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edvardkrupke
edvardkrupke
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May 21, 2019
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Modifying IPTC "Job Identifier" through Javascript?

  • May 21, 2019
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Hi!

I need to be able to read/write/modify the field "Job Identifier" through Javascript, but am unable to find the correct tag to do so. I have probably overlooked some obvious reference on the internet, but the only tag I can find that should be related to the ITPC is "activeDocument.info.JobID", and I am unable to get that to work (comes out as "undefined" even if there is data in the field "Job Identifier").

It would be immensely appreciated if anyone could provide a full list of IPTC javascript tags or otherwise guide me to a correct tag to use to solve my problem.

Thank you so much,

Edvard

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Correct answer SuperMerlin

This is the way that you can modify any field...

#target photoshop;
if(documents.length){
if (ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript == undefined)  ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript = new ExternalObject("lib:AdobeXMPScript");  
xmp = new XMPMeta( app.activeDocument.xmpMetadata.rawData );  
xmp.setProperty(XMPConst.NS_PHOTOSHOP, "TransmissionReference", "Job Identifier");
app.activeDocument.xmpMetadata.rawData = xmp.serialize();  
}

It looks as if you can, here is a list..

app.activeDocument.info.author

app.activeDocument.info.caption

app.activeDocument.info.captionWriter

app.activeDocument.info.headline

app.activeDocument.info.instructions

app.activeDocument.info.keywords

app.activeDocument.info.author

app.activeDocument.info.authorPosition

app.activeDocument.info.credit

app.activeDocument.info.source

app.activeDocument.info.category

app.activeDocument.info.supplementalCategories

app.activeDocument.info.title

app.activeDocument.info.creationDate

app.activeDocument.info.city

app.activeDocument.info.provinceState

app.activeDocument.info.country

app.activeDocument.info.transmissionReference

app.activeDocument.info.copyrightNotice

app.activeDocument.info.ownerUrl

transmissionReference is the one you want.

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SuperMerlin
SuperMerlin
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May 21, 2019

Have a look at this..

PS-Scripts/Populate IPTC Example.jsx at master · Paul-Riggott/PS-Scripts · GitHub

    edvardkrupke
    edvardkrupkeAuthor
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    May 21, 2019

    Hi SuperMerlin!

    Thank you for the provided link - I am however unable to dechipher what I need from there..

    What I think is relevant for me is line 37:

       xmp.setProperty(XMPConst.NS_PHOTOSHOP, "TransmissionReference", "Job Identifier");

    I am not sure however, and ideally I would access this through the way I access IPTC title, description and keywords;

    activeDocument.info.title;

    activeDocument.info.caption;

    activeDocument.info.keywords;

    I'm guessing  there exist such a property - or am I missing something really obvious?

    _wckdTall_
    _wckdTall_
    Inspiring
    November 16, 2023

    Unfortunately, @SuperMerlin is no longer active on the forums.

     

    To remove the Document Title for an open file, try the following function:

     

    #target photoshop

removeTitle();

function removeTitle() {
    if (!documents.length) return;
    if (ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript === undefined) ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript = new ExternalObject("lib:AdobeXMPScript");
    var xmp = new XMPMeta(activeDocument.xmpMetadata.rawData);
    XMPUtils.removeProperties(xmp,XMPConst.NS_PHOTOSHOP, "Title", XMPConst.REMOVE_ALL_PROPERTIES);
    app.activeDocument.xmpMetadata.rawData = xmp.serialize();
}

     

     

    To batch remove the Document Title from an entire folder of supported images (add or remove file type extensions in the code as required):

     

    // https://forums.adobe.com/message/9671488#9671488
// https://forums.adobe.com/message/10576150#10576150
#target photoshop;  
var inputFolder= Folder.selectDialog ("Please select folder to process");  
if(inputFolder != null){  
var fileList  = inputFolder.getFiles(/\.(jpg|jpeg|tif|tiff|psd|psb|png|webp)$/i);  
for(var a in fileList){delDocTitle(fileList[a]);}  
}  
function delDocTitle(selectedFile) {          
if (ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript == undefined) ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript = new ExternalObject("lib:AdobeXMPScript");       
var xmpFile = new XMPFile( selectedFile.fsName, XMPConst.FILE_UNKNOWN, XMPConst.OPEN_FOR_UPDATE | XMPConst.OPEN_USE_SMART_HANDLER );   
var xmp = xmpFile.getXMP();  
xmp.deleteProperty(XMPConst.NS_PHOTOSHOP, "Title");  
if (xmpFile.canPutXMP(xmp)) {   
        xmpFile.putXMP(xmp);  
         xmpFile.closeFile(XMPConst.CLOSE_UPDATE_SAFELY);   
         }                
};

     


    Thanks! I'm trying to batch this through bridge, and now noticing for Illustrator files there are additional persistent titles stored in meta aside from Document Title. Is there a way to access title here? I'm guessing this is part of postscript/pdf... Sample below:

    %!PS-Adobe-3.0 
%%Creator: Adobe Illustrator(R) 24.0
%%AI8_CreatorVersion: 28.0.0
%%For: (USER_NAME) ()
%%Title: (OLD_FILENAME.ai)
%%CreationDate: 11/15/23 9:12 PM
%%Canvassize: 16383
%%BoundingBox: -431 -586 1300 944

     
    For clarifications, I'm using the AddFilenameToTitle() you referenced here:
    https://community.adobe.com/t5/bridge-discussions/bridge-script-to-write-filename-to-description-credit-line-andtitle-lines/m-p/10489128

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