PS Challenge - how to do this?

[Guest]

Hi Folks - does anyone know how to do this?

In Photoshop (21.1.3; OS X) I have a horizontal scale running from 0 to 100 as a visual representation of percentage scores. I would like to have PS dynamically read in data from an external file containing two columns:

• Column 1: Person's ID/Name
• Column 2: Their % score

Then PS would create new layer for each person, name the layer according to the data in Column 1, and insert a coloured dot on the horizontal scale according to the value in Column 2.

What do you guys think? Is this even possible?

As always, your help is hugely appreciated!

- Paul

[c.pfaffenbichler]

At least with a Script, I am not sure if it would work out with the default automation options. 

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/creating-data-driven-graphics.html

[Guest]

thanks c_pfaffenbichler

[c.pfaffenbichler]

You’re welcome. 

How good are you with JavaScript? 

Which file format is the external file? 

[edgrimley]

Variables and Data Sets might do the trick.

[Guest]

thanks ed

[Guest]

How good are you with JavaScript? Total newbie, would be very grateful for a sample script that could do something even close to this, so I could learn from it.

Which file format is the external file? Can make it as anything really, but I was thinking .csv for now, unless you suggest otherwise?

[Kukurykus]

.csv is best option for this task.

[Guest]

thanks Kukurykus, would you have any suggestions on a script to get me started?

[Kukurykus]

Maybe you'll find something interesting: CSV