Find/replace text in Photshop with "hard/carriage" return.

[KiriK]

Hi!

Does anyone have a script that can find/replace text layers in photoshop where there is a hard/carriage return?

Like this example >

Lorem ipsum

dolor sit amet

If I search for "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet"  PS won't change anything, because of the "hard/carriage" return.

I did search for this, but could'nt find anything that worked.

[Stephen_A_Marsh]

I'll post the code shortly. 

As this will be using a regular expression, you'll need to use \r for the break character (lorem ipsum\rdolor).

This uses hard-coded text, time permitting, I'll try to post a version that uses a GUI later...

/* https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop/javascript-find-and-replace-text-in-photoshop/td-p/10847173 */
var doc = app.activeDocument;
for (var i = 0; i < doc.layers.length; i++) {
    try {
        doc.activeLayer = doc.layers[i];
        // Find = lorem ipsum dolor 
        // Replace = placeholder text
        // g = global, i = case insensitive
        if (app.activeDocument.activeLayer.kind == LayerKind.TEXT) {
            doc.activeLayer.textItem.contents = doc.activeLayer.textItem.contents.replace(/lorem ipsum\rdolor|lorem ipsum dolor/gi, 'placeholder text');
        }
    } catch (e) {}
}

I just realised while it is easy to search for a line break, it is not as easy to replace with one too!

In my example:

lorem ipsum

dolor

would become a single line:

lorem ipsum dolor

[KiriK]

Hi Stephen,

Thanks! But you're right, I don't want it to be a single line. It need to keep the same "formatting".

[Lumigraphics]

You can use split() and join().

If you want a tab-delimitted text file export of all text layers in a file, this script will do so:

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#target photoshop
textCopier();
function textCopier(){
if(documents.length > 0){
var originalDialogMode = app.displayDialogs;
app.displayDialogs = DialogModes.ERROR;
try{
var fleLogFile = new File('~/Desktop/textExport.txt');
if(!File('~/Desktop/textExport.txt').exists){
var fleLogFile = new File('~/Desktop/textExport.txt').saveDlg('Create New Log File', '*.txt');
if(fleLogFile != null){
fleLogFile.open('w:');
}
}
else{
fleLogFile.open('a:');
}
for(var j = 0; j < documents.length; j++){
var docRef = documents[j];
var exportLine = docRef.name;
var sets = docRef.layerSets;
for(var l = 0; l < sets.length; l++){
for(var k = 0; k < sets[l].artLayers.length; k++){
var SetLayerRef = sets[l].artLayers[k];
if(SetLayerRef.kind == LayerKind.TEXT){
var SetlayerText = SetLayerRef.textItem.contents;
SetlayerText = SetlayerText.replace('\r', ' [return] \t');
SetlayerText = SetlayerText.replace('(', '');
SetlayerText = SetlayerText.replace(')', '');
exportLine = exportLine + '\t' + SetlayerText;
}
}
}
for(var i = 0; i < docRef.artLayers.length; i++){
var LayerRef = docRef.artLayers[i];
if(LayerRef.kind == LayerKind.TEXT){
var layerText = LayerRef.textItem.contents;
layerText = layerText.replace('\r', ' [return] \t');
layerText = layerText.replace('(', '');
layerText = layerText.replace(')', '');
exportLine = exportLine + '\t' + layerText;
}
}
fileWriter();
docRef.close();
}
function fileWriter(){
fleLogFile.writeln(exportLine);
exportLine = '';
}
fleLogFile.close();
}
catch(e){
alert(e + e.line);
}
app.displayDialogs = originalDialogMode;
}
}

[defaultoytja2vbn9dn]

Hello. I like your script, but it skips files if you open several in the program. For example, if you open 1.psd 2.psd, 3.psd, then it will save the text only from 1.psd and 3.psd. 2.psd will skipped. Can you fix it?

I forgot to write about the versions:

PS 22.1.1, Windows 10 1909

[Lumigraphics]

After "docRef.close();" try adding a line "j = j - 1;"

[defaultoytja2vbn9dn]

Thanks, it works. Just deleting "docRef.close();" also helps.

[Lumigraphics]

Yeah if you want to leave your files open. I'm counting open files but then wasn't adjusting for how many were left when I closed one.