How to open a dialog to pick a file or enter a filename?

[rraallvv77]

Hi community,

I’m writing a script in JavaScript to process some images and save the result and some metadata in a folder and file chosen by the user.

Is there an API do that? i.e. to open a dialog similar to Photoshop’s save as dialog, so that the user can either pick a file already in the disk or enter the filename to create a new one.

I don’t want the dialog to save anything but just to return the full path to the file.

Best regards.

[Jarda Bereza]

From documentation:

Application.openDialog (): FileArray

Adobe Photoshop CC 2015.5 Object Library

Uses the Photoshop open dialog to select files.

Example:

alert(app.openDialog ());

[pixxxelschubser · Accepted solution]

rraallvv77 schrieb:

… I don’t want the dialog to save anything but just to return the full path to the file.

Best regards.

I don't know what do you really want.

var aDoc = activeDocument;
var fName = aDoc.name;
alert(fName);
try {
    var fPath = aDoc.path;
    alert(fPath);
    }
catch (e) { alert(fName + " was never saved before") }

e.g. gives you the file name and the path (if your document has a file path - was saved)

File.saveDlg();

Gives you a dialog for saving.

What do you really want to do?

[rraallvv77]

pixxxel schubser , I think saveDlg is the one I wanted thanks.

Jarda Bereza​, I already tried openDialog and searched in the photoshop-cc-javascript-ref-2015.pdf document but couldn't find anything similar to saveDlg, maybe the documentation is incomplete or I downloaded the wrong file, thanks.

[pixxxelschubser]

You're welcome.

Furthermore File.saveDialog() method also exists.