Adobe 23102480 Scripting Guide - Page 78
Running JavaScript-based Action Manager code from VBScript
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Adobe Photoshop CS3 Scripting Guide Photoshop CS3 Action Manager 78 Running JavaScript-based Action Manager code from VBScript You can also access JavaScript-based Action Manager code from a VBScript using the DoJavaScriptFile method. Use the VBscript object browser for more information on the Application.DoJavaScriptFile method. ➤ To execute JavaScript-based Action Manager code from a VBScript: 1. Follow steps 1-4 in 'Using the Action Manager from JavaScript' on page 74. You will end up with a file (emboss.jsx) containing the following JavaScript code: function emboss( angle, height, amount ) { var id32 = charIDToTypeID( "Embs" ); var desc7 = new ActionDescriptor(); var id33 = charIDToTypeID( "Angl" ); desc7.putInteger( id33, angle ); var id34 = charIDToTypeID( "Hght" ); desc7.putInteger( id34, height ); var id35 = charIDToTypeID( "Amnt" ); desc7.putInteger( id35, amount ); executeAction( id32, desc7 ); } 2. At the end of the file emboss.jsx, add the following line of JavaScript code, which executes the emboss function with arguments passed to it from an external invocation. See Introduction to Scripting for more information about passing arguments from a VBScript to a JavaScript. // Call emboss with values provided in the "arguments" collection emboss( arguments[0], arguments[1], arguments[2] ); 3. From a VBScript you can then run the Emboss filter by saying (this example assumes emboss.jsx is found in C:\): Set objApp = CreateObject("Photoshop.Application") 'Open the document in the script filename = "C:\MyFile" DIM docRef SET docRef = objApp.Open(filename) objApp.DoJavaScriptFile "C:\emboss.jsx", Array(75, 2, 89) Running JavaScript-based Action Manager code from AppleScript There is no Action Manager functionality in AppleScript. However, you can execute JavaScript code and files from AppleScript using the do javascript command. For further information, please refer to Introduction to Scripting. 1. Follow steps 1-4 in 'Using the Action Manager from JavaScript' on page 74. You will end up with a file (emboss.jsx) containing the following JavaScript code: function emboss( angle, height, amount ) { var id32 = charIDToTypeID( "Embs" ); var desc7 = new ActionDescriptor(); var id33 = charIDToTypeID( "Angl" ); desc7.putInteger( id33, angle ); var id34 = charIDToTypeID( "Hght" );