SaveAs when saving requires a plugin? Like DDS-files?

Report · Apr 17, 2011

I have to ask is there a way to skip the save-options or just send in some default-object?

In Photoshop CS4 32-bit I have to save my files as DDS using the nVidia plugin (http://developer.nvidia.com/nvidia-texture-tools-adobe-photoshop) but I can't find anything like "DDSSaveOptions" to pass to SaveAs.

How is this usually handled when using plugins in scripts? Is it up to the devlopers of the plugin to give script-support or can you easily make a save-options object on your own?

Report · Apr 17, 2011

Have you tried to see if you can record the 'save as' using scriptlistener plug-in?

Report · Apr 17, 2011

I hadn't but I used it now and it was great help. There's just an error now that's preventing the code from running in a script. Here's the code the script-listener produced when I saved using the DDS-plugin:

// =======================================================

var idsave = charIDToTypeID( "save" );

var desc3 = new ActionDescriptor();

var idAs = charIDToTypeID( "As " );

var desc4 = new ActionDescriptor();

var idbarF = charIDToTypeID( "barF" );

desc4.putBoolean( idbarF, true );

var idfdev = charIDToTypeID( "fdev" );

desc4.putDouble( idfdev, 3.000000 );

var idfbia = charIDToTypeID( "fbia" );

desc4.putDouble( idfbia, 0.000000 );

var idurad = charIDToTypeID( "urad" );

desc4.putDouble( idurad, 5.000000 );

var iduamo = charIDToTypeID( "uamo" );

desc4.putDouble( iduamo, 0.500000 );

var iduthr = charIDToTypeID( "uthr" );

desc4.putDouble( iduthr, 0.000000 );

var idxstf = charIDToTypeID( "xstf" );

desc4.putDouble( idxstf, 1.000000 );

var idxthf = charIDToTypeID( "xthf" );

desc4.putDouble( idxthf, 1.000000 );

var idqual = charIDToTypeID( "qual" );

desc4.putInteger( idqual, 71 );

var iderdi = charIDToTypeID( "erdi" );

desc4.putBoolean( iderdi, false );

var iderdw = charIDToTypeID( "erdw" );

desc4.putInteger( iderdw, 1 );

var idusfa = charIDToTypeID( "usfa" );

desc4.putBoolean( idusfa, false );

var idtxfm = charIDToTypeID( "txfm" );

desc4.putInteger( idtxfm, 3 );

var idweig = charIDToTypeID( "weig" );

desc4.putInteger( idweig, 0 );

var idtmty = charIDToTypeID( "tmty" );

desc4.putInteger( idtmty, 0 );

var idmmty = charIDToTypeID( "mmty" );

desc4.putInteger( idmmty, 32 );

var idsmip = charIDToTypeID( "smip" );

desc4.putInteger( idsmip, 0 );

var idbina = charIDToTypeID( "bina" );

desc4.putBoolean( idbina, false );

var idprem = charIDToTypeID( "prem" );

desc4.putBoolean( idprem, false );

var idfilm = charIDToTypeID( "film" );

desc4.putBoolean( idfilm, false );

var idalpb = charIDToTypeID( "alpb" );

desc4.putBoolean( idalpb, false );

var idbord = charIDToTypeID( "bord" );

desc4.putBoolean( idbord, false );

var idbrdr = charIDToTypeID( "brdr" );

desc4.putDouble( idbrdr, 0.000000 );

var idbrdg = charIDToTypeID( "brdg" );

desc4.putDouble( idbrdg, 0.000000 );

var idbrdb = charIDToTypeID( "brdb" );

desc4.putDouble( idbrdb, 0.000000 );

var idmmft = charIDToTypeID( "mmft" );

desc4.putInteger( idmmft, 2 );

var idfdcl = charIDToTypeID( "fdcl" );

desc4.putBoolean( idfdcl, false );

var idfdaf = charIDToTypeID( "fdaf" );

desc4.putBoolean( idfdaf, false );

var idftworl = charIDToTypeID( "f2rl" );

desc4.putDouble( idftworl, 0.500000 );

var idftwogl = charIDToTypeID( "f2gl" );

desc4.putDouble( idftwogl, 0.500000 );

var idftwobl = charIDToTypeID( "f2bl" );

desc4.putDouble( idftwobl, 0.500000 );

var idftwoal = charIDToTypeID( "f2al" );

desc4.putDouble( idftwoal, 0.500000 );

var idfddl = charIDToTypeID( "fddl" );

desc4.putInteger( idfddl, 0 );

var idfafm = charIDToTypeID( "fafm" );

desc4.putDouble( idfafm, 0.150000 );

var idbafh = charIDToTypeID( "bafh" );

desc4.putDouble( idbafh, 0.000000 );

var iddthc = charIDToTypeID( "dthc" );

desc4.putBoolean( iddthc, false );

var iddthzero = charIDToTypeID( "dth0" );

desc4.putBoolean( iddthzero, false );

var idsmth = charIDToTypeID( "smth" );

desc4.putInteger( idsmth, 0 );

var idfilg = charIDToTypeID( "filg" );

desc4.putDouble( idfilg, 2.200000 );

var idfieg = charIDToTypeID( "fieg" );

desc4.putBoolean( idfieg, false );

var idfilw = charIDToTypeID( "filw" );

desc4.putDouble( idfilw, 10.000000 );

var idover = charIDToTypeID( "over" );

desc4.putBoolean( idover, false );

var idfblr = charIDToTypeID( "fblr" );

desc4.putDouble( idfblr, 1.000000 );

var idnmcv = charIDToTypeID( "nmcv" );

desc4.putBoolean( idnmcv, false );

var idncnv = charIDToTypeID( "ncnv" );

desc4.putInteger( idncnv, 1009 );

var idnflt = charIDToTypeID( "nflt" );

desc4.putInteger( idnflt, 1040 );

var idnmal = charIDToTypeID( "nmal" );

desc4.putInteger( idnmal, 1034 );

var idnmbr = charIDToTypeID( "nmbr" );

desc4.putBoolean( idnmbr, false );

var idnmix = charIDToTypeID( "nmix" );

desc4.putBoolean( idnmix, false );

var idnmiy = charIDToTypeID( "nmiy" );

desc4.putBoolean( idnmiy, false );

var idnmiz = charIDToTypeID( "nmiz" );

desc4.putBoolean( idnmiz, false );

var idnmah = charIDToTypeID( "nmah" );

desc4.putBoolean( idnmah, false );

var idnswp = charIDToTypeID( "nswp" );

desc4.putBoolean( idnswp, false );

var idnmsc = charIDToTypeID( "nmsc" );

desc4.putDouble( idnmsc, 2.200000 );

var idnmnz = charIDToTypeID( "nmnz" );

desc4.putInteger( idnmnz, 0 );

var idusbi = charIDToTypeID( "usbi" );

desc4.putBoolean( idusbi, false );

var idlien = charIDToTypeID( "lien" );

desc4.putBoolean( idlien, false );

var idshdi = charIDToTypeID( "shdi" );

desc4.putBoolean( idshdi, false );

var idshfi = charIDToTypeID( "shfi" );

desc4.putBoolean( idshfi, false );

var idshmm = charIDToTypeID( "shmm" );

desc4.putBoolean( idshmm, true );

var idshan = charIDToTypeID( "shan" );

desc4.putBoolean( idshan, true );

var idclrc = charIDToTypeID( "clrc" );

desc4.putInteger( idclrc, 0 );

var idvdxone = charIDToTypeID( "vdx1" );

desc4.putBoolean( idvdxone, true );

var idvdxtwo = charIDToTypeID( "vdx2" );

desc4.putBoolean( idvdxtwo, true );

var idvdxthree = charIDToTypeID( "vdx3" );

desc4.putBoolean( idvdxthree, true );

var idvdxfive = charIDToTypeID( "vdx5" );

desc4.putBoolean( idvdxfive, true );

var idvfourfourfour = charIDToTypeID( "v444" );

desc4.putBoolean( idvfourfourfour, true );

var idvfivefivefive = charIDToTypeID( "v555" );

