App.open(file) fails even with absolute path.
Hi There,
I am new to scripting for AE so please go easy on me. I have these two lines in a script which is a plain text file with .jsx as the extension.
var project = new File("C:\path\to\my\project.aep");
app.open(project);
So then, I go to my command line and enter this. I should note that I added the directory containing afterfx.exe to my environment path (I am running Windows 7).
afterfx -s myscript.jsx
When i hit enter, AE launches, but I get an error that says:
Unable to execute script at line 1. After Effects error: Unable to call "open" because of parameter 1. Path is not valid. Path: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects CS5\Suppor Files\pathtomyproject.aep
What?! Why does it think my aep file is within the Support Files directory?! Is it because of the path environment variable I setup? Any tips to force AE to find the file I specified in the new File() method?
Thank you for any advice and your time!
Hi,
You need to use double backslashes in the path, like so:
var project = new File("C:\\path\\to\\my\\project.aep");
/Ludde
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