Need to play actions in PSE 9.0 from JavaScript

Hi All,
I have been facing this problem now for three days ..!!! I have just switched to PSE 9.0 from PS CS 5... In the past, i had success in playing actions through javascript in Photoshop... But the same is giving me a dead end with Photoshop Elements in the picture ... Any help or guidance regarding this is highly appreciable..!! Pls guide me fellas..!!!
Thanks..!

Your code for the PQR action should look like this:
It doesn't matter where the actions are on your computer as long the path in the script
points to the action and then you tell elements which action to play.
In other words you don't have to put the actions in actions player folder.
If you want to run actions in the Full Edit Mode, you can install the actions into the effects panel.
By installing them in the effects panel, you have access to all the menu commands that are
normally greyed out in the guided edit mode. Also some functions that work in the full editor
will not work in the guided edit mode, so your actions may give errors.
Installing in effects panel:
http://www.texaschicksblogsandpics.com/photography-page/installing-actions-in-photoshop-el ements/
Also you can place your scripts in the Automation Tools menu by putting a
javascript resource code at the top of your script, but the automation tools menu is greyed
out in the guided edit mode.
Then you would place the script in the pse 9 presets>scripts folder and after restarting
or starting pse 9 there on the menu.
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 9\Presets\Scripts
MTSTUNER
Message was edited by: MTSTUNER

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