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October 5, 2014
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Script for deleting a pattern by name

  • October 5, 2014
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I want to delete a pattern by using its name.

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Correct answer c.pfaffenbichler

This might suffice to get an Array of the Patