Look at the batch script that are available to you. Adobe Image Processor... and the better web download Plug-in script Image processor Pro... You can include actions in their processing and those actions can use the scripts you have created. So you are batching your scripts. It is also quit easy to create image file list with simple script functions for your scripts to batch process without needing to create a scriptUI dialog for the script. I have created a few functions myself for creating image file list. I have create an example script you can look at here:
/* =======================================================================
// 2021 John J. McAssey (JJMack)
// ======================================================================= */
// This script is supplied as is. It is provided as freeware.
// The author accepts no liability for any problems arising from its use.
// enable double-clicking from Mac Finder or Windows Explorer
#target photoshop // this command only works in Photoshop CS2 and higher
// bring application forward for double-click events
app.bringToFront();
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// SET-UP Global Variables //
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
var scriptPath = $.fileName.substr(0,$.fileName.lastIndexOf("/")+1);
var scriptName = $.fileName.substr($.fileName.lastIndexOf("/")+1,$.fileName.lastIndexOf("."));
scriptName = scriptName.substr(0,scriptName.lastIndexOf("."));
var scriptExt = $.fileName.substr($.fileName.lastIndexOf("."));
//alert(scriptPath + scriptName + scriptExt);
// Initialize variables used in mainline
var folderListCopy = new Array;
var fileListCopy = new Array;
var fileTypes = "";
var logData = "";
// Save the current preferences and Set Photoshop to use pixels and display no dialogs
var startRulerUnits = app.preferences.rulerUnits;
var startTypeUnits = app.preferences.typeUnits;
var startDisplayDialogs = app.displayDialogs;
app.displayDialogs = DialogModes.NO;
app.preferences.rulerUnits = Units.PIXELS;
app.preferences.typeUnits = TypeUnits.PIXELS;
try {
startDate = (getDateTime());
var time1 = Number(timeString());
var processed = main(); // Select root folder and file types to process, crawl tree creating folderList and fileList then process file list
if (processed!=undefined) { } //alert(processed + " Files Processed");
if (logData!="") logInfo(timeStamp() + "\nFolders " + folderListCopy.length + " Files " + fileListCopy.length + "\n" + fileTypes + "\n\n" + logData);
var time2 = Number(timeString());
endDate = (getDateTime());
alert(startDate + " Start\n"
// +((time2-time1)/1000 )+" Seconds "
+((time2-time1)/60000 ).toPrecision(2)+" Minutes "
// +((time2-time1)/3600000 ).toPrecision(1)+" Hours "
+ "\n" + endDate + " End"
+"\nProcessed " + folderListCopy.length + " Folders Selected " + fileListCopy.length + " Files Types Matching\n"
+ fileTypes + "\n"
);
}
catch(e) { alert(e + ': on line ' + e.line, 'Photoshop Error', true); }
// Return the app preferences
app.preferences.rulerUnits = startRulerUnits;
app.preferences.typeUnits = startTypeUnits;
app.displayDialogs = startDisplayDialogs;
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
function main() {
//var files = buildFilelist (); // Select image files from any folder till you stop and cancel
//var files = selectFile(true); // Select Image files from a single folder
//var files = selectsImagesFolder("x","x","jpg|jpe"); // Select a folder containg Image tree all jpeg image file types in the tree will be selected
//var files = selectsImagesFolder(true,true,"jpg|jpeg"); // Select the root of the Image tree all jpeg image file types in the tree will be selected
//var files = selectsImagesFolder(true,false); // Select the root of the Image tree all image file types in the tree will be Selected
//var files = selectsImagesFolder(true,true); // Select the root of the Image tree and filter image file types to selected
//var files = selectsImagesFolder(false,false); // Select a folder containg Image files all image file types in the folder will be Selected
//var files = selectsImagesFolder(); // Select a folder containg Image files all image file types in the folder will be Selected
//var files = selectsImagesFolder(false,true); // Select a folder containg Image files and filter image file types to be Selected
var files = selectsImagesFolder(true,true); // Select image files
if (files!=undefined) {
fileListCopy = files; // So boilerplate can see file processes
for( var i=0; i < files.length; i++) { processFile(files[i]); } // Process Files
return files.length;
}
}
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
function selectsImagesFolder (multi,selection,types) { // Build a file list of selected image file types in folder
var folderList = new Array;
var fileList = new Array;
if (multi == true) {var theString = "Please select root folder"} // Process Sub Folders
else {var theString = "Please select a folder"}; // Just a single folder
var rootFolder = Folder.selectDialog(theString, ""); // Select root
if (rootFolder === null) { return}; // Test if Cancel button returns null, then do nothing
if (types!=undefined) typeList = types; // filter these
else {
var typeList = "nef|cr3|cr2|crw|dcs|raf|arw|orf|dng|psd|tif|tiff|jpg|jpe|jpeg|png|bmp"; // Get file types
if (selection == true) var typeList = prompt("Add or Remove file type to Process.",typeList); // User modifies file type selection
if (typeList === "" || typeList === null ) { return}; // Test if Cancel button returns null, then do nothing
}
fileTypes = typeList; // Add Global for boiler plate
var matchString = String("/\\.(" + typeList + ")$/i"); // Add the rest of the regular expression
