Debugging After Effect Scripts

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I have an After Effects script that wont work in unless I am running CS6 version. I need it to be usable in older versions of After Effects, but I have no experience with scripting for After Effects. I'm web dev, but I have no idea where to even begin the debugging process for this type of jsx script. Would someone kindly point me in a direction to start the debugging process?

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In order to check scripts for older versions of AE, you need to have:

  • Whatever older version(s) of AE installed,
  • ExtendScript Toolkit (ESTK) installed, and make sure it "sees" the version(s) of AE you are running (by checking the "target application" popup in the upper left; it may be that you'll have to install older versions of ESTK to work with older versions of AE -- thankfully it is a small app)

Frankly, I rarely use ESTK; I usually debug by other means, but if you're used to various debugging tools available in other programs, you should be able to utilize what ESTK offers (breakpoints, results of script execution, etc.).