function() {
/*Script contents goes here*/
})();

The mother script could look something like this:

(function() {
    if (searchKeyword("scriptA")){
    /* load and run file a.jsx */
    }
    if (searchKeyword("scriptB")){
    /* load and run file b.jsx */
    }
    if (searchKeyword("scriptC")){
    /* load and run file c.jsx */
    }
})();

 

How could I load them from motherscript.jsx?

I'm really stuck on this, any help is appreciated. 🙂

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Correct answer Kukurykus

Paths on a mac.

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JJMack
Community Expert
JJMackCommunity Expert
Community Expert
November 30, 2021

Scripts are often interactive they display a dialog or prompt the user for information, settings, select folders, files,  create file lists, before execution.  Some of these script Support being recorded into actions and they will record the information users Passed in their dialog into the Action step being recorded.   When the recorded action is played  the Action Manager will Pass the recorded dialog information to the Script and the script will bypass displaying its dialog and use the pass information. The script is fully automatic this way no user interaction is required. So the Action can be batched.   This type of  Script Work like Photoshop Plug-in that you install into Photoshop's  Plug-in folder.  However they are installed in Photoshop Script folder and these scripts install themselves into  Photoshop as a menu Item usually in Photoshop's menu File>Automate>... .    Photoshop Plug-in scripts like: Fit mage.jsx,  ContactSheetII.jsx, Lens Correct.jsx, Merge To HDR.jsx, Photomerge.jsx and Download like  X's  Image Processor Pro.jsx, My AspectRatioSelection.jsx and LongSidePrintLength.jsx.   A script can use these Scripts interactivity where the script will display the its  dialog for user interaction so users can pass parameters to the Script. Or have the Script be automated by Pass the Plug-in script the Parameters for the scripts dialog so the script will work without requiring user interaction.

The Code I posted From Image Processor showed  how to Pass the Parammeters to the Script like the Action Manager does. Plug-in scripts have headers that describe their dialog's Paramaters.

JJMack
    L
    Lumigraphics
    Legend
    November 30, 2021

    Most programming languages have lots of includes in the file headers. This is an easy way to reference one bit of code from something else and supported in Extendscript. You can also read and write preferences to a common custom space which makes things much easier.

    Kukurykus
    KukurykusCorrect answer
    Legend
    November 30, 2021

    Paths on a mac.

    J
    JebrAuthor
    Known Participant
    November 30, 2021

    Good call! thanks!!

      Stephen Marsh
      Community Expert
      Stephen MarshCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      November 30, 2021

      https://gist.github.com/MarshySwamp/eb36460ae2813b6fc47e2d3fec48deb3

       

      A roundabout way would be to record a script into an action, then call the action from the script:

       

      https://gist.github.com/MarshySwamp/895140f2867fdad69efd5aedf5a70649

       

      More here:

       

      https://extendscript.docsforadobe.dev/extendscript-tools-features/preprocessor-directives.html

       

        J
        Jef Bracke
        Inspiring
        November 30, 2021

        Seems that this is what I need:

        $.evalFile("theJSXfileIWant.jsx");

        Thank you both for the amazingly fast correct answers. I'm going to have so much fun with this! 😄

          JJMack
          Community Expert
          JJMackCommunity Expert
          Community Expert
          November 30, 2021

          Scripts cans also be Plug-in like Adobe's  plug-in script  File>Automate>Fit Image.jsx...  If you look at the code in Adobe's  Image Processor.. Script you can see how the Script Pass the Action manage message to the Plug-in script to have the document resized to fit within the width and height.

           

          // use the fit image automation plug-in to do this work for me
function FitImage( inWidth, inHeight ) {
	if ( inWidth == undefined || inHeight == undefined ) {
		alert( strWidthAndHeight );
		return;
	}
	var desc = new ActionDescriptor();
	var unitPixels = charIDToTypeID( '#Pxl' );
	desc.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID( 'Wdth' ), unitPixels, inWidth );
	desc.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID( 'Hght' ), unitPixels, inHeight );
	var runtimeEventID = stringIDToTypeID( "3caa3434-cb67-11d1-bc43-0060b0a13dc4" );	
	executeAction( runtimeEventID, desc, DialogModes.NO );
}
          JJMack
            PECourtejoie
            Community Expert
            PECourtejoieCommunity Expert
            Community Expert
            November 30, 2021

            Hi! I'm not a scripter, but I would have a look at Davide's other blog entries if this one does not fit the bill: https://www.davidebarranca.com/2014/01/html-panels-tips-2-including-multiple-jsx/

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