folderList.push(rootFolder); // Start the Folder list at the root
if (multi == true) getFolders(rootFolder,folderList); // folderlist
getFilelist(folderList,matchString,fileList) // fileList
if (fileList=="") { return}; // Return if no files selected
function getFolders(pfolder,list) { // Recursively crawl the tree build the folder List
var dirList = pfolder.getFiles(); // Get files and sub-folders
for (var i = 0; i < dirList.length; i++) {
if (dirList[i] instanceof File) { } // Just process Folders
else {
list.push(dirList[i]); // Add to folder list
getFolders(dirList[i],list); // Add its sub-folders
};
}
}
function getFilelist(folders,filter,list) {
for( var i=0; i < folders.length; i++) { // Process folders
var files = folders[i].getFiles(eval(filter)); // Select files
for( var f=0; f < files.length; f++) {list.push(files[f]);} // Add files to selected fileList
}
}
folderListCopy = folderList; // Add Global for boiler plate
return fileList; // Return files
}
function buildFilelist () { // Build a file list of image files
var buildList = new Array;
var addfiles = selectFile(true);
if (addfiles !== null ) {
while (addfiles !== null ) {
if (addfiles.length ==1) buildList.push(addfiles);
else for( var i=0; i < addfiles.length; i++) {buildList.push(addfiles[i]);}
var addfiles = selectFile(true);
}
}
return buildList;
}
function selectFile (multi) { // Select image files only
if (multi == true) {var theString = "Please select files to be processed"}
else {var theString = "Please select a file"};
if ($.os.search(/windows/i) != -1) {var theFiles = File.openDialog (theString, '*.nef;*.cr3;*.cr2;*.crw;*.dcs;*.raf;*.arw;*.orf;*.dng;*.psd;*.psdt;*.tif;*.tiff;*.jpg;*.jpe;*.jpeg;*.png;*.bmp', multi)}
else {var theFiles = File.openDialog (theString, getFiles, multi)};
function getFiles (theFile) { ////// filter files for mac //////
if (theFile.name.match(/\.(nef|cr3|cr2|crw|dcs|raf|arw|orf|dng|psd|tif|tiff|jpg|jpe|jpeg|png|bmp)$/i) || theFile.constructor.name == "Folder") {
return true
};
};
return theFiles
};
function logInfo(Txt){ // Create write and open log file
try {
var file = new File(Folder.desktop + "/" + scriptName + " Log.txt");
file.open("w", "TEXT", "????");
file.encoding = "UTF8";
file.seek(0,2);
$.os.search(/windows/i) != -1 ? file.lineFeed = 'windows' : file.lineFeed = 'macintosh';
file.writeln(Txt);
if (file.error) alert(file.error);
file.close();
file.execute();
}
catch(e) { alert(e + ': on line ' + e.line, 'Script Error', true); }
};
function getDateTime() { // Function for returning current date and time
var date = new Date();
var dateTime = "";
if ((date.getMonth() + 1) < 10) { dateTime += "0" + (date.getMonth() + 1) + "/"; }
else { dateTime += (date.getMonth() + 1) + "/";}
if (date.getDate() < 10) { dateTime += "0" + date.getDate() + "/"; }
else { dateTime += date.getDate() + "/"; }
dateTime += date.getFullYear() + "_";
if (date.getHours() < 10) {dateTime += "0" + date.getHours() + ":"; }
else { dateTime += date.getHours() + ":"; }
if (date.getMinutes() < 10) { dateTime += "0" + date.getMinutes() + ":"; }
else { dateTime += date.getMinutes() + ":"; }
if (date.getSeconds() < 10) { dateTime += "0" + date.getSeconds(); }
else { dateTime += date.getSeconds(); }
return dateTime;
}
function timeString () { // Function for returning raw time
var now = new Date();
return now.getTime()
};
function timeStamp(){
// Get the time and format it
var digital = new Date();
var hours = digital.getHours();
var minutes = digital.getMinutes();
var seconds = digital.getSeconds();
var amOrPm = "AM";
if (hours > 11) amOrPm = "PM";
if (hours > 12) hours = hours - 12;
if (hours == 0) hours = 12;
if (minutes <= 9) minutes = "0" + minutes;
if (seconds <= 9) seconds = "0" + seconds;
// Get the date and format it
var date = new Date();
var d = date.getDate();
var day = (d < 10) ? '0' + d : d;
var m = date.getMonth() + 1;
var month = (m < 10) ? '0' + m : m;
var yy = date.getYear();
var year = (yy < 1000) ? yy + 1900 : yy;
// create a variable with the fully formatted the time and date
// todaysDate = hours + ":" + minutes + ":" + seconds + " " + amOrPm + " - " + day + "/" + month + "/" + year;
// todaysDate = hours + ":" + minutes + ":" + seconds + " " + amOrPm + " - " + month + "/" + day + "/" + year;
MonthNames = new Array("January","February","March","April","May","June","July","August","September","October","November","December");
//todaysDate = hours + ":" + minutes + ":" + seconds + " " + amOrPm + " " + MonthNames[date.getMonth()] + " " + date.getDate() + ", " + year;
todaysDate =MonthNames[date.getMonth()] + " " + date.getDate() + ", " + year +" " + hours + ":" + minutes + ":" + seconds + " " + amOrPm;
return todaysDate;
}
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Selected file are processed here
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
function processFile(file) { // Process Your files here
// Here I just parse the Files Into Path Name and Extension and Log them
// var startDate Could be used for output File Name suffix
// var scriptName could also be useful
var filePath = String(file).substr(0,String(file).lastIndexOf("/")+1);
var fileName = String(file).substr(String(file).lastIndexOf("/")+1,String(file).lastIndexOf("."));
fileName = fileName.substr(0,fileName.lastIndexOf("."));
var fileExt = String(file).substr(String(file).lastIndexOf("."));
logData = logData + filePath + "\nName: " + fileName + "\nExt : " + fileExt + "\n\n";
}
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// When last file is process the script will end
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
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