[AS][CC2017] Relink file in smart object layer

[tmmls]

Hi,

I need to relink an external file, located inside a smart object layer using AppleScript.

Does anyone know if this can be done ? Currently I have ...

tell application "Adobe Photoshop CC 2017"
  tell current document
       set myLayer to my getLayerByName("Example")
       -- Relink external file located inside smart object layer
  end tell
end tell
on getLayerByName(myLayerName)
  tell application "Adobe Photoshop CC 2017"
       tell current document
       repeat with i from 1 to count layers
            set currentLayerName to (name of layer i) as string
            if currentLayerName is equal to myLayerName then
                 return layer i
            end if
       end repeat
       end tell
  end tell
end getLayerByName

Thanks

[c.pfaffenbichler]

I suppose that by now you have concluded yourself that AppleScript is not popular for Photoshop Scripting among the regulars on this Forum.

Could you do it in JavaScript instead?

[Davide_Barranca]

tmmls, some parts of the PS commands are not directly exposed to the Scripting API via the Document Object Model – we have to resort to ActionManager (AM: a powerful yet unfriendly set of the ExtendScript language).

As far as I know, AppleScript can't deal with AM, so your best option is to look for a JS solution, save it as a snippet in a .jsx file and then "do javascript" passing the file reference – I'm not expert in AppleScript so please check its documentation for the details.

Hope this helps,

Davide

[tmmls]

Hi Davide,

Thank your for the usefull information. I did some small tests in Javascript and replaying recorded javascript code using the scriptListener doesn't always work.

[c.pfaffenbichler]

replaying recorded javascript code using the scriptListener doesn't always work

Do you mean when played from AS or on its own?

[tmmls]

Playing from the ExtendScript Toolkit targeting Adobe Photoshop

[c.pfaffenbichler]

Are you sure you copied the complete pertinent code and that the File can support the task?

What is the error message?

Please post screenshots.