fill with auto creat pattern and fill pattern script

[MJ ST]

Hello guys, I need a bit of help to automate my work.

I work with patterns (as a pattern designer), but I need to slightly automate my work.

There is this great function now "fill with ... pattern" and then you have scripts for those.

This said what I usually do is that I wokr on a couple of patterns, make the design then test test them on a big format blank file.

so

1. I do my drawing, then

2. click "define as a new pattern" and then

3. I open a fresh new fbig big file and

4. use "fill it with... pattern" and

5. select the last one I created...

So I tried to create an action / script so that I could you know, work in batches, having to decide which of the patterns are good on a big format only later.

AND HERE COMES THE BUG!

When I Added exactly the same steps in the actions macro - it will work for the first file, but for the second it will still use the same pattern used previously, as the actions macro sees it as "fill it with pattern XXX" (namely, not as "last one used"), so I land up with all of the pictures in big format filled with the same pattern instead of different ones.

I was thinking about then modifying the macro so when I g oto step 4

4. use "fill it with... pattern" and

add " use script" among the scripts loading there, that would define something like "use the last pattern defined" - can be as well a code as "use newest pattern defined" or "use newest pattern added to the lot"

I understand the logic but I have no clue how to edit the scripts in this area.

This will save me hours of work, so all of your help will be more than appreciated.

[MJ ST]

If I just remove the pattern name word, will this script work?

[c.pfaffenbichler]

Please stop posting nonsense. 

What is the code you are using now and how does it fail? 

[MJ ST]

I don't want help.bye

[MJ ST]

don't have solution so don't waste my time

[c.pfaffenbichler]

don't have solution so don't waste my time

You have repeatedly failed to answer my questions so please don’t act huffy. 

I am willing to provide advice but if adapting the Script I posted previously to do a Brick Fill (after you already successfully recorded the code) instead of creating a Pattern Layer is too difficult for you then I guess you can

• either hope someone else will take enough of an interest to do the work for you

• or familiarize yourself with Scripting a bit more. 

[c.pfaffenbichler]

I saw you started another thread on the issue. 

In general double-threads are discouraged, but on that one you provided a somewhat better description of the process right away and refrained from incorrectly calling something a »bug«, so hopefully someone else will try to help you further. 

Good luck! 

[MJ ST]

I am a designer. I have to work in patterns. That's why I need such a script that I make the pattern in the last, the same pattern should be fill. The same pattern should not be fill again and again.

[Diogo Ray]

hello, maybe this scripts works for you.

You need to save this script in a .jsx and put in your actions after the pattern creation action, this scripts will aways fill with the lastest pattern created:

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#target photoshop;

main();

function main(){

if(!documents.length) return;

var patt = new File(Folder.temp + "/tempPatterns");

if(patt.exists) patt.remove();

savePatterns(patt);

var patterns = getPatternsFromFile(patt);

fillPattern(patterns[patterns.length-1][0].toString(),patterns[patterns.length-1][1].toString(), 100);

};

function savePatterns(file) {

var desc625 = new ActionDescriptor();

desc625.putPath( charIDToTypeID('null'), new File( file ) );

var ref462 = new ActionReference();

ref462.putProperty( charIDToTypeID('Prpr'), charIDToTypeID('Ptrn') );

ref462.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID('capp'), charIDToTypeID('Ordn'), charIDToTypeID('Trgt') );

desc625.putReference( charIDToTypeID('T '), ref462 );

executeAction( charIDToTypeID('setd'), desc625, DialogModes.NO );

};

function getPatternsFromFile(file){

file.open("r");

file.encoding = 'BINARY';

var str = file.read();

file.close();

var patterns=[];

var re = /(\x00\w|\x00\d)(\x00\-|\x00\w|\x00\s|\x00\d)+\x00\x00\$[-a-z\d]+/g;

var parts = str.match(re);

for (var i = 0; i < parts.length; i++) {

var p = parts[i];

var sp = p.replace(/\x00/g, '').split('$');

patterns.push([[sp[0]], [sp[1]]]);

}

return patterns;

