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kenepic
kenepic
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May 31, 2019
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"Untitled" documents won't go above 10?

  • May 31, 2019
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Hello! I have a script that is generating a bunch of new documents and saving them. In my case the name doesn't matter, as long as each document gets saved as a unique file. So using the default "Untitled#" naming convention of Photoshop was fine.

However, when I ran my batch, after "Untitled10" Photoshop stopped generating new sequential numbers. Instead I just got Untitled1 through 9 and then dozens of Untitled10s.

Does anyone know if this is expected behavior and if it can be changed? I can't understand why Photoshop would arbitrarily stop at "10" instead of continuing on (at least to 99...)

Of course, if someone has a good suggestion for giving each new document a unique name (without the need for user input) that would also work.

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    Correct answer Bob_Hallam

    This is a known issue and a feature request has been put in to allow for greater than 10 numbered documents.  Hold tight and know it's been given to the developers a couple of months ago so hopefully this feature will be added soon.

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    Bob_Hallam
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    May 31, 2019

    This is a known issue and a feature request has been put in to allow for greater than 10 numbered documents.  Hold tight and know it's been given to the developers a couple of months ago so hopefully this feature will be added soon.

    ICC programmer and developer, Photographer, artist and color management expert, Print standards and process expert.
      c.pfaffenbichler
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      c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
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      May 31, 2019

      I can’t reproduce the issue.

      The following creates files with the expected names from »Untitled-1« to »Untitled-12«.

      #target  photoshop

      for (var m = 0; m < 13; m++) {

      app.documents.add(new UnitValue(2000, "px"), new UnitValue(2000, "px"), 300, null, NewDocumentMode.RGB)

      };

      kenepic
      kenepicAuthor
      Inspiring
      May 31, 2019

      Ok, ya, so it's not an expected behavior. Do you have any idea where/how I might prevent Photoshop from stopping at 10? (This is CC 2019 btw).

      How about if you use "Load Files into Stack"? (which I guess might push this topic back into a "script" question...)

      c.pfaffenbichler
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      c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
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      May 31, 2019

      It is unexpected; does the same occur if you manually create 11 new documents?

      Please post a screenshot of the Action fully expanded in the Actions Panel.

        c.pfaffenbichler
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        c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
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        May 31, 2019
        Hello! I have a script that is generating a bunch of new documents and saving them.

        You may want to ask over on the Scripting Forum.

        And naturally you should post the Script itself or at least that section.

        For me Photoshop’s naming convention is »Untitled-X«, not »UntitledX«.

          kenepic
          kenepicAuthor
          Inspiring
          May 31, 2019

          Hi, thanks! The fact that it's generated by a script is merely setting the context. And actually, it's an "action", not a scipt - I misspoke. The problem isn't the action, the problem is that Photoshop stops at "Untitled10" for some reason.

          c.pfaffenbichler
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          c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
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          May 31, 2019

          Then the problem is probably your Action.

          Please post a screenshot of the Action fully expanded in the Actions Panel.

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