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Mr__Jasinski
Inspiring
August 5, 2015
Answered

Loop Through Folders

  • August 5, 2015
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Hi,

I have the following code. It edits the metadata of a file and it works as needed, apart from the fact you have to be in the folder of images in order to edit the metadata of those images. What do I need to change in order for me to open up just the parent directory and for the script to go through all the child pages one by one, executing the script?

#target bridge  


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


var vfRename = new MenuElement( "command", "VF Rename", "at the end of Tools" , "vfRename01" );


}


vfRename.onSelect = function () {




app.document.deselectAll();


var thumbs = app.document.getSelection("jpg");


for(var a in thumbs){


var f =thumbs.spec;


var parts = decodeURI(f.name).replace(/- \d+.jpg$/i,'').split('&&&');


setMetadata( File(f), parts )


}


function setMetadata( file, parts ){


var Title = parts[0].toString() + " at " + parts[1].toString() + " by " + parts[2].toString();


var Desc = parts[0].toString() + " at " + parts[1].toString() + " by " + parts[2].toString();


var Author = parts[2].toString();


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


        var xmpf = new XMPFile( File(file).fsName, XMPConst.UNKNOWN, XMPConst.OPEN_FOR_UPDATE );


        var xmp = xmpf.getXMP();


        xmp.deleteProperty(XMPConst.NS_DC, "title");


        xmp.appendArrayItem(XMPConst.NS_DC, "title", Title, 0, XMPConst.ALIAS_TO_ALT_TEXT);


        xmp.setQualifier(XMPConst.NS_DC, "title[1]", "http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace", "lang", "x-default");


        xmp.deleteProperty(XMPConst.NS_DC, "description");


        xmp.setLocalizedText( XMPConst.NS_DC, "description", null, "x-default", Desc );


        xmp.deleteProperty(XMPConst.NS_DC, "creator");


         xmp.appendArrayItem(XMPConst.NS_DC, "creator", Author, 0, XMPConst.ARRAY_IS_ORDERED);


        for(var s in parts){


        xmp.appendArrayItem(XMPConst.NS_DC, "subject", parts, 0,XMPConst.PROP_IS_ARRAY);


        }


      if (xmpf.canPutXMP( xmp )) {


         xmpf.putXMP( xmp );


      }


      xmpf.closeFile( XMPConst.CLOSE_UPDATE_SAFELY );


}


}
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Correct answer Mr__Jasinski

No, still no luck.

In the left navigation I have the very top level folder selected called DAM. In my Content window I have all the subfolders. I run it, but nothing is changed.

Really not sure what is going on


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

var vfRename = new MenuElement( "command", "VF Rename", "at the end of Tools" , "vfRename01" );   

}   

vfRename.onSelect = function () {   

var folders =[]; 

var topLevel = Folder(app.document.presentationPath); 

folders = FindAllFolders(topLevel, folders); 

folders.unshift(topLevel); 

for(var f in folders){

alert(folders);

var thumbs = folders.getFiles("*.jpg");   

for(var a in thumbs){   

var f =thumbs;   

var parts = decodeURI(f.name).replace(/- \d+.jpg$/i,'').split('&&&');   

setMetadata( File(f), parts )   

}   

}; 

function setMetadata( file, parts ){   

var Title = parts[0].toString() + " at " + parts[1].toString() + " by " + parts[2].toString();   

var Desc = parts[0].toString() + " at " + parts[1].toString() + " by " + parts[2].toString();   

var Author = parts[0].toString() + " || " + parts[1].toString();   

var Headline = parts[1].toString();

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

        var xmpf = new XMPFile( File(file).fsName, XMPConst.UNKNOWN, XMPConst.OPEN_FOR_UPDATE );   

        var xmp = xmpf.getXMP();   

        xmp.deleteProperty(XMPConst.NS_DC, "title");   

        xmp.appendArrayItem(XMPConst.NS_DC, "title", Title, 0, XMPConst.ALIAS_TO_ALT_TEXT);   

        xmp.setQualifier(XMPConst.NS_DC, "title[1]", "http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace", "lang", "x-default");   

        xmp.deleteProperty(XMPConst.NS_DC, "description");   

        xmp.setLocalizedText( XMPConst.NS_DC, "description", null, "x-default", Desc );

        xmp.deleteProperty(XMPConst.NS_DC, "creator");   

        xmp.appendArrayItem(XMPConst.NS_DC, "creator", Author, 0, XMPConst.ARRAY_IS_ORDERED);

          

        for(var s in parts){   

        xmp.appendArrayItem(XMPConst.NS_DC, "subject", parts, 0,XMPConst.PROP_IS_ARRAY);   

        }   

      if (xmpf.canPutXMP( xmp )) {   

         xmpf.putXMP( xmp );   

      }   

      xmpf.closeFile( XMPConst.CLOSE_UPDATE_SAFELY );   

}; 

function FindAllFolders( srcFolderStr, destArray) { 

  var fileFolderArray = Folder( srcFolderStr ).getFiles(); 

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

  var fileFoldObj = fileFolderArray; 

  if ( fileFoldObj instanceof File ) { 

  } else { 

         destArray.push( Folder(fileFoldObj) ); 

  FindAllFolders( fileFoldObj.toString(), destArray ); 

  } 

  } 

  return destArray; 

}; 

};

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I
I have gone
Inspiring
August 5, 2015

Untested but should be near.

