Background layer to file name script.

[patrickd41288706]

Hello!

I'd like to create a script to rename my background layer to the document filename without the extension.

This script works but it creates a text layer instead of converting the background layer to layer with document name.

So I could use some help in knowing what I have to change to make it work.

Let me know!
Thanks!

// this script is a variation of the script addTimeStamp.js that is installed with PH7

if ( documents.length > 0 )

{

var originalDialogMode = app.displayDialogs;

app.displayDialogs = DialogModes.ERROR;

var originalRulerUnits = preferences.rulerUnits;

preferences.rulerUnits = Units.PIXELS;

try

{

var docRef = activeDocument;

// Now create a text layer at the front

var myLayerRef = docRef.artLayers.add();

myLayerRef.kind = LayerKind.TEXT;

myLayerRef.name = "Filename";

var myTextRef = myLayerRef.textItem;

// strip the extension off

var fileNameNoExtension = docRef.name;

fileNameNoExtension = fileNameNoExtension.split( "." );

if ( fileNameNoExtension.length > 1 ) {

fileNameNoExtension.length--;

}

fileNameNoExtension = fileNameNoExtension.join(".");

myTextRef.contents = fileNameNoExtension;

// off set the text to be in the middle

myTextRef.position = new Array( docRef.width / 2, docRef.height / 2 );

myTextRef.size = 20;

}

catch( e )

{

// An error occurred. Restore ruler units, then propagate the error back

// to the user

preferences.rulerUnits = originalRulerUnits;

        app.displayDialogs = originalDialogMode;

throw e;

}

// Everything went Ok. Restore ruler units

preferences.rulerUnits = originalRulerUnits;

app.displayDialogs = originalDialogMode;

}

else

{

alert( "You must have a document open to add the filename!" );

}

[r-bin · Accepted solution]

var n = app.activeDocument.name.lastIndexOf(".");
app.activeDocument.backgroundLayer.name = n>=0?app.activeDocument.name.substr(0, n):app.activeDocument.name;

[patrickd41288706]

Thanks! I appreciate it!

[Kukurykus]

If you do, mark his reply as correct solution

[patrickd41288706]

The script to use filename to rename the background layer no longer works in Photoshop cc2019.
Anybody know how to make it work in new version?

Thanks!

[AlexPrint]

I can tell is true, is not working anymore, I hope anyone know a new code to rename current layer to file name without the extension, thank you for anyone who can help.

[Stephen Marsh]

You can use this more generic code, r-bin's was specifically for the Background layer and still works as originally intended:

app.activeDocument.activeLayer.name = app.activeDocument.name.replace(/\.[^\.]+$/, '');

[AlexPrint]

Hello, thank you very much, it work!,

I Also just used this one in case it help someone:

var srcDoc = app.activeDocument;  // to call the source document

var docName = app.activeDocument.name;  // Get the name of the document

docName = docName.slice(0, -4); // Trim the extension, last four characters (ie ".psd")

srcDoc.activeLayer.name = docName;

[Stephen Marsh]

Just keep in mind that the JS slice in your example is fixed to four characters from the end of the text string:

.slice(0, -4);

While a regular expression can gracefully handle the dot . and any length extension:

.replace(/\.[^\.]+$/, '');

[AlexPrint]

You are tottally right, and is more elegant, only problem is regex still very difficult to understand to me but I am learning, thank you for be so kind 😄 have a blessed day 😄

[Stephen Marsh]

Websites such as regexr or regex101 can help to explain regular expressions, such as this screenshot of the common filename extension pattern:

In other words, find anything that begins with a dot, followed by any characters that are not a dot one or more times, working backwards from the end/far right of the text string.

[AlexPrint]

Amazing Information, thank you very much 😄

[Kukurykus]

I tried the code in Photoshop 2022 and it still works.

[AlexPrint]

Yes you are right, was something wrong in my end.

[Stephen Marsh]

Some related topics where the Script Events Manager is used to automatically rename the Background layer to the doc name when an image is opened into Photoshop:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/script-for-open-as-layer-without-file...

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/change-default-background-layer-to-or...