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RedPokaDot
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July 22, 2021
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Filter Photoshop Keywords | Find & Replace

  • July 22, 2021
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Let's say my Photoshop keywords are:

cat; dog; mouse

 

I want to filter through the keywords, find "cat" and replace it with "elephant" via javascript. 

 

How do I filter through photoshop's keywords to replace keywords?

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Correct answer c.pfaffenbichler

Yes it is, but the speed really counts when there are really many items 😉


If the OP wants to run the Script on a largish batch of images it might pay off. 

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Lumigraphics
Legend
July 22, 2021

You are aware that there are four different keyword namespaces in EXIF/XMP? Do you want to limit this to dc:subject or address the others as well?

    c.pfaffenbichler
    Community Expert
    c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    July 22, 2021
    // 2021, use it at your own risk;
if (documents.length > 0) {
var myDocument = activeDocument;
    var theKeyw = myDocument.info.keywords;
    alert (theKeyw.join("\n"));
    var newKeyw = new Array;
    var check = false;
    for (var m = 0; m < theKeyw.length; m++) {
        var thisOne = theKeyw[m];
        if (thisOne == "cat") {newKeyw.push("elephant");
        check = true}
        else {newKeyw.push (thisOne)}
    };
    if (check == true) {myDocument.info.keywords = newKeyw};
};
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    RedPokaDotAuthor
    Known Participant
    July 22, 2021

    Thank you once again. I had no clue how to do that. 🙂

      Kukurykus
      Kukurykus
      Legend
      July 22, 2021
      'cat; dog; mouse'.replace(/cat/, 'elephant')

      or:

      'cat; dog; mouse'.split('cat').join('elephant')
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        RedPokaDotAuthor
        Known Participant
        July 22, 2021

        I tried the below, because I need to call to the the Document Keywords first before I can search for cat - right? I tried the below but it didnt work. 

         

         

         

        var doc = app.activeDocument;
var docKeywords = doc.info.keywords;

docKeywords.replace(/cat/, 'elephant')
or 
docKeywords.split('cat').join('elephant')

         

        Kukurykus
        Kukurykus
        Legend
        July 22, 2021

         

        inf.keywords = (inf = activeDocument.info).keywords
.toString().replace(/cat/gi, 'elephant').split(',')

         

        or:

         

        with(activeDocument.info)
	keywords = keywords.toString()
	.split('cat').join('elephant').split(',')

         

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