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Introduction
About this manual
This manual provides an introduction to scripting Adobe
Chapter one covers the basic conventions used in this manual.
Chapter two covers a brief overview of scripting, how to execute scripts, and the Photoshop CS3 object
model.
Chapter three covers Photoshop CS3-specific objects and components and describes advanced
techniques for scripting the Photoshop CS3 application. Code examples are provided in three languages:
AppleScript
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VBScript
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JavaScript
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Note:
Separate Photoshop CS3 Scripting reference information is provided for each of these languages
through the Scripting Reference Manuals provided with this installation, or through the object
browsers available for each language. See
page 19
the Extend Script Object Model Viewer, see the JavaScript Tools Guide.
Chapter four covers the Action Manager, which allows you to write scripts that target Photoshop CS3
functionality that is not otherwise accessible in the scripting interface.
Note:
Please review the README file shipped with Photoshop CS3 for late-breaking news, sample scripts,
and information about outstanding issues.
Conventions in this guide
Code and specific language samples appear in monospaced courier font:
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Several conventions are used when referring to AppleScript, VBScript and JavaScript. Please note the
following shortcut notations:
AS stands for AppleScript
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VBS stands for VBScript
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JS stands for JavaScript
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The term "commands" will be used to refer both to commands in AppleScript and methods in VBScript and
JavaScript.
When referring to specific properties and commands, this manual follows the AppleScript naming
convention for that property and the VBScript and JavaScript names appear in parenthesis. For example:
"The
display dialogs (DisplayDialogs/displayDialogs)
object. "
TM
and
'Viewing Photoshop CS3's Type Library (VBS)' on page
®
®
Photoshop
CS3 on Mac OS
'Viewing Photoshop CS3's AppleScript Dictionary' on
property is part of the Application
®
and Windows
20. For information about using
®
.
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