name of the open file?

[MJ ST]

Tell me the name of the open file? In photoshop.   Where can I find a name like Photoshop Contactsheet?

[Stephen Marsh]

What is the context? What ate you wishing to do?

Your last post was about creating a script from an action... So is this a scripting question?

If so:

app.activeDocument.name;

Or to remove the filename extension, one method is:

app.activeDocument.name.replace(/\.[^\.]+$/, '');

[MJ ST]

No, can the name be obtained without script also?

[Stephen Marsh]

One answer is on the tab if viewing in tab mode, or the title bar for a document in a floating window.

Or the bottom of the Window menu, where the active document will have a tick/check mark next to it.

I get the feeling that I'm not understanding as these are very obvious answers.

[MJ ST]

You are right. But I also want to copy it.

[Stephen Marsh]

But I also want to copy it.

By @MJ ST

Image > Duplicate

or

// Copy Active Document Name with Extension to Clipboard
#target photoshop 
var doc = app.activeDocument.name;
var d = new ActionDescriptor();  
d.putString(stringIDToTypeID("textData"), doc);  
executeAction(stringIDToTypeID("textToClipboard"), d, DialogModes.NO);

[MJ ST]

Is there no other option?

[Stephen Marsh]

Is there no other option?

By @MJ ST

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

alert(app.activeDocument.name);

I still feel as if I’m missing something!

[MJ ST]

Are there no other options besides scripts?

[Stephen Marsh]

What was wrong with manually copying the name from the native window of the Image > Duplicate command? 

[MJ ST]

Because he doesn't seem to take action

[Stephen Marsh]

Because he doesn't seem to take action

By @MJ ST

No, actions can't copy the document name (without the help of a script).

[MJ ST]

Hmm