Layers from Generative Fill with Long descriptions kill the Export Process

I was using the maximum characters. 

By @geekazine

I have no idea what this limit is. I tried 3 "long" names, but had no issues, so your names must be longer.

Have you tried either of the two scripted options that I supplied yesterday?

I was using the maximum characters. 

It doesn't work in the current BETA of PS in bulk, but once again, if I export only 1 of the layers, it says the filename is too long. 

I wanted to use Paul's script to capture the first six words, however, it wasn't working as intended.

So here is a simple custom script to do the same for a single active layer:

#target photoshop;
app.activeDocument.activeLayer.name = app.activeDocument.activeLayer.name.replace(/(\w+ \w+ \w+ \w+ \w+ \w+)(.+)/, '$1');

The regex isn't pretty, as I had no success with more elegant ones. I think capturing by word count is better than character count. If this script is useful, it can be easily modified to work on all selected layers. @geekazine let me know...

@Sameer K 

The script that you are likely thinking of is the "Layer Name Edit" script from Paul Riggott:

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Paul-Riggott/PS-Scripts/refs/heads/master/Layer%20Name%20Edit.jsx

Here I have used a regular expression to capture the first 30 characters from the left/beginning of the name:

I don't know what the actual character limitation is as @geekazine didn't mention, 30 is just a random number for demonstration purposes.

NOTE: In this example, I duplicated the generative fill smart object layer and then used Layer > Smart Objects > Convert to Layers to safely work on a copy.

Hey, @geekazine. Welcome to the Photoshop Community. Thanks for the detailed post. I'll need more info to help you figure this out. Please share the system info from Photoshop Help > System info > Copy and paste into a text document > upload and attach here. 

Test if the issue with Export As exists when you use Photoshop (beta). You can get Photoshop (beta) from the Beta Apps section on the Creative Cloud Desktop App > Apps page. 

While we currently don't have a bulk layer renaming option, our excellent experts might suggest you try something else to fit it into your workflow.

@Stephen Marsh - I somehow remember you shared something (a script, maybe) about renaming multiple layers, but I need help finding it. 

Thanks!