How to avoid double extension *jpg.tif when exporting layers to files?

Question

Please help, I checked all the topics related and it seems nobody bothers about this issue.

When I do a Photomerge of a series of jpg files, Photoshop builds a multilayered file - but preserves in the name of each layer *.jpg

When I want now to export layers to files, the Scripting function will do the dumb thing and export each file with the original name - ending in JPG - , plus the extension required by me - for ex tif.

It does the same if I chose to export as jpg files and puts double extension again < *.JPG.jpg> at the end of each file exported from a layer.

I looked everywhere and couldn't find a way to solve this behavior, which forces me to do batch renames in Bridge.

The next program where I need the files (After Effects) doesn't want to import these files with double extensions.

Has anyone encountered this issue and what can be done to avoid these double extensions at Scripts/Export layers to files?

Thanks for the answer

Paul Riggott · Answer

I have just altered my script so that it will remove the extentions if found.

http://www.scriptsrus.talktalk.net/Layer%20Saver.htm

Also it would be better to use :-

var layerName = activeDocument.activeLayer.name.replace(/\....$/,'');

As this way it doesn't arbitory remove the last four characters, only if it finds a fullstop.

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