MacOS – How to get the path of the selected Image in Adobe Bridge via Applescript

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I am trying to get the parent file path of a selected image thumbnail in Adobe Bridge CS5.1 to pass it on to a shell script. An Applescript wraps a tiny javascript command in command like this:

set js to "app.document.selections[0].spec.parent.name;" # parent of 1st selected image
tell application "Adobe Bridge CS5.1" # target adobe product
    set theResult to do javascript js # fire away, waiting for return value
end tell

The javascript reports the correct value — I tested the output within Bridge via alert. Alas, the do javascript command does not return any value, so I added an explicit return statement:

set js to "return app.document.selections[0].spec.parent.name;"

throws an error in AppleScript Editor.app:

error "Adobe Bridge CS5.1 got an error: AppleEvent handler failed." number -10000

What am I doing wrong? NB: I just need the path, I don’t care about how it is done.

Best Answer

I think you would have to go via Photoshop using BridgeTalk to get the path.

function getPathFromBridge(){
    function script(){
        var Path = new File(encodeURI(app.document.selections[0].spec.parent)); 
        return Path.toSource();
    }
    var filePath='';
    var bt = new BridgeTalk();
    bt.target = "bridge";
    bt.body ="var ftn = " + script.toSource() + "; ftn();";
    bt.onResult = function( inBT ) { filePath = decodeURI(eval( inBT.body));}
    bt.onError = function( inBT ) { filePath = '';}
    bt.send(4);
    if ( undefined == filePath ) filePath = '';
    return decodeURI(filePath); 
}
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