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try {
var folder;
try { folder = activeDocument.path; } catch(e) { folder = new Folder(); }
var nm = activeDocument.name;
var n = nm.lastIndexOf(".");
if (n > 0) nm = nm.substr(0, n);
var file = new File (folder.fsName + "/" + nm);
file = file.saveDlg("Save As", "*.png");
if (file)
{
var d = new ActionDescriptor();
var d1 = new ActionDescriptor();
d1.putEnumerated(stringIDToTypeID("method"), stringIDToTypeID("PNGMethod"), stringIDToTypeID("quick"));
d1.putEnumerated(s
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I tried to use it but dialogue box pops up. I don't know how to remoeve it.
By @Rodan_Shiner
Yes, a dialog pops-up, you stated that:
"I need to decide its name and where to save manually "
This is what the script does, it offers a dialog to enter the file name and a folder selection to save to. It doesn't pop up a dialog to set the PNG options, which are hard-coded into the script.
How/where do you propose that the name and save location is performed manually?
For what it's worth, here is the code updated for PNG:
/*
Custom PNG Save As without Standard Dialogs.jsx
https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/is-it-possible-to-save-png-file-without-png-format-option-dialogue/m-p/14539007#M798627
v1.0, 6th April 2024 - Stephen Marsh
v1.1, 9th April 2024 - Changed Save As to Save a Copy
Info: Uses a custom prompt interface to *SAVE AS* PNG to a user selected-folder
*/
#target photoshop
if (app.documents.length !== 0) {
// Remove extension
var docName = app.activeDocument.name.replace(/\.[^\.]+$/, '');
var docNameInput = prompt('Enter a filename (without extension):', docName);
// Remove extension
var docNameOutput = docNameInput.replace(/\.[^\.]+$/, '');
var docPath = Folder.selectDialog('Select a folder to save the PNG image to...');
// File Path & Naming
var saveFilePNG = new File(docPath + '/' + docNameOutput + '.png');
if (saveFilePNG.exists) {
// true = 'No' as default active button
if (!confirm("File exists, overwrite: Yes or No?", true))
// throw alert("Script cancelled!");
throw null;
}
pngOptions(saveFilePNG);
// PNG Options
function pngOptions(saveFilePNG) {
pngSaveOptions = new PNGSaveOptions();
pngSaveOptions.compression = 0; // 0-9
pngSaveOptions.interlaced = false;
// Save a Copy
activeDocument.saveAs(saveFilePNG, pngSaveOptions, true, Extension.LOWERCASE);
}
app.beep();
// alert('PNG saved!');
} else {
alert('You must have a document open!');
}
I understand... The PNG options are hard-coded into the script, you don't need to select them (caveat: if the source file is flattened).
You said that you need to decide what the filename is, which is what the script does:
I need to decide its name
Additionally, you also stated that you need to specify where to save, which is what the script does:
...and where to save manually
But you don't need to select the PNG options, they are baked into the script code. But if you have layers, then the format dialog will pop up defaulting to Photoshop format... For what it's worth, I'll update the code to ensure that the file is suitable for PNG before saving.
EDIT:
I have updated the script to a 1.1 version, changing the following from save as:
// Save as
activeDocument.saveAs(saveFilePNG, pngSaveOptions, false, Extension.LOWERCASE);
To use a "true" boolean to save a copy:
// Save a Copy
activeDocument.saveAs(saveFilePNG, pngSaveOptions, true, Extension.LOWERCASE);
Stephen_A_Marsh, you are using the DOM saveAs method to save as PNG. Could you check if this bug has been fixed with this function in the latest Photoshop? If not, then such saveing may lead to undesirable results.
By @r-bin
@r-bin – thank you, I was not aware of this DOM bug. I'll test and report back, thank you!
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