Filename to IPTC Title, but without extension. (Currently using DAM script)

[queuenal]

Hello,

Apologies if this isn't the correct forum to ask this question:

I am currently using the DAM Filename to Title script with Bridge CS4 - http://www.damuseful.com/pages/PimpMyBridge.html - to get the filename into the IPTC title script. This however puts in the extension into the title field also. So a JPG file named 2000 ends up with 2000.JPG in its Title field. I wish to not have the extension appear in the Title field.

Is this possible by modifying the DAM script / using any other freely available script.

In case it helps, this is what the DAM script currently looks like:

#target bridge

if ( BridgeTalk.appName = "bridge" )

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------

//This script copies selected thumbnails' filenames to the title field

//Also shows how to add menu items

//The AdobeLibrary scripts must be loaded

//This script was created by John Beardsworth www.beardsworth.co.uk/ and modified by Peter Krogh www.DAMuseful.com

//This script may be freely distributed and modified

//--------------------------------------------------------------------

// Let's create our menu

    var menu = MenuElement.create( "command", "Write Filename to IPTC Title Field", "at the end of Tools");

    menu.onSelect = function(m)

{

var getFolderChildren = true ;

var filesOnly = true ;

var thumbs = getBridgeThumbnails ( TYPES.PHOTOSHOP_OPENABLE, getFolderChildren, filesOnly) ;

for ( var i = 0; i < thumbs.length; i++ )

{ thumb = thumbs;

   md = thumb.synchronousMetadata;

   md.namespace ="http://ns.adobe.com/photoshop/1.0/";

   md.Title = thumb.name;

}

   Window.alert ("Done " + i + " records");

};

There are also 3 other Adobe Library scripts that come with the download.

I know absolutely nothing about scripting, so baby-steps would be appreciated.

Many thanks.

[Paul Riggott · Accepted solution]

Change:

md.Title = thumb.name;

To:

md.Title = decodeURI(thumb.name).replace(/\.[^\.]+$/, '');

[queuenal]

Thanks Paul, this works beautifully

[gener7]

I'll add my thanks as well. Works in Bridge CC 2017.

Gene

[jhinden]

Any idea how to modify this for writing to a .wav file?

[Lumigraphics]

Can a WAV file store metadata? If so, it would use the same process.

I use a slightly different script, there are multiple ways to get a list of files, multiple ways to remove parts of the name, and multiple ways to write metadata back to files:

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#target bridge

if(BridgeTalk.appName == "bridge"){

    FT = MenuElement.create("command", "Add Part Number to Title", "at the end of Tools");

    }

FT.onSelect = function (){

    AddFilenameToTitle();

    }

function AddFilenameToTitle(){

    var thumbs = app.document.selections;

    if(!thumbs.length) return;

    if(ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript == undefined)  ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript = new ExternalObject("lib:AdobeXMPScript");

    for(var a in thumbs){

        var selectedFile = thumbs.spec;

        var Title = selectedFile.name;

        Title = Title.split('.');

        if(Title.length > 1){

            Title.length--;

            }

        Title = Title.join('.');

        var md = thumbs.synchronousMetadata;

        var xmp = new XMPMeta(md.serialize());

        xmp.deleteProperty(XMPConst.NS_DC, "title");

        xmp.appendArrayItem(XMPConst.NS_DC, "title", Title, 0, XMPConst.ALIAS_TO_ALT_TEXT);

        xmp.setQualifier(XMPConst.NS_DC, "title[1]", "http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace", "lang", "x-default");

        var updatedPacket = xmp.serialize(XMPConst.SERIALIZE_OMIT_PACKET_WRAPPER | XMPConst.SERIALIZE_USE_COMPACT_FORMAT);

        thumbs.metadata = new Metadata(updatedPacket);

        }

    }

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