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ihajo
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April 13, 2016
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Image Name to Metadata Title

  • April 13, 2016
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Hello everyone,

Any one has a script for bridge or apple script to copy the image name (Image.psd) to a its Metadata Title caption author, etc.. without the extension (.psd)

Thank You

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Correct answer Stephen Marsh
// https://imagesimple.wordpress.com/2011/08/24/cs5-filename-to-title-script/


#target bridge


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


FT = MenuElement.create("command", "Add FileName 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 = decodeURI(selectedFile.name).replace(/\.[^\.]+$/, '')


      var myXmpFile = new XMPFile( selectedFile.fsName, XMPConst.UNKNOWN,


XMPConst.OPEN_FOR_UPDATE);


  var myXmp = myXmpFile.getXMP();


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


        myXmp.appendArrayItem(XMPConst.NS_DC, "title", Title, 0,


XMPConst.ALIAS_TO_ALT_TEXT);


        myXmp.setQualifier(XMPConst.NS_DC, "title[1]",


"http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace", "lang", "x-default");


        if (myXmpFile.canPutXMP(myXmp)) {


        myXmpFile.putXMP(myXmp);


        myXmpFile.closeFile(XMPConst.CLOSE_UPDATE_SAFELY);


        }


    }


}

4 replies

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ihajoAuthor
New Participant
April 13, 2016

The first code was the correct one the second one added a space before the name..

Thank you

Stephen Marsh
Stephen Marsh
Adobe Expert
April 13, 2016
// Filename to metadata title.jsx


// https://forums.adobe.com/message/3596812


#target bridge


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


FT = MenuElement.create("command", "Add FileName to Description", "at the end of Tools");


}


FT.onSelect = function () {


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 FileName = decodeURI(selectedFile.name).replace(/\.[^\.]+$/, '')


      var myXmpFile = new XMPFile( selectedFile.fsName, XMPConst.UNKNOWN, XMPConst.OPEN_FOR_UPDATE);


  var myXmp = myXmpFile.getXMP();


var Desc=[];


var count =  myXmp.countArrayItems(XMPConst.NS_DC, "description");


for(var i = 1;i <= count;i++){


Desc.push(myXmp.getArrayItem(XMPConst.NS_DC, "description", i));


    }


Desc=Desc.toString() + " " + FileName;


        myXmp.deleteProperty(XMPConst.NS_DC, "description");


        myXmp.appendArrayItem(XMPConst.NS_DC, "description", Desc, 0, XMPConst.ALIAS_TO_ALT_TEXT);


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


        if (myXmpFile.canPutXMP(myXmp)) {


        myXmpFile.putXMP(myXmp);


        myXmpFile.closeFile(XMPConst.CLOSE_UPDATE_SAFELY);


        }


    }


}
    Stephen Marsh
    Stephen MarshCorrect answer
    Adobe Expert
    April 13, 2016
    // https://imagesimple.wordpress.com/2011/08/24/cs5-filename-to-title-script/
    

    #target bridge
    

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

    FT = MenuElement.create("command", "Add FileName 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 = decodeURI(selectedFile.name).replace(/\.[^\.]+$/, '')
    

          var myXmpFile = new XMPFile( selectedFile.fsName, XMPConst.UNKNOWN,
    

    XMPConst.OPEN_FOR_UPDATE);
    

      var myXmp = myXmpFile.getXMP();
    

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

            myXmp.appendArrayItem(XMPConst.NS_DC, "title", Title, 0,
    

    XMPConst.ALIAS_TO_ALT_TEXT);
    

            myXmp.setQualifier(XMPConst.NS_DC, "title[1]",
    

    "http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace", "lang", "x-default");
    

            if (myXmpFile.canPutXMP(myXmp)) {
    

            myXmpFile.putXMP(myXmp);
    

            myXmpFile.closeFile(XMPConst.CLOSE_UPDATE_SAFELY);
    

            }
    

        }
    

    }
      SuperMerlin
      SuperMerlin
      Inspiring
      April 13, 2016

      There are various examples in this thread. copy filename to iptc description

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