};

function fillPattern(name, id, opacity) {

var desc6 = new ActionDescriptor();

desc6.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID('Usng'), charIDToTypeID('FlCn'), charIDToTypeID('Ptrn') );

var desc7 = new ActionDescriptor();

desc7.putString( charIDToTypeID('Nm '), name );

desc7.putString( charIDToTypeID('Idnt'), id);

desc6.putObject( charIDToTypeID('Ptrn'), charIDToTypeID('Ptrn'), desc7 );

desc6.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID('Opct'), charIDToTypeID('#Prc'), opacity );

desc6.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID('Md '), charIDToTypeID('BlnM'), charIDToTypeID('Nrml') );

try{

executeAction( charIDToTypeID('Fl '), desc6, DialogModes.NO );

}catch(e){}

};

[MJ ST]

sir,This error has occurred.

[c.pfaffenbichler]

What the hey … I’ll try once more: 

[MJ ST]

I can't understand what you are saying.please explain me

[c.pfaffenbichler]

I explained about as clearly as seemed feasible. 

[MJ ST]

error 

[c.pfaffenbichler]

Please post the actual code you are using and the image file on which the error happens. 

[MJ ST]

ok

[MJ ST]

this error

[MJ ST]

Code

[c.pfaffenbichler]

If I ask for the code I mean the code, not a screenshot of the code. 

I find this conversation quite frustrating. 

[MJ ST]

// =======================================================

var idFl = charIDToTypeID( "Fl  " );

    var desc246 = new ActionDescriptor();

    var idUsng = charIDToTypeID( "Usng" );

    var idFlCn = charIDToTypeID( "FlCn" );

    var idPtrn = charIDToTypeID( "Ptrn" );

    desc246.putEnumerated( idUsng, idFlCn, idPtrn );

    var idPtrn = charIDToTypeID( "Ptrn" );

        var desc247 = new ActionDescriptor();

        var idNm = charIDToTypeID( "Nm  " );

        desc247.putString( idNm, """thePatternName""" );

    var idPtrn = charIDToTypeID( "Ptrn" );

    desc246.putObject( idPtrn, idPtrn, desc247 );

    var idOpct = charIDToTypeID( "Opct" );

    var idPrc = charIDToTypeID( "#Prc" );

    desc246.putUnitDouble( idOpct, idPrc, 100.000000 );

    var idMd = charIDToTypeID( "Md  " );

    var idBlnM = charIDToTypeID( "BlnM" );

    var idNrml = charIDToTypeID( "Nrml" );

    desc246.putEnumerated( idMd, idBlnM, idNrml );

    var iddecoScriptFile = stringIDToTypeID( "decoScriptFile" );

    desc246.putPath( iddecoScriptFile, new File( "C:\\Program Files\\Adobe\\Adobe Photoshop 2022\\Presets\\deco\\Brick Fill.jsx" ) );

    var iddecoScriptParameters = stringIDToTypeID( "decoScriptParameters" );

    desc246.putString( iddecoScriptParameters, """({patternScale:1, offset:-100, spacing:0, colorRandomness:0, brightnessRandomness:0, rotateAngle:0})""" );

executeAction( idFl, desc246, DialogModes.NO );

[c.pfaffenbichler]

Is the name of the Pattern actually »thePatternName«? 

Why is a Pattern Layer selected and not a plain pixel Layer? 

[MJ ST]

Sir, I have taken one pattern layer so that the last pattern feels automatic.

[MJ ST]

And the pattern name changes every time. The pattern I create is saved with a different name. so what code can we keep for that

[MJ ST]

Now I saved the pattern with the name >>thePatternName<< but the script Not working

[c.pfaffenbichler]

Sir, I have taken one pattern layer so that the last pattern feels automatic.

By @MJ ST

Scripted Patterns do not work on Pattern Layers, so please think the process through and provide a meaningful starting position within the file so the Script can perform the intended tasks. 

Otherwise you need to include checks in the Script to compensate for the unfit situation, like an if-clause to check the viability of the active layer and create a useful one if necessary. 

[MJ ST]

ok