Run an action on a file before inserting into a Smart Object

Question

I'm programmatically replacing the content of smart object using the following code (c.pfaffenbichler😞

..

if ($.os.search(/windows/i) != -1)

{

var folder = new Folder("F:/Test Folder);

var theFiles = folder.getFiles(/\.(png|jpg|tif|eps|psd)$/i)

}

if (theFiles) {

for (var m = 0; m < theFiles.length; m++) {

theLayer = replaceContents (theFiles, theLayer);

..

I want to be able to run an action on theFiles right before inserting it, ideally without saving it off, how do I go about doing that?

Thanks for the help!

c.pfaffenbichler · Answer

As far as I understand what you want is impossible in Photoshop.

It can not perform operations on files without the files being open in Photoshop and an open, unsaved file can not be placed as a Smart Object.

Work-arounds might be

• saving the file as a new file, replacing the contents with it, removing the new file automatically

• replacing the contents, then opening the SO, running the Action and saving it

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