ExtendScript

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ExtendScript
Paradigms Object-oriented, Scripting
Developer Adobe Systems
Stable release
4.0.0.1 (CC)
OS Windows, macOS
Major implementations
ExtendScript Toolkit, Visual Studio Code

ExtendScript is a scripting language and an associated toolkit developed by Adobe Systems, intended for use with Creative Suite and Technical Communication Suite products. [1] It is a dialect of the ECMAScript 3 [2] standard and therefore similar to JavaScript and ActionScript. The toolkit comes bundled with Creative Suite and Technical Communication Suite editions and can access tools within applications like Photoshop, FrameMaker, InDesign or After Effects for batch-processing projects.

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References

  1. "ExtendScript Toolkit Archives | Adobe Developer Connection". Adobe.com. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
  2. "Syntax differences between the JavaScript and Legacy ExtendScript expression engines". Adobe.com. Retrieved 2019-03-20.