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See Nelsen
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November 1, 2023
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Requesting Help Updating Simple Script

  • November 1, 2023
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I'm an accomplished action writer but just can't see the girl in the red dress yet when it comes to scripting. I have a java script that an old coworker, Adam Kobrin, ( thanks again Adam! ) wrote that captures the active psd's file name and renames the active layer that name. I'm hoping that someone out there in the Acosystem can help me by adding a variable in the script that will be appended to file name on the layer.  My intent would be to modify the scripts variable as needed before running.  I will paste script below:

 

/*************************************************************
 
  Rename layer with filename (no extension).
  
  This makes the "product" Smart Object have a non-generic name.
 
**************************************************************/
 
 
 
var doc = app.activeDocument;
 
//remove extension and rename layer
if (doc.name.indexOf(".") !== -1) {
  var noExt = doc.name.replace(/.([^.]*)$/, ""); //remove last dot and after
doc.activeLayer.name = noExt;
 
}
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    Correct answer Lumigraphics

    Append means add to the end, so presumably you would just need:

    var x = 'my value';
doc.activeLayer.name = noExt + x;

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    LumigraphicsCorrect answer
    Legend
    November 2, 2023

    Append means add to the end, so presumably you would just need:

    var x = 'my value';
doc.activeLayer.name = noExt + x;
    Stephen Marsh
    Community Expert
    Stephen MarshCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    November 2, 2023

    @Lumigraphics 

     

    Yes, I added/appended a suffix, however I still think that it's best to clearly set out the requirements.

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      Lumigraphics
      Legend
      November 2, 2023

      Not everyone knows the difference between append and prepend. 😉

      Stephen Marsh
      Community Expert
      Stephen MarshCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      November 1, 2023

      @See Nelsen – Your post isn't clear to me. As an example, the following alteration will prompt for a suffix and use an underscore separator:

       

      /*************************************************************
 
  Rename layer with filename (no extension).
  
  This makes the "product" Smart Object have a non-generic name.
 
**************************************************************/
 
 
 
var doc = app.activeDocument;
 
//remove extension and rename layer
if (doc.name.indexOf(".") !== -1) {
  var noExt = doc.name.replace(/.([^.]*)$/, ""); //remove last dot and after
  var thePrompt = prompt("Enter a Suffix:", "");
doc.activeLayer.name = noExt + "_" + thePrompt;
 
}

       

      The suffix could be a prefix instead, or it could be hard-coded without a prompt. The separator could be a space or hyphen... Or no separator?

       

      Please clearly explain what you are looking for with a before/after naming example, thanks.

       

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