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How automatically launch the action when a file appears in a folder from another program

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April 25, 2022
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Hi, all !

I need what PS to constantly read the folder and automatically apply the action to the each new file.

Help me !

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Correct answer Stephen Marsh

Can you explain more about the workflow? What file types? How do images land in the folder? Is the folder local or networked? What steps does the action perform? Where will files be saved?

Photoshop does not have hot folders/watched folders etc.

There are options created with scripts for Bridge/Photoshop, here is one of them:

https://github.com/Paul-Riggott/PS-Scripts/blob/master/Bridge%20Hot%20Folder.jsx

https://github.com/Paul-Riggott/PS-Scripts/blob/master/PShotFolder.jsx

Edited: direct links to other hot folder scripts:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/automatically-run-scripts-on-files-in-a-specific-folder/m-p/8863088#U8863095

http://kasyan.ho.ua/bridge/hot_folder_in_bridge/hot_folder_listener.html

http://kasyan.ho.ua/bridge/watched_folder/watched_folder.html

http://kasyan.ho.ua/bridge/hot_folder_in_bridge/hot_folder_in_bridge.html

Stephen Marsh

Community Expert

@AndreyLarush

So, how did you go?

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AndreyLarushAuthor

Inspiring

hello. I was busy with other things. I checked the script - everything works as described. Question - how do I create a sequence of actions to replace your function ResaveAsPSD ?

Stephen Marsh

Community Expert

Error -(

1 - JS

2 - Action in Photoshop

3 - Error in Bridge

The action is being called from interestCallback(), when I would have expected it to be placed in the ResaveAsPSD() function. I don't see this function in the original code, is this something that you created/added or are you using a different script than the one that I guessed? Please make it clear which script is being used from the multiple scripts previously linked.

Stephen MarshCorrect answer

Community Expert

Can you explain more about the workflow? What file types? How do images land in the folder? Is the folder local or networked? What steps does the action perform? Where will files be saved?

Photoshop does not have hot folders/watched folders etc.

There are options created with scripts for Bridge/Photoshop, here is one of them:

https://github.com/Paul-Riggott/PS-Scripts/blob/master/Bridge%20Hot%20Folder.jsx

https://github.com/Paul-Riggott/PS-Scripts/blob/master/PShotFolder.jsx

Edited: direct links to other hot folder scripts:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/automatically-run-scripts-on-files-in-a-specific-folder/m-p/8863088#U8863095

http://kasyan.ho.ua/bridge/hot_folder_in_bridge/hot_folder_listener.html

http://kasyan.ho.ua/bridge/watched_folder/watched_folder.html

http://kasyan.ho.ua/bridge/hot_folder_in_bridge/hot_folder_in_bridge.html

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AndreyLarushAuthor

Inspiring

How the system will work - files from one computer over a local network are copied to a special folder on another computer. Photoshop and Bridge will be installed on it. When new files appear, correction (levels, curves) from the scripts will be automatically applied.

I have not tried your scripts yet, and I would like to know if a "hot folder" for Photoshop can be implemented with their help ?

Stephen Marsh

Community Expert

Thanks for explaining the workflow. There are different scripts and they are all Bridge Hot Folder based. Let the forum know how you go... Good luck!

Ranjisha Sengupta

Brainiac

Hi there,

Thanks for reaching out; we understand the need. However, to perform the action automatically, we will need scripts.

We can do it alternately by creating droplets or creating batch actions.

A droplet is a small executable file that allows you to drop a folder full of images onto a file on your desktop that will run an action set and create final image results stored in another folder. Using a Droplet, you can take a folder full of images and process them without opening each one individually. It allows you to perform a long series of repetitive steps on images simply and cleanly. Just drop the folder on the Droplet and walk away to let your computer do all the work.

The Batch command runs an action on a folder of files. If you have a digital camera or a scanner with a document feeder, you can also import and process multiple images with a single action. Check here to know in detail: https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/processing-batch-files.html

I hope this helps; feel free to reach out whenever needed.

Thanks.

Ranjisha

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AndreyLarushAuthor

Inspiring

thank you, I haven't tried the droplets, but as I understood after processing the folder, I will have to click on running the script in Photoshop. I would like a completely autonomous system.

Stephen Marsh

Community Expert

Droplets require a user to drag-n-drop files onto an executable/program file icon.

Scripts generally require a user to run them, however, the script could be set to run automatically at given timed intervals using operating system features.

The various links that I provided to hot folder scripts for Bridge and Photoshop are what you are looking for... That being said, you may wish or need to do other things such as save to different folders and remove existing files from the hot folder after processing.

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