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April 10, 2015
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Folder browsing dialog always returns the application's folder, not the one I selected

  • April 10, 2015
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My script uses a hard-coded destination path to save files. I want to make it more flexible with a file browsing dialog.

The selectDlg folder function seems obvious, but it always returns Photoshop's folder location, not the folder I chose in the dialog.

For example:

var outputFolder = Folder();

outputFolder.selectDlg("Output folder:");

$.write(outputFolder);

Expected:

My JavaScript console should report the folder that I selected in the system dialog.

Actual results:

No matter which folder I select in the dialog, it always returns as:

/c/Program%20Files/Adobe/Adobe%20Photoshop%20CC%202014/tmp00000001

The directory path is where Photoshop is installed on my computer. The tmp00000001 folder seems to be generated.

Am I missing something obvious?

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Correct answer xbytor2
var f = Folder();


var outputFolder = f.selectDlg("Output folder:");


$.write(outputFolder);

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xbytor2Correct answer
Inspiring
April 10, 2015
var f = Folder();


var outputFolder = f.selectDlg("Output folder:");


$.write(outputFolder);
JJMack
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JJMackCommunity Expert
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April 10, 2015

I modified some script I found  dialog to suit my needs its dialog had an input and output folder fields the could be set by navigating to the and selecting then.  Using on clock buttons.  The dialog fields looked something like this....

// Add a panel to hold title and 'message text' strings

dlg.msgPn2 = dlg.add('panel', undefined, 'Input Folder');

dlg.msgPn2.orientation = "column";

dlg.msgPn2.alignChildren = 'Right';

dlg.msgPn2.InputFolder = dlg.msgPn2.add('group');

dlg.msgPn2.InputFolder.orientation = "row";

dlg.msgPn2.etInputFolder = dlg.msgPn2.add("edittext", undefined, exportInfo.destination.toString());

dlg.msgPn2.etInputFolder.preferredSize.width = 550;

dlg.msgPn2.etInputFolder.helpTip = "Choose a folder of images to process.";

dlg.msgPn2.btnBrowse = dlg.msgPn2.add("button", undefined, strButtonBrowse);

dlg.msgPn2.btnBrowse.helpTip = "Select a folder of images to process.";

dlg.msgPn2.btnBrowse.onClick = function() {

  var defaultFolder = dlg.msgPn2.etInputFolder.text;

  var testFolder = new Folder(dlg.msgPn2.etInputFolder.text);

  if (!testFolder.exists) {

     //defaultFolder = "~";

     defaultFolder = imagePath;

  }

  // var selFolder = Folder.selectDialog(dlg.msgPn2.etInputFolder.text, defaultFolder);

  dlg.selInputFolder = Folder.selectDialog(dlg.msgPn2.etInputFolder.text, defaultFolder);

  if ( dlg.selInputFolder != null ) {

        dlg.msgPn2.etInputFolder.text = dlg.selInputFolder.fsName;

    }

  //dlg.msgPn2.defaultElement.active = true;

}

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