#target bridge    


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


var vfRename = new MenuElement( "command", "VF Rename", "at the end of Tools" , "vfRename01" );  


}  


vfRename.onSelect = function () {  


var folders =[];


var topLevel = Folder(app.document.presentationPath);


folders = FindAllFolders(topLevel, folders);


folders.unshift(topLevel);


for(var f in folders){


app.document.thumbnail = folders; 


app.document.deselectAll();  


var thumbs = app.document.getSelection("jpg");  


for(var a in thumbs){  


var f =thumbs.spec;  


var parts = decodeURI(f.name).replace(/- \d+.jpg$/i,'').split('&&&');  


setMetadata( File(f), parts )  


}  


};


function setMetadata( file, parts ){  


var Title = parts[0].toString() + " at " + parts[1].toString() + " by " + parts[2].toString();  


var Desc = parts[0].toString() + " at " + parts[1].toString() + " by " + parts[2].toString();  


var Author = parts[2].toString();  


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


        var xmpf = new XMPFile( File(file).fsName, XMPConst.UNKNOWN, XMPConst.OPEN_FOR_UPDATE );  


        var xmp = xmpf.getXMP();  


        xmp.deleteProperty(XMPConst.NS_DC, "title");  


        xmp.appendArrayItem(XMPConst.NS_DC, "title", Title, 0, XMPConst.ALIAS_TO_ALT_TEXT);  


        xmp.setQualifier(XMPConst.NS_DC, "title[1]", "http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace", "lang", "x-default");  


        xmp.deleteProperty(XMPConst.NS_DC, "description");  


        xmp.setLocalizedText( XMPConst.NS_DC, "description", null, "x-default", Desc );  


        xmp.deleteProperty(XMPConst.NS_DC, "creator");  


         xmp.appendArrayItem(XMPConst.NS_DC, "creator", Author, 0, XMPConst.ARRAY_IS_ORDERED);  


        for(var s in parts){  


        xmp.appendArrayItem(XMPConst.NS_DC, "subject", parts, 0,XMPConst.PROP_IS_ARRAY);  


        }  


      if (xmpf.canPutXMP( xmp )) {  


         xmpf.putXMP( xmp );  


      }  


      xmpf.closeFile( XMPConst.CLOSE_UPDATE_SAFELY );  


};


function FindAllFolders( srcFolderStr, destArray) {


  var fileFolderArray = Folder( srcFolderStr ).getFiles();


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


  var fileFoldObj = fileFolderArray;


  if ( fileFoldObj instanceof File ) {


  } else {


         destArray.push( Folder(fileFoldObj) );


  FindAllFolders( fileFoldObj.toString(), destArray );


  }


  }


  return destArray;


};


};
M
Mr__JasinskiAuthor
Inspiring
August 5, 2015

Afraid not - it seems to be looping through but changes aren't made to all photos. It then crashes 90% of the time before it gets to the last folder

I
I have gone
Inspiring
August 5, 2015

Again untested, but a different approach.

#target bridge    


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


var vfRename = new MenuElement( "command", "VF Rename", "at the end of Tools" , "vfRename01" );  


}  


vfRename.onSelect = function () {  


var folders =[];


var topLevel = Folder(app.document.presentationPath);


folders = FindAllFolders(topLevel, folders);


folders.unshift(topLevel);


for(var f in folders){


var thumbs = folders.getFiles("jpg");  


for(var a in thumbs){  


var f =thumbs;  


var parts = decodeURI(f.name).replace(/- \d+.jpg$/i,'').split('&&&');  


setMetadata( File(f), parts )  


}  


};


function setMetadata( file, parts ){  


var Title = parts[0].toString() + " at " + parts[1].toString() + " by " + parts[2].toString();  


var Desc = parts[0].toString() + " at " + parts[1].toString() + " by " + parts[2].toString();  


var Author = parts[2].toString();  


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


        var xmpf = new XMPFile( File(file).fsName, XMPConst.UNKNOWN, XMPConst.OPEN_FOR_UPDATE );  


        var xmp = xmpf.getXMP();  


        xmp.deleteProperty(XMPConst.NS_DC, "title");  


        xmp.appendArrayItem(XMPConst.NS_DC, "title", Title, 0, XMPConst.ALIAS_TO_ALT_TEXT);  


        xmp.setQualifier(XMPConst.NS_DC, "title[1]", "http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace", "lang", "x-default");  


        xmp.deleteProperty(XMPConst.NS_DC, "description");  


        xmp.setLocalizedText( XMPConst.NS_DC, "description", null, "x-default", Desc );  


        xmp.deleteProperty(XMPConst.NS_DC, "creator");  


         xmp.appendArrayItem(XMPConst.NS_DC, "creator", Author, 0, XMPConst.ARRAY_IS_ORDERED);  


        for(var s in parts){  


        xmp.appendArrayItem(XMPConst.NS_DC, "subject", parts, 0,XMPConst.PROP_IS_ARRAY);  


        }  


      if (xmpf.canPutXMP( xmp )) {  


         xmpf.putXMP( xmp );  


      }  


      xmpf.closeFile( XMPConst.CLOSE_UPDATE_SAFELY );  


};


function FindAllFolders( srcFolderStr, destArray) {


  var fileFolderArray = Folder( srcFolderStr ).getFiles();


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


  var fileFoldObj = fileFolderArray;


  if ( fileFoldObj instanceof File ) {


  } else {


         destArray.push( Folder(fileFoldObj) );


  FindAllFolders( fileFoldObj.toString(), destArray );


  }


  }


  return destArray;


};


};
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