System Requirements - Adobe PHOTOSHOP CS 2.0 - SCRIPTING GUIDE Manual

Adobe Photoshop CS2 Scripting Guide
You can copy scripts from one computer to another. If you were using an Action and then switched
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computers, you'd have to recreate the Action.
Scripts provide more versatility for automatically opening files. When opening a file in an action, you
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must hard code the file location. In a script, you can use variables for file paths.
Note: See Photoshop CS2 Help for more information on Photoshop CS2 Actions.

System requirements

Any system that runs Photoshop CS2 supports scripting.
Mac OS
You can create AppleScripts or JavaScripts for use with Photoshop CS2 on a Macintosh system.
AppleScript Requirements
You can create AppleScripts on a Macintosh using the Script Editor application, which is installed as part of
your Mac OS in the Applications/AppleScript folder. If Script Editor is not on your system, you can install it
from your original system software CD-ROM.
You also need AppleScript, which is installed automatically with the OS. If for any reason AppleScript
technology has not been installed on your system, you can install it as well from your system software
CD-ROM.
Note: As your scripts become more complex, you may want to add debugging and productivity features
not found in the Script Editor. There are many third-party script editors that can write and debug
Apple Scripts. For details, check http://www.apple.com/applescript.
For more information on the AppleScript scripting environment, see
AppleScript Dictionary' on page
This manual uses the Script Editor from Apple for creating AppleScripts. For more information on using
Script Editor, see
JavaScript Requirements (Mac OS)
You can create JavaScripts using any text editor that allows you to save your scripts in a text format with a
extension.
.jsx
The editor applications that are part of a default Apple OS installation, Script Editor and TextEdit, do not
allow you to create and save JavaScript files. However, your Mac OS installation CD includes the Developer
application Project Builder, which you can use to create JavaScripts.
Windows
You can create VBScript scripts on a Windows platform using any text editor that allows you to save your
scripts in a text format with a
For more information, see
Photoshop CS2
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'Creating and Running an AppleScript' on page
extension.
.vbs
'Creating and Running a VBScript' on page
'Viewing Photoshop CS2's
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