Charset of Textitem

[web2000]

Hi,

We have a PHP and MYSQL system which generates a JSX file for design.

It pulls one value out of the database and via php to the jsx file.

We have an issue with some characters which are set in the UTF8 charset, which are correctly displayed in the database and in PHP and HTML.

But when set in photoshop code, it causes issues and displays them incorrectly.

For example

activeDocument.activeLayer.textItem.contents="""' . $rs_item['slogan_name'] . '""";  

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This displays correctly in php, mysql etc, but when set in photoshop it displays to:

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Is there a way to set a charset for a value for photoshop?

I tried

activeDocument.activeLayer.textItem.encoding = "UTF8"; 

but i dont think there is such a value for textitem?

Thanks

[r-bin · Accepted solution]

You here gave an example of your PHP script.

if($_SESSION['admin_name']!=="Admin") {  
// CLOSE THE TEMPLATE PSD AND OPEN THE ACTUAL DESIGN IN PSD  
$design_code .= '  
app.activeDocument.close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES);    
var fileRef = "' . "/z/DESIGN_SERVER/" . $savefilename . ".psd" . '";    
app.open( new File( fileRef ) );   
';  
} else {  
// CLOSE THE TEMPLATE PSD AND OPEN THE ACTUAL DESIGN PDF  
$design_code .= '  
app.activeDocument.close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES);    
var fileRef = "' . "/z/DESIGN_SERVER/" . $savefilename . ".pdf" . '";    
app.open( new File( fileRef ) );   
';  
}  

So that's it.

Although I do not know PHP, I can advise you to change the code like this so that the first characters in the $ design_code variable are always UTF8 BOM (three invisible byte characters).

// set UTF8 BOM at the brgining of the $design_code variable
$design_code = chr(239) . chr(187) . chr(191);
if($_SESSION['admin_name']!=="Admin") {  
// CLOSE THE TEMPLATE PSD AND OPEN THE ACTUAL DESIGN IN PSD  
$design_code .= '  
app.activeDocument.close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES);    
var fileRef = "' . "/z/DESIGN_SERVER/" . $savefilename . ".psd" . '";    
app.open( new File( fileRef ) );   
';  
} else {  
// CLOSE THE TEMPLATE PSD AND OPEN THE ACTUAL DESIGN PDF  
$design_code .= '  
app.activeDocument.close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES);    
var fileRef = "' . "/z/DESIGN_SERVER/" . $savefilename . ".pdf" . '";    
app.open( new File( fileRef ) );   
';  
}  

P.S. Good luck

[web2000]

$design_code = chr(239) . chr(187) . chr(191); 

this fixed it. Thank you.