Save changes on images coming from Lightroom via script/action

Question

I don't have much experience with script programming in Photoshop yet. So i have a question to the script professionells.

A image was send via “Edit in Photoshop” from Lightroom Classic to Photoshop.

After doing the appropriate changes and editing I like to save and send back the image back to Lightroom with the same name as the original file and in the same folder.. Normally i click on Photoshop’s menu File - Save. I try to do thi with an action or a script.

All attempts so far have failed. Either the user is prompted for a filename, or the photo is saved without such a prompt—but in the wrong directory, as no corresponding query was issued.

My question is how can I simulate the function of the click on File-Save on an image that came from Lightroom.

I’m on Windows 11 and use Photoshop 27.7 and Lightroom 15.3.1

Stephen Marsh · Answer

In an action, try using the “Insert menu item” command and select File > Save (probably followed by Close).

You can also try recording Close with Save on an edited doc.

As for scripting, there’s legacy ExtendScript DOM code:

app.activeDocument.save();

Or:

app.activeDocument.close(SaveOptions.SAVECHANGES);

Or legacy ExtendScript AM code for save:

executeAction( charIDToTypeID( "save" ), undefined, DialogModes.NO );

And close with save:

var idCls = charIDToTypeID( "Cls " );
    var desc274 = new ActionDescriptor();
    var idDocI = charIDToTypeID( "DocI" );
    desc274.putInteger( idDocI, 59 );
    var idforceNotify = stringIDToTypeID( "forceNotify" );
    desc274.putBoolean( idforceNotify, true );
executeAction( idCls, desc274, DialogModes.NO );

(I don’t use Lr, so I can’t test… If these don’t work, keep in mind that some things may require a macro program to record and playback keystrokes and or mouse movements)

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