desc4.putBoolean( idvfivefivefive, true );

var idvfivesixfive = charIDToTypeID( "v565" );

desc4.putBoolean( idvfivesixfive, true );

var idveighteighteight = charIDToTypeID( "v888" );

desc4.putBoolean( idveighteighteight, true );

var idalph = charIDToTypeID( "alph" );

desc4.putBoolean( idalph, false );

var idusra = charIDToTypeID( "usra" );

desc4.putBoolean( idusra, false );

var idusfs = charIDToTypeID( "usfs" );

desc4.putInteger( idusfs, 0 );

var idprev = charIDToTypeID( "prev" );

desc4.putBoolean( idprev, false );

var idrdep = charIDToTypeID( "rdep" );

desc4.putInteger( idrdep, 3000 );

var idlomm = charIDToTypeID( "lomm" );

desc4.putBoolean( idlomm, false );

var idscar = charIDToTypeID( "scar" );

desc4.putDouble( idscar, 1.000000 );

var idscag = charIDToTypeID( "scag" );

desc4.putDouble( idscag, 1.000000 );

var idscab = charIDToTypeID( "scab" );

desc4.putDouble( idscab, 1.000000 );

var idscaa = charIDToTypeID( "scaa" );

desc4.putDouble( idscaa, 1.000000 );

var idbiar = charIDToTypeID( "biar" );

desc4.putDouble( idbiar, 0.000000 );

var idbiag = charIDToTypeID( "biag" );

desc4.putDouble( idbiag, 0.000000 );

var idbiab = charIDToTypeID( "biab" );

desc4.putDouble( idbiab, 0.000000 );

var idbiaa = charIDToTypeID( "biaa" );

desc4.putDouble( idbiaa, 0.000000 );

var idsiar = charIDToTypeID( "siar" );

desc4.putDouble( idsiar, 1.000000 );

var idsiag = charIDToTypeID( "siag" );

desc4.putDouble( idsiag, 1.000000 );

var idsiab = charIDToTypeID( "siab" );

desc4.putDouble( idsiab, 1.000000 );

var idsiaa = charIDToTypeID( "siaa" );

desc4.putDouble( idsiaa, 1.000000 );

var idbiir = charIDToTypeID( "biir" );

desc4.putDouble( idbiir, 0.000000 );

var idbiig = charIDToTypeID( "biig" );

desc4.putDouble( idbiig, 0.000000 );

var idbiib = charIDToTypeID( "biib" );

desc4.putDouble( idbiib, 0.000000 );

var idbiia = charIDToTypeID( "biia" );

desc4.putDouble( idbiia, 0.000000 );

var idoutw = charIDToTypeID( "outw" );

desc4.putBoolean( idoutw, false );

var idclcL = charIDToTypeID( "clcL" );

desc4.putBoolean( idclcL, true );

var idNVIDIADthreeD/DDS = stringIDToTypeID( "NVIDIA D3D/DDS" );

desc3.putObject( idAs, idNVIDIADthreeD/DDS, desc4 );

var idIn = charIDToTypeID( "In " );

desc3.putPath( idIn, new File( "C:\\images\\test.dds" ) );

executeAction( idsave, desc3, DialogModes.NO );

When I try to run it in a JSX-file I get an alert "expected ;" on the line in bold. I originally thought it was because of that forward-slash in the variable-name but when I changed that to idNVIDIADthreeD_DDS and on the line below where it's used I just got the message "Object does not have a constructor" without a particular line.

That forward-slash is really confusing. I've never seen it being used in JS-code before and I can't find anything about it. In the CS4 JavaScript Ref at-least ActionDescriptor and executeAction seem to be used to record and execute actions so the code seem right enough. It's just that forward-slash I'm not getting.

SOLVED: That "Object does not have a constructor" came from another line. It seem to work to re-write that forward-slash to underscore. Still I'm a little interested just what it could mean though this question is answered. I'll see if I can give the correct answer to Muppet even-though I clicked helpful answer, otherwise thank you

Report · Apr 18, 2011

Reported error came from another line. Rewriting the ScriptListener-variable with a forward-slash to an underscore worked.

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