[SCRIPTING] Bridge is not waiting the end of a function to start another

[lfcorullon]

Hello, there. Let's see if anybody can help...

I have a Bridge script that renames and move the visibleThumbnails to new folders.

Easy like this: I have 15 visibleThumbnails, then the script will creates 15 folders and move each visibleThumbnail to its own folder.

BUT...

I need another function to run over the new created folders.

This another function is being called after the loop that create the folders.

But this another function never runs unless I put an alert at its beginning.

Any help?

[Stephen Marsh]

@lfcorullon – Perhaps if you shared the code...

[lfcorullon]

I don't think it'll help. My scenario is very particular.

I have three functions:

function rotate() {

/*compare the width and height and rotate vertical image counterclockwise*/

}

function move() {

/*it creates a folder and move each thumbnail to one new folder.

if 15 thumbnails, then 15 folders will be created, numbered, to move each thumb to its folder*/

}

function rename() {

/*rename some files that are previously moved to a new folder*/

}

And I think this is the problem. Bridge doesn't wait the folder creation and the files to be moved to start the next function. When it starts, no folders are created yet.

[Stephen Marsh]

I don't think it'll help.

By @lfcorullon

You have a problem with the code, however, you don't think that it will help to post the code in full. Not sure what can be done then.

[lfcorullon]

Ok. I'm sorry but I can't share the full code.

I just want to know if there is a way to make Bridge wait the completion of a process before to start a new one...

RUN function 1 and WAIT to the completion.
RUN function 2 and WAIT to the completion.

Then RUN function 3 and FINISH.

[Stephen Marsh]

Ok. I'm sorry but I can't share the full code.

By @lfcorullon

In Photoshop one can use refresh or sleep – however, I don't script Bridge very often so offhand I'm not sure if it's supported:

app.refresh();

$.sleep(100);

These don't wait, they just add a time delay for something to catch up. Good luck, perhaps someone that scripts Bridge more often than I do can offer advice.

[lfcorullon]

Thanks anyway.

I tried app.refresh, thumbnail.refresh, doc.refresh... none of them looks to really work.

The $.sleep() is an option, but it could get too long when processing lots of images.