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Convert Actions (ATN) to text file

Explorer ,
Apr 28, 2019 Apr 28, 2019

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Googling I saw it used to be possible to convert actions (ATN files) to text

It seems I add to select the action then hold opt+md on my Mac and in the Actions button I would receive a message telling me SAVE AS with text option

Is this still available and if not any ways to do  it?

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Community Expert , Apr 28, 2019 Apr 28, 2019

Press Ctrl+Alt (Windows) or Command+Option (Mac OS) when you

choose the Save Actions command to save the actions in a text file.

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Apr 28, 2019 Apr 28, 2019

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I think xbytor provided a tool to convert atn-files to xml.

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Apr 28, 2019 Apr 28, 2019

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Sorry but it seems as if this tool is for Windows and Iam on a Mac .... thanks anyway

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Oct 31, 2019 Oct 31, 2019

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The tools might have been provided for some time.  I am using

Adobe Photoshop Version: 20.0.7 20191017.r.87 2019/010/17: 1208010 x64

 

When I run the scripts trying to convert atn to xml, I got an error message :

Error 8:Syntax error.

Line 35 var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true;

 

Are there any newer tools ?

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Press Ctrl+Alt (Windows) or Command+Option (Mac OS) when you

choose the Save Actions command to save the actions in a text file.

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Thanks Jeff

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Oct 31, 2019 Oct 31, 2019

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It does not seem save as text is available in Adobe Photoshop Version: 20.0.7 20191017.r.87 2019/010/17: 1208010 x64 running on Windows 10.  Does it ?

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Appears to work here with photoshop cc 2019 20.0.7 running under windows 10 x64 1903.

 

Make sure you click on one of the the action set folders before saving.

 

 

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Nov 01, 2019 Nov 01, 2019

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4.jpgexpand image

Tried again. ATN is the only "save as" file type available, TXT does not appear.

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Aug 02, 2021 Aug 02, 2021

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How to convert the txt file to atn, please help, million thanks

 

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Aug 02, 2021 Aug 02, 2021

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@Ying Chuen5FD2 

 

I don't know of a way to convert the .txt action set save into an action. I don't believe that this would be easy to do. I don't believe that the save as .txt option was intended to edit/convert back to an .atn file.

 

I don't know of a way to convert the .json action set save into an action. I would guess that this would be easier to do if the .json contained all of the required code. I have not explored this in any detail and it would be nice if somebody with advanced scripting knowledge could comment. I am not sure why the .json option was added, this came later.

 

Otherwise, I'd look at xtools 2.3 from xbytor if you wish to save/edit/convert an action through a text editor:

 

https://sourceforge.net/projects/ps-scripts/files/xtools/v2.3/

 

Good luck!

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