How to copy the name of the folder and paste as text in Photoshop

[tokuredit]

I have about 200 image files of various sizes separated by folders, each folder represents a different customer. I need a text layer in each image that matches the name of each folder. It would be like this:

• 1 Select Folder

• 2 Copy the folder name

• 3 Open the image

• 4 Paste into a text layer. "Adding text in the image"

I found this script, it's almost all I need: Only a change: Change the file name to the folder name. Thank you.

// add document name in text layer;

#target photoshop

if (app.documents.length > 0) {

var myDocument = app.activeDocument;

var originalUnits = app.preferences.rulerUnits;

app.preferences.rulerUnits = Units.PIXELS;

// getting the name;

var docName = myDocument.name;

//var basename = docName.match(/(.*)\.[^\.]+$/)[1];

//getting the location;

//var docPath = myDocument.path;

// make the layer;

var myLayerRef = myDocument.artLayers.add();

myLayerRef.kind = LayerKind.TEXT;

myLayerRef.name = "text";

var myTextRef = myLayerRef.textItem;

myTextRef.size = 12;

myTextRef.font = "Arial";

myTextRef.justification = Justification.RIGHT;

//Set text colour in RGB values

var newColor = new SolidColor();

newColor.rgb.red = 192;

newColor.rgb.green = 44;

newColor.rgb.blue = 44;

myTextRef.color = newColor;

// Set the position of the text - percentages from left first, then from top.

myTextRef.position = new Array( myDocument.width -670, myDocument.height -1640);

myLayerRef.blendMode = BlendMode.NORMAL;

myLayerRef.opacity = 100;

myTextRef.contents = docName;

app.preferences.rulerUnits = originalUnits;

};

//that’s it; thanks to xbytor;

[DBarranca]

Hi,

give this a try:

// add document name in text layer;
#target photoshop
if (app.documents.length > 0) {
var myDocument = app.activeDocument;
var originalUnits = app.preferences.rulerUnits;
app.preferences.rulerUnits = Units.PIXELS;
// getting the name;
var docName = myDocument.name;
//var basename = docName.match(/(.*)\.[^\.]+$/)[1];
//getting the location;
var docPath = myDocument.path;
// make the layer;
var myLayerRef = myDocument.artLayers.add();
myLayerRef.kind = LayerKind.TEXT;
myLayerRef.name = "text";
var myTextRef = myLayerRef.textItem;
myTextRef.size = 12;
myTextRef.font = "Arial";
myTextRef.justification = Justification.RIGHT;
//Set text colour in RGB values
var newColor = new SolidColor();
newColor.rgb.red = 192;
newColor.rgb.green = 44;
newColor.rgb.blue = 44;
myTextRef.color = newColor;
// Set the position of the text - percentages from left first, then from top.
myTextRef.position = new Array( myDocument.width -670, myDocument.height -1640);
myLayerRef.blendMode = BlendMode.NORMAL;
myLayerRef.opacity = 100;
myTextRef.contents = docPath.toString();
app.preferences.rulerUnits = originalUnits;
};

Davide Barranca

http://htmlpanelsbook.com

www.davidebarranca.com

[tokuredit]

D.Barranca you're a genius !! Came out perfect ... What To make it even better, would have a way to shorten the path leaving only the last folder? Thank you.

[matias.kiviniemi]

Try this

var path_parts = path.split('/')
var last_folder = path_parts[path_parts.length-1]

Two things you need if Windows gives you '\' instead of '/' and if path has a trailing '/' (in which case the last folder is path_parts.length-2

[JavierAroche]

You can split the string/path by forward slashes ("/"). This will give you an array of words, and you can simply choose the last one.

var str = '/e/Ultilidades/Imagens/Amostra';
str = str.split('/');
str = str[str.length - 1];

[tokuredit]

Matias.Kiviniemi and Javier roche, in which line I should add the code, I'm not conceguindo. Thank you for your help.

[pixxxelschubser]

Hi

matias.kiviniemi​ and JavierAroche​ your code should work. But only one question:

Why not simple replace this line #11

var docPath = myDocument.path;  

with this

var docPath = myDocument.path.name;

Regards

pixxxel schubser

[JavierAroche]

Ha! I didn't realize matias.kiviniemi​ and I replied the exact same thing

1. vardocPath=myDocument.path.name;

Yes, this is a cleaner solution since the document object already includes the path.name property. The solution matias and I gave is an alternative for when you have to parse a string.

Matias.Kiviniemi and Javier roche, in which line I should add the code, I'm not conceguindo. Thank you for your help.

Like pixxxel schubser said, this would replace line #11

[tokuredit]

How to eliminate this "20%" in the name of the folder? Unfortunately this has muddled. Maybe subistituindo by "_". Example: Used_Images. Thank you..

[JavierAroche · Accepted solution]

Try this on line #11

var docPath = decodeURI(myDocument.path.name);

[tokuredit]

It worked perfectly well! Thanks again JavierAroche.