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Save copy incrementally with javascript in Photoshop

Engaged ,
Dec 24, 2021 Dec 24, 2021

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The free Javascript "Save-Incrementally.jsx" for Adobe Illustrator 2022, Adobe Photoshop 2022 and Adobe InDesign 2022 or older versions saves the current saved document in the file format .ai, .psd or .indd and automatically adds a consecutive number to the file name. Thus, the file "Example.ai" becomes the file "Example-0001.ai", "Example-0002.ai" and so on; this works analogously for Photoshop and InDesign. This is also called "incremented" (continuous) saving. In this way, you can save individual steps in between and go back to an older version if necessary. The Javascript also works with older versions of Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign.  

See my Behance profile or on my german website.

 

Have fun with it and merry christmas to all.

– jens

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Dec 24, 2021 Dec 24, 2021

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Thank you for sharing!

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Engaged ,
Dec 29, 2021 Dec 29, 2021

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The new version 1.5 saves the original document in Illustrator and InDesign. The copy with the sequential number is created faster by the operating system.
– jens.

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Advocate ,
Dec 29, 2021 Dec 29, 2021

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I did not understand how to download the file, you can put links on the forum

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Engaged ,
Dec 29, 2021 Dec 29, 2021

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Hello Geppetto,

click on this link to go to my behance post.

Read the text and scoll down, to dowload the .zip-file.

– jens

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Engaged ,
Dec 30, 2021 Dec 30, 2021

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Update Version 1.7: Saves the sequentially numbered copy in the same file format as the working file like psd, psb, bmp, eps, gif, jpg, pdf, png, raw, tga or tif in Photoshop.

 

See my Behance profile or on my german website.

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Community Expert ,
Dec 30, 2021 Dec 30, 2021

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Thanks for providing the script. Firefox threw up this error:

Screen Shot 2021-12-30 at 11.25.34 AM.png

 

I don't think it's  serious, but the download link is:

http://www.computergrafik-know-how.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/A117-2D-AI-JS-Save.zip

 

I guess it thinks http instead of https is a risk.

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LEGEND ,
Dec 30, 2021 Dec 30, 2021

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If you right click a link to open it in new card instead of tab, does the download start without warning?

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Community Expert ,
Dec 30, 2021 Dec 30, 2021

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My browser doesn't have a "new card", unless you mean "new window", and yes I get the warning there. I click on "Allow download"  anyway because the warning seems to be over a non-https connection.

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LEGEND ,
Dec 30, 2021 Dec 30, 2021

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That's the same word in this context. Anyway on Chrome there's no warning in any scenario.

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Engaged ,
Jan 07, 2022 Jan 07, 2022

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Update to version 2.0 with more features and user interface. Here the example from in Photoshop.

See my Behance profile or on my german website.

 

ps-3 en.png

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Guide ,
Jan 07, 2022 Jan 07, 2022

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// Step 0d: Check if work file is saved
try { 
	var vFullName = ""+vDocRef.fullName; // Trick to convert to string
	var vPos = vFullName.lastIndexOf(vSeparator);
	vWorkPath = vFullName.substring(0,vPos);
	if (vFullName.charAt(0) == vSeparator) { vError = aMsg[[3,cLanguage]];} // stop, if document is unsaved, for AI
	}
catch (e) {vError = aMsg[[3,cLanguage]];} // for Photoshop

Check it in Photoshop. Condition vFullName.charAt(0) == vSeparator is always true for saved files

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Engaged ,
Jan 10, 2022 Jan 10, 2022

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Hello jazz-y,

thanks for your answer.

If you use Photoshop, than you will get – without 'try' – the error 8103 if the work file was'nt saved before.

If you use Illustrator, than the condition 'vFullName.charAt(0) == vSeparator' is only true, when the file is not saved on the local harddisk. If so the path will begin with '~' like '~/Desktop'.

 

I have extended the programming. Now in version 2.1 you can also save copies to external hard drives or network drives.
Another new feature is that if you click on "Path for copy" and then on "Cancel" in the next window, the path for copy is reset and the copy is saved in the same directory (again) as the working file.

 

see https://www.behance.net/gallery/133799381/Javascript-for-AI-PS-ID-Save-with-automatic-numbering

 

Best regards,

– j.

 

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LEGEND ,
Jan 10, 2022 Jan 10, 2022

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sTT = stringIDToTypeID, mimeType = sTT('mimeType');
(ref = new ActionReference()).putProperty(sTT('property'), mimeType)
ref.putEnumerated(sTT('document'), sTT('ordinal'), sTT('targetEnum'))
executeActionGet(ref).getString(mimeType) && activeDocument.saved

 

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Engaged ,
Jan 14, 2022 Jan 14, 2022

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Engaged ,
Feb 02, 2022 Feb 02, 2022

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Since 01 February my website is running on https 🙂 There was no danger before and there is no danger now to download anything from there.

– j.

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Community Expert ,
Feb 02, 2022 Feb 02, 2022

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Thank  you. No more errors.  I never thought there was anything malicious, but when my Firefox browser throw up warnings I need to find out exactly why.

 

 

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Community Beginner ,
May 28, 2022 May 28, 2022

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This sounds great, but when I use it to save an incremented png it just overwrites the previous png. Any ideas?

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Community Beginner ,
May 28, 2022 May 28, 2022

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Also... I'm trying to use 'date and time' instead of the counter option to prevent it from overwriting the previous save, but everytime I try to save it it just tries to save a psd. Tif works fine but I need png.

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Jan 04, 2024 Jan 04, 2024

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bro, your link not working.

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