Looking for Photoshop Script that gives a file a unique name, saves, and close.

[vidieu4554]

Hello,

I am looking for a Photoshop Script that gives my file a unique name, saves it, then closes it. I am a storyboard artist and I deal with several files and I am looking for a shortcut so that I don't have to manually name all my files. I just want to push a button and then it's named and saved automatically.

For example, I'm done drawing a panel, hit a button, then a files saves out as: "Panel_001.PSD" Then I draw another panel, I hit a button, and that panel saves out as "Panel_002.PSD" etc. etc.

Thank you.

[S_Gans]

From what it sounds like, you can create an action, but use the File>Automate>Batch command. Be sure to set the Source to Open Files. 

Your action can use any naming convention you want, when you set it up. 

Actions have a "button mode" option, so you can "hit a button"

Hope that helps. 

[c.pfaffenbichler]

You seem to have forgotten to talk about the location. 

[jazz-y]

if (app.documents.length) {
    try { var f = app.activeDocument.fullName } catch (e) {
        var p = new Folder; f = p.selectDlg(); if (f) f = File(f + '/' + app.activeDocument.name)
    }

    if (f) {
        activeDocument.saveAs(createUniqueFileName(f))
        activeDocument.close()
    }
}

function createUniqueFileName(f) {
    var inPath = decodeURI(f.parent),
        inFile = decodeURI(f.name).replace(/\.[^\.]+$/, '').replace(/_\d+$/,''),
        inExt = '.psd',
        uniqueFileName = File(inPath + '/' + inFile + inExt),
        fileNumber = 1

    while (uniqueFileName.exists) {
        uniqueFileName = File(inPath + '/' + inFile + "_" + ('000' + fileNumber).slice(-3) + inExt)
        fileNumber++;
    }
    return uniqueFileName
}

* saving only in psd (with default params) to the same folder from which the document was opened, or to the specified folder (if the document has not yet been saved)

[Geppetto Luis]

DmitryEgorov
I find this script very interesting

I would need it for jpg files
you could edit it for me.

[jazz-y · Accepted solution]

if (app.documents.length) {
    try { var f = app.activeDocument.fullName } catch (e) {
        var p = new Folder; f = p.selectDlg(); if (f) f = File(f + '/' + app.activeDocument.name)
    }

    if (f) {
       (o = new JPEGSaveOptions ()).quality = 12
       activeDocument.saveAs(createUniqueFileName(f), o)
       activeDocument.close()
    }
}

function createUniqueFileName(f) {
    var inPath = decodeURI(f.parent),
        inFile = decodeURI(f.name).replace(/\.[^\.]+$/, '').replace(/_\d+$/,''),
        inExt = '.jpg',
        uniqueFileName = File(inPath + '/' + inFile + inExt),
        fileNumber = 1

    while (uniqueFileName.exists) {
        uniqueFileName = File(inPath + '/' + inFile + "_" + ('000' + fileNumber).slice(-3) + inExt)
        fileNumber++;
    }
    return uniqueFileName
}

[Geppetto Luis]

Thanks just what I was looking for
it works very well.

[reginaw91223824]

Would you mind editing this script for GIFs, please?

[Stephen_A_Marsh]

An alternative approach is to create a new document with the unique filename:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop/vba-to-javascript/m-p/10967341