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Tide_House
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February 2, 2012
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Can I export a command (text) file with photoshop and javascript?

  • February 2, 2012
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I'm trying to write a script to export images to a "hot folder" that is scanned by our printing software and printed automatically. The software needs to read a command file which is a basic text file giving image dimensions and paper type. Is it possible to create such a file with any of the extenscript tools or does javascript's security features prevent this? Would it work if I converted to VB script? The most progress I've made so far is:

var commandFile = new File();

commandFile.saveDlg("Save the file as command.nhf", "*.nhf");

commandFile.writeln("Test Line");

this brings up a save dialog to save the file but as far as I can tell it is just a temporary file which is deleted as soon as the script is finished. I'm hoping I dont have to learn VB or C# to get this working.

Thanks.

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Correct answer Muppet Mark

You are almost there…

 var f = File( '~/Desktop/Printer_Info.txt' );
 f.open( 'w' );
 f.write( 'Hello printer A4 please…' );
 f.close();

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Muppet MarkCorrect answer
Inspiring
February 2, 2012

You are almost there…

 var f = File( '~/Desktop/Printer_Info.txt' );
 f.open( 'w' );
 f.write( 'Hello printer A4 please…' );
 f.close();
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Tide_HouseAuthor
Participant
February 2, 2012

Thanks, I knew it was something simple but I was so convinced that javascript couldn't do it I didn't realize f.open could create non-existant files and was looking for a workaround when it should have been obvious

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