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kareyh56356757
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January 24, 2017
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Save in directory based on filename.

  • January 24, 2017
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I am very new to scripting.  I am looking to create a script that will save a .tif file with LZW compression to a file in a directory based on the current image filename.  If that directory doesn't exist it will create it.  All of my filenames are based on a 7 digit system. 

For example... I want to take file name  "123-456_A"  and put it in the following folder system...

Product(Starting folder on the server)
-1
--12
---123
----123-
-----123-4
------123-45
-------123-456(Final Folder)

The "_A" etc will be ignored. Is this possible? 

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Correct answer pixxxelschubser

kareyh56356757​,

a folder hierarchy like yours doesn't make any sense for me, sorry. But anyway, try this:

// folder_saveTif_inFolderBasedOnFilename.jsx
// https://forums.adobe.com/thread/2268221
// regards pixxxel schubser
// only file names eg 123-456_A or 100-123_Z allowed
var aDoc = activeDocument, nme = aDoc.name.replace(/\.[^\.]+$/,""), reg = /^\d{3}-\d{3}_./, tmp = nme.split("");
checkAndSave();
function checkAndSave() {
    if( reg.test( nme ) == false) {
        alert ("wrong file name"); return; }
    else { tmp.splice(3,1); tmp.splice(-2); tmp[2] += "-";
        for( i = 1; i < 6; i++ ) { tmp = tmp[i-1] + tmp; };
        var saveFol = Folder ("~/Desktop");
        for ( i = 0; i < tmp.length; i++ ) {
            saveFol = Folder( saveFol + "/" + tmp );
            if (!saveFol.exists) { saveFol.create() };
        };
    var saveName = "/" + nme + ".tif";
    var saveFile = new File( saveFol + saveName );
    if( saveFile.exists ) { alert( saveFile + "\nFile already exists - not saved now" ); return; };
    saveAsTIFF( saveFile ); alert( saveFol + saveName + " saved" )
    //aDoc.close( SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES );
    }; return;
};
function saveAsTIFF( saveFile ) {
    tiffSaveOptions = new TiffSaveOptions();
    tiffSaveOptions.layers = true;
    tiffSaveOptions.imageCompression = TIFFEncoding.TIFFLZW;
    activeDocument.saveAs( saveFile, tiffSaveOptions, false ); 
}

This snippet should create the wished folder hierarchy (on your desktop) based on the given example file name.

Have fun

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kareyh56356757
kareyh56356757Author
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June 9, 2017

I realized my mistake and fixed it with the following...

var aDoc = activeDocument, nme = aDoc.name.replace(/\.[^\.]+$/,""), reg = /^\w{2}\d{5}_./, tmp = nme.split(""); 

checkAndSave();

I had been trying to read the letters as digits. 

pixxxelschubser
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pixxxelschubserCommunity Expert
Community Expert
June 9, 2017

Regex is not easier way off. You should understand the syntax before.

Try this snippet (standalone):

var a = "1234567_A";
var b = "ZZ12345_A";
var  nme = a.replace(/\.[^\.]+$/,""), reg = /^\w{2}\d{5}_./, tmp = nme.split("");
checkAndSave(); 
nme = b.replace(/\.[^\.]+$/,""), reg = /^\w{2}\d{5}_./, tmp = nme.split("");
checkAndSave(); 
nme = a.replace(/\.[^\.]+$/,""), reg = /^[A-Z]{2}\d{5}_./, tmp = nme.split("");
checkAndSave(); 
nme = b.replace(/\.[^\.]+$/,""), reg = /^[A-Z]{2}\d{5}_./, tmp = nme.split("");
checkAndSave(); 
function checkAndSave() {  
    if( reg.test( nme ) == false) {  
        alert (reg+" better regex do not find: "+ nme); return; }  
    else { alert (reg+" found: "+nme) }
    }

The reason is: \w will find all "word signs" eg digits AND letters

Have fun

kareyh56356757
kareyh56356757Author
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June 9, 2017

This script has been working perfect for me!  Is there a way to alter it for files that have a naming structure of ZZ12345_A ?  Basically I want it to read any 7 digit filename and put it in the coordinating folder. 

pixxxelschubser
Community Expert
pixxxelschubserCommunity Expert
Community Expert
June 9, 2017

Hi kareyh56356757​,

hmmh?

ZZ12345_A is not a 7 digit filename.

Furthermore:

which letters and/or digits in the filename are fix and which ones are variable?

c.pfaffenbichler
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c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
Community Expert
January 25, 2017

Please post screenshots illustrating the task and Folder structure better.

And please explain what exactly you mean by

save a .tif file with LZW compression

Save a copy of the active File? Save the active File as a new file?

With Layers or flattened?

kareyh56356757
kareyh56356757Author
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January 25, 2017


Would be saving the active file as a new file with the following TIF options.

pixxxelschubser
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pixxxelschubserCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
January 26, 2017

kareyh56356757​,

a folder hierarchy like yours doesn't make any sense for me, sorry. But anyway, try this:

// folder_saveTif_inFolderBasedOnFilename.jsx
// https://forums.adobe.com/thread/2268221
// regards pixxxel schubser
// only file names eg 123-456_A or 100-123_Z allowed
var aDoc = activeDocument, nme = aDoc.name.replace(/\.[^\.]+$/,""), reg = /^\d{3}-\d{3}_./, tmp = nme.split("");
checkAndSave();
function checkAndSave() {
    if( reg.test( nme ) == false) {
        alert ("wrong file name"); return; }
    else { tmp.splice(3,1); tmp.splice(-2); tmp[2] += "-";
        for( i = 1; i < 6; i++ ) { tmp = tmp[i-1] + tmp; };
        var saveFol = Folder ("~/Desktop");
        for ( i = 0; i < tmp.length; i++ ) {
            saveFol = Folder( saveFol + "/" + tmp );
            if (!saveFol.exists) { saveFol.create() };
        };
    var saveName = "/" + nme + ".tif";
    var saveFile = new File( saveFol + saveName );
    if( saveFile.exists ) { alert( saveFile + "\nFile already exists - not saved now" ); return; };
    saveAsTIFF( saveFile ); alert( saveFol + saveName + " saved" )
    //aDoc.close( SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES );
    }; return;
};
function saveAsTIFF( saveFile ) {
    tiffSaveOptions = new TiffSaveOptions();
    tiffSaveOptions.layers = true;
    tiffSaveOptions.imageCompression = TIFFEncoding.TIFFLZW;
    activeDocument.saveAs( saveFile, tiffSaveOptions, false ); 
}

This snippet should create the wished folder hierarchy (on your desktop) based on the given example file name.

Have fun

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