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ch86080165
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July 30, 2015
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copy file name to keywords in Bridge CS6

  • July 30, 2015
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Hello,

I need to create a process of copying the file name of a jpg to the keywords in Bridge CS6.  Ideally I need the script to parse the file name and use the words (not the symbols like "_" or "-") as keywords of the file.

Here's an example:

input

file name: jane_doe.jpg

keywords:

output

file name: jane_doe.jpg

keywords: jane doe

I don't know where to start with this scripting.  Any help or advise would be much appreciated! Perhaps you know of a really similar one that i can modify??

Thanks  in advance,

Claudia

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Correct answer I have gone

Please try this on selected files.

#target bridge   


   if( BridgeTalk.appName == "bridge" ) {  


filebits = MenuElement.create("command", "Add Filename bits to Keywords", "at the end of Tools");


}


filebits.onSelect = function () { 


  var sels = app.document.selections; 


  for (var i = 0; i < sels.length; i++){ 


var md = sels.synchronousMetadata; 


var Filename = decodeURI(sels.name);


var nameParts = Filename.split(/-|_|\./);


nameParts.pop();


    md.namespace = "http://ns.adobe.com/photoshop/1.0/"; 


    md.Keywords = md.Keywords + ";" + nameParts.join(',').replace(/,/g,';'); 


    } 


};








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I have goneCorrect answer
Inspiring
July 30, 2015
Please try this on selected files.
#target bridge   


   if( BridgeTalk.appName == "bridge" ) {  


filebits = MenuElement.create("command", "Add Filename bits to Keywords", "at the end of Tools");


}


filebits.onSelect = function () { 


  var sels = app.document.selections; 


  for (var i = 0; i < sels.length; i++){ 


var md = sels.synchronousMetadata; 


var Filename = decodeURI(sels.name);


var nameParts = Filename.split(/-|_|\./);


nameParts.pop();


    md.namespace = "http://ns.adobe.com/photoshop/1.0/"; 


    md.Keywords = md.Keywords + ";" + nameParts.join(',').replace(/,/g,';'); 


    } 


};








ch86080165
ch86080165Author
Participant
August 4, 2015
Thanks very much for the answer!  Big Help!!
Can you please clarify why "md.namespace" needs to be set and does it need to be the value you suggested in the code ?
Thanks again!!
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I have gone
Inspiring
August 4, 2015
You need a namespace to get one of it's properties.
Here is an example of getting the keywords three different ways.
#target bridge;


if(app.document.selectionsLength>0){


var t = app.document.selections[0];      


var md = t.synchronousMetadata;


var Keywords = md.read("http://ns.adobe.com/photoshop/1.0/","Keywords").toString();


alert("Photoshop Namespace = " + Keywords);


/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////


var Keys = md.read("http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/","subject").toString();


alert("Dublin Core Namespace  = " +Keys);


//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////


if (ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript == undefined) ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript = new ExternalObject('lib:AdobeXMPScript');


var xmpFile = new XMPFile( app.document.selections[0].spec.fsName, XMPConst.UNKNOWN, XMPConst.OPEN_FOR_READ); 


var xmp = xmpFile.getXMP();


var keys = getArrayItems(XMPConst.NS_DC,'subject');


alert("Dublin Core again = " + keys.toString());


////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////


function getArrayItems(ns, prop){


var arrItem=[];


var items = xmp.countArrayItems(ns, prop);


for(var i = 1;i <= items;i++){


arrItem.push(xmp.getArrayItem(ns, prop, i));


}


return arrItem;


}


}









        
                                                

        

    


            

                                        

            
                        

                                                                                                            
            







        

                    

    
    





    


                                        

                                                        

            
        
    






                                    
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