ExtendScript
ExtendScript is a dialect of JavaScript used in Photoshop and InDesign scripts.
Each standalone release script is available at https://cdn.sheetjs.com/.
xlsx.extendscript.js is a special ExtendScript-compatible build. The script is
carefully assembled to work around ExtendScript quirks. Due to bugs in various
JavaScript minifiers and tools, scripts cannot be compressed or post-processed.
https://cdn.sheetjs.com/xlsx-0.20.3/package/dist/xlsx.extendscript.js is the URL for 0.20.3
After downloading the script, it can be directly referenced with #include:
#include "xlsx.extendscript.js"
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For local deployments, the scripts can be placed in the Scripts folder. The
path is application-specific.
| App | Location |
|---|---|
| Photoshop | \Presets\Scripts within the Application folder |
| InDesign | Windows > Utilities > Scripts, click ☰ > "Reveal in Explorer" |
The ExtendScript build should be used when performing spreadsheet operations
from the host context (within a jsx script file).
CEP: The standalone scripts should be added to CEP extension HTML.
UXP: The standalone scripts
can be loaded directly in UXP scripts using the require function.