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MilesKelly97
MilesKelly97
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January 26, 2017
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Scripting Save for Web

  • January 26, 2017
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Hey guys

I am trying to script for Save for Web with a simple AppleScript that will later be added asa process in a much learger script that  takes ai files exported to psd's and takes them into Photoshop to push them out as sRGB png's.

My script is

set targetFolder to (choose file name) as text

set targetPath to targetFolder & "New"

tell application "Adobe Photoshop CC 2017"

     tell current document

          activate    

         

               set theDocument to current document

               set exportOptions to POSIX file {class:save for web export options, transparency:true, web format:PNG, matte:true, png eight:false, with profile:true}

               export theDocument in file targetPath as save for web with options exportOptions

     end tell

end tell

This won't work I get the error "Adobe Photoshop CC 2017 got an error: Can’t get current document of current document." number -1728 from current document of current document

But if I take away export options part it will export with my previous export settings. So i saved my settings as a preset and changed my export options to set exportOptions to POSIX file "/Users/mileskelly/Library/Preferences/Adobe Photoshop CC 2017 Settings/Optimized Settings/JDO_PNG-24 Settings.irs". In the hope that point it to the settings file it would us my setting but I can't get it to work.

Can anyone help me out?

Thanks

Miles K

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Correct answer JavierAroche

Hey MilesKelly97​, try this:

set targetFolder to POSIX path of (choose file name) as text

set targetPath to targetFolder & "New.png"

tell application "Adobe Photoshop CC 2017"

  activate

  set exportOptions to {class:save for web export options, transparency:true, web format:PNG, png eight:false, with profile:true}

  export current document in targetPath as save for web with options exportOptions

end tell

You had a matte:true in your save for web settings that was causing an error. Since you're exporting a png, you don't need a matte. I also converted the user's file name input to a POSIX path, since Photoshop requires that type of path to export.

Also, I'm not sure why you're adding "New" at the end of the file name, but either way, I left that and just added a .png to the filename. Otherwise it would export without a file extension. You can make that generic if you want, depending on your export type.

Hope it helps!

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JavierAroche
JavierArocheCorrect answer
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January 27, 2017

Hey MilesKelly97​, try this:

set targetFolder to POSIX path of (choose file name) as text

set targetPath to targetFolder & "New.png"

tell application "Adobe Photoshop CC 2017"

  activate

  set exportOptions to {class:save for web export options, transparency:true, web format:PNG, png eight:false, with profile:true}

  export current document in targetPath as save for web with options exportOptions

end tell

You had a matte:true in your save for web settings that was causing an error. Since you're exporting a png, you don't need a matte. I also converted the user's file name input to a POSIX path, since Photoshop requires that type of path to export.

Also, I'm not sure why you're adding "New" at the end of the file name, but either way, I left that and just added a .png to the filename. Otherwise it would export without a file extension. You can make that generic if you want, depending on your export type.

Hope it helps!

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