PSB Save Script with activeDocument.path and sub-folder

[Matt D'arcy]

Hey guys, I'm fairly inexperienced with scripts and have been lucky with some of the ones I've altered to fit my needs. 
I'm trying to create a script that would save a Large Document Format (PSB) for in the activeDocument.Path with a subfolder called Edits. So I found something like this: 

var subFolder = new Folder(activeDocument.path + '/Edits/') if (!subFolder.exists){subFolder.create()}; 

Do you guys have any ideas how to do that? If you need more information please let me know. I know it might be vague. 

[Matt D'arcy]

I'm working with this code and it works but I'd like it to create a sub-folder in the path that it saves: 

var d = app.activeDocument;
var dPath = d.path;
var dname = d.name.replace(/\.[^\.]+$/, '');


var idsave = charIDToTypeID( "save" );
    var desc17 = new ActionDescriptor();
    var idAs = charIDToTypeID( "As  " );
    var desc18 = new ActionDescriptor();
    var idPhteight = charIDToTypeID( "Pht8" );
    desc17.putObject( idAs, idPhteight, desc18 );
    var idIn = charIDToTypeID( "In  " );
    desc17.putPath( idIn, new File( dPath + '/' + dname + '.psb' ) );
    var idDocI = charIDToTypeID( "DocI" );
    desc17.putInteger( idDocI, 195 );
    var idCpy = charIDToTypeID( "Cpy " );
    desc17.putBoolean( idCpy, true );
    var idLwCs = charIDToTypeID( "LwCs" );
    desc17.putBoolean( idLwCs, true );
    var idsaveStage = stringIDToTypeID( "saveStage" );
    var idsaveStageType = stringIDToTypeID( "saveStageType" );
    var idsaveSucceeded = stringIDToTypeID( "saveSucceeded" );
    desc17.putEnumerated( idsaveStage, idsaveStageType, idsaveSucceeded );
executeAction( idsave, desc17, DialogModes.NO );

[Stephen Marsh]

Try something like this:

var d = app.activeDocument;
var dPath = d.path;
var dname = d.name.replace(/\.[^\.]+$/, '');
var subFolder = new Folder(dPath + '/Edits/');
if (!subFolder.exists) { subFolder.create() };

function c2t(s) {
    return app.charIDToTypeID(s);
}
function s2t(s) {
    return app.stringIDToTypeID(s);
}
var descriptor = new ActionDescriptor();
var descriptor2 = new ActionDescriptor();
descriptor.putObject(s2t("as"), s2t("largeDocumentFormat"), descriptor2);
descriptor.putPath(c2t("In  "), new File(subFolder + '/' + dname + '.psb'));
descriptor.putBoolean(s2t("copy"), true);
descriptor.putBoolean(s2t("lowerCase"), true);
executeAction(s2t("save"), descriptor, DialogModes.NO);

[Matt D'arcy]

This works perfectly, how I would I stop it from making an endless chain of sub-folders now and just continue to save in the folder initially made? 

[r-bin]

check it

try {

var folder = new Folder(activeDocument.path.fsName + "/Edits"); if (!folder.exists) folder.create(); 
var file = new File(folder.fsName + "/" + activeDocument.name);

var d = new ActionDescriptor();
var d1 = new ActionDescriptor();
d1.putBoolean(stringIDToTypeID("maximizeCompatibility"), false);
d.putObject(stringIDToTypeID("as"), stringIDToTypeID("largeDocumentFormat"), d1);

d.putPath(stringIDToTypeID("in"), file);

d.putBoolean(stringIDToTypeID("copy"), true);  // true == save copy of current document

d.putBoolean(stringIDToTypeID("spot"), true);
d.putBoolean(stringIDToTypeID("alphaChannels"), true);
d.putBoolean(stringIDToTypeID("layers"), true);
d.putBoolean(stringIDToTypeID("embedProfiles"), true);
d.putBoolean(stringIDToTypeID("annotType"), true);

executeAction(stringIDToTypeID("save"), d, DialogModes.NO);


} catch(e) { alert(e); }

[Matt D'arcy]

This also works very well, same question I suppose how I would stop it making an endless amount of sub-folders and just continue to save in the sub-folder initially created? 

[r-bin]

No chains should be created. Explain what you are saving at least on the example of two files (two script calls).

[Matt D'arcy]

Apologies in advance if I'm not as concise with my description. So, if I continue to use the script (two script calls), is there a way it to act as a standard save function after the first run of the script and creation of the sub-folder/psb file? If not, it's not vital

[r-bin · Accepted solution]

if (activeDocument.path.fsName.search(/[\/\\]Edits$/i) >= 0) 
    {
    var file = activeDocument.fullName;
    }
else
    {    
    var folder = new Folder(activeDocument.path.fsName + "/Edits"); if (!folder.exists) folder.create(); 
    var file = new File(folder.fsName + "/" + activeDocument.name);
    }

var d = new ActionDescriptor();
var d1 = new ActionDescriptor();
d1.putBoolean(stringIDToTypeID("maximizeCompatibility"), false);
d.putObject(stringIDToTypeID("as"), stringIDToTypeID("largeDocumentFormat"), d1);

d.putPath(stringIDToTypeID("in"), file);

d.putBoolean(stringIDToTypeID("copy"), false);  // false == save NOT A copy of current document

d.putBoolean(stringIDToTypeID("spot"), true);
d.putBoolean(stringIDToTypeID("alphaChannels"), true);
d.putBoolean(stringIDToTypeID("layers"), true);
d.putBoolean(stringIDToTypeID("embedProfiles"), true);
d.putBoolean(stringIDToTypeID("annotType"), true);

executeAction(stringIDToTypeID("save"), d, DialogModes.NO);