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kims11578419
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July 28, 2018
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python photoshop scripting creating a text layer

  • July 28, 2018
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Hi i have this on my python script

import win32com.client


psApp = win32com.client.Dispatch("Photoshop.Application")


psApp.Open(r"C:\Users\Kim-DEV\psd_env\psdtest.psd") 

doc = psApp.Application.ActiveDocument

layerRef = doc.ArtLayers.Add()

layerRef.Kind = 2

after i run the script i get error on layerRef.Kind = 2

it says that

Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "C:\Users\Kim-DEV\psd_env\psd.py", line 8, in <module>

    layerRef.Kind = 2

  File "C:\Users\Kim-DEV\psd_env\lib\site-packages\win32com\client\dynamic.py", line 565, in __setattr__

    self._oleobj_.Invoke(entry.dispid, 0, invoke_type, 0, value)

pywintypes.com_error: (-2147352567, 'Exception occurred.', (0, 'Adobe Photoshop', '', None, 0, -2147213322), None)

can anyone tell me how to fix this ?

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3 replies

Hal.long
Hal.long
Participant
May 29, 2020

Hey,

 

Maybe you can try to use the python API for photoshop.

 

 https://github.com/loonghao/photoshop-python-api

 

The docs:

https://photoshop-python-api.readthedocs.io/en/master/

 

Cheers,

    Kukurykus
    Kukurykus
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    July 28, 2018

    You can't set layer kind this way, only check its kind. From empty layers you can create only text layers. Say what kind is 2?

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    kims11578419Author
    Known Participant
    July 28, 2018

    i wanted to create text layers. and 2 value is a psTextLayer

    K
    kims11578419Author
    Known Participant
    July 28, 2018

    Tried open an existing file and adding a text layer, no problem.

    You must be doing something different.


    woah. i got it working now

    this is my final code

    from win32com.client import Dispatch


    psApp = Dispatch("Photoshop.Application")

    psApp.Open(r"C:\Users\Kim-DEV\psd_env\test1.psd") 

    doc = psApp.ActiveDocument

    layerRef = doc.ArtLayers.Add()


    psTextLayer = 2  # from enum PsLayerKind

    layerRef.Kind = psTextLayer


    textItem = layerRef.TextItem

    textItem.Contents = "HELLO WORLD!"

    textItem.Position = (120, 120)

    Thank you all for the assistance and help.

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    kims11578419Author
    Known Participant
    July 28, 2018

    layerRef.Kind = 1 works..

    but 2 above i get already errors same on that one.

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