Execute JavaScript via Applescript

[Pete_Stan]

Hi

There is a way to execute JavaScript via Applescript in InDesign using do script

tell application "Adobe InDesign CC 2014"  
    activate  
    do script "Macintosh HD:Applications:MAMP:htdocs:extendscript-library.org:tests:test:fixtures:helper:log:test_log.jsx" language javascript  
end tell

Since command do script doesn't work for Illustrator, Is there a way to tell via AppleScript to:

1. Execute Script from custom location (⌘cmd + F12)

2. Pick the script to be executed by name

Perhaps there is other work around to do this? Any support via OS X JavaScript?

[Silly-V]

You should be able to use do javascript to do it, I believe.

[Pete_Stan]

I forgot to mention, that I'd like to keep the repository of JavaScripts in a custom folder (not Illustrator script folder).

[Loic.Aigon]

do script is InDesign only. Not to confuse with do javascript which is available for AI & PS:

do javascript v : execute a javascript

do javascript any : javascript code or file to execute

[with arguments list of any] : arguments to pass to the JavaScript routine

[show debugger before running/‌never/‌on runtime error] : when should a debugger be shown? ( default: never )

→ text : execute a javascript

HTH

Loic

[greenrookie · Accepted solution]

Try this, HTH.

tell application "Adobe Illustrator" to open file "Macintosh HD:Applications:MAMP:htdocs:extendscript-library.org:tests:test:fixtures:helper:log:test_log.jsx"

[Loic.Aigon]

Nice. I wasn't aware of that. It looks like Illustrator only as nor InDesign, nor Photoshop accept that piece of code (given of course that the target application has been changed).

[greenrookie]

It worked up to Photoshop CS5, but I guess things have changed.

(I'm a CS6 user)