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Install Action

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April 15, 2017
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I created a script that installs Action

if stock exists must leave everything unchanged

otherwise you must install it.

Actions and scripting

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Correct answer SuperMerlin

Mikaeru69

I'm sorry but it is not what I need.

I need a script that controls the action

if this action and nothing happens

if not present must install a personnel action

Amend actionSetName to suit.

#target photoshop;
var as = getActionSets();
var aSet = File(Folder.desktop + "/actionSetName.atn");
var Loaded = false;
for (var a in as){
    if(as.match(/actionSetName/i)){
    Loaded = true;
        break;
    }
}
if(!Loaded)  app.load(aSet);
function getActionSets(){
var aSets=[];
var ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putIndex(charIDToTypeID('ASet'), 1);
var desc = executeActionGet(ref);
var Count = desc.getInteger(stringIDToTypeID("count")) + 1;
for(var t=1; t<=Count; t++){
var ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putIndex(charIDToTypeID('ASet'), t);
var desc = executeActionGet(ref);
var actName = desc.getString(charIDToTypeID('Nm  '));
aSets.push(actName);
}
return aSets;
};

JJMack

Community Expert

tssee@imgof.com wrote
I created a script that installs Action
if stock exists must leave everything unchanged
otherwise you must install it.

Please post the script you created so we get some idea of what you have coded.

JJMack

Community Expert

As I wrote if the script is just for your use you can most likely script something that will work for you. You can not change the way Photoshop work or how others use Photoshop. Photoshop Actions Palette allows duplicate actions set names to be loaded. Users can Add, Delete and edit Actions in Action sets. I do not believe a script can examine a action see its steps to make sure it the correct action with the correct steps and and has not been modified.

Personally I do not know why you would want to script something like that for your own use for after all you control you Photoshop environment and install your add-ons in the first place. You should know what in the Actions palette.

JJMack

Community Expert

explain what you mean when you write "if stock exists"...

JJMack

tsseeAuthor

Inspiring

I created a script that installs Action

if Action exists must leave everything unchanged

otherwise you must install it.

JJMack

Community Expert

Action are loaded via *.ATN file action set. So the can contain one or more actions. Also different action sets can contain action with the same names as other action sets have. These could be the same of different action. You cal load an action set with the same name as a loaded action set. The set could contain the same actions, different actions od different version of some actions.

I think you would need to deal with the from an Action Set standpoint. Have some way to determine it the set loaded is the current version.

Also users can edit Actions add action to an action set and delete actions in an loaded action set. If an action does not exist on a machine for some user and you load a set there may now be multiple sets loaded with that name. If you delete the set first you may delete actions the users has added. The user may have deleted the missing action for the did not want to use it use it their work-flow. If you are trying to write the script for a community of users you may not be able to develop the perfect script. If it is just for your own use you control your work-flow.

JJMack

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