Compile JS to binary

yogiyang · Post by **yogiyang** » Fri Nov 26, 2010 6:45 am

I have developed 7 scripts with a lot of efforts. Now I want to distribute them but I want to lock the scripts so that the user cannot tamper with it.

Is it possible to compile JavaScript to some binary format? After compiling the script should run in all versions of PS from CS1 to the latest version.

txuku · Post by **txuku** » Fri Nov 26, 2010 7:42 am

Hello yogiyang

CS and CS2 does not support jsxbin ....

for CS3 I do not know.

yogiyang · Post by **yogiyang** » Fri Nov 26, 2010 1:02 pm

Hello,

The problem is that I am able to create/export jsxbin file using ESTK2 but then I can't execute it in Photoshop CS3.

How to do this?

Mike Hale · Post by **Mike Hale** » Fri Nov 26, 2010 1:51 pm

From my experience you need to compile in CS3 if you want to support CS4 or CS5. Even then it sometimes doesn't work in other versions or on a different OS from the one it was compiled on. IMHO binary is still not ready for prime time even after 3 product cycles.

But having said that I myself can not remember a time with a compiled jsx wouldn't run on the same version and OS it was complied on.

yogiyang · Post by **yogiyang** » Fri Nov 26, 2010 2:15 pm

Mike Hale wrote:But having said that I myself can not remember a time with a compiled jsx wouldn't run on the same version and OS it was complied on.
I am not saying it is not running. What I am saying is that after exporting a script as binary I am not able to run it in CS3.

Usually what I basically do with jsx files is that just drag and drop them on CS3 and they are executed directly but in case of .jsxbin file I get error message from CS3.

So how can I run the script (.jsxbin) in CS3?

Mike Hale · Post by **Mike Hale** » Fri Nov 26, 2010 9:31 pm

Try changing the extension from jsxbin to jsx.

yogiyang · Post by **yogiyang** » Sat Nov 27, 2010 4:36 am

Mike Hale wrote:Try changing the extension from jsxbin to jsx.
Thanks a load. This did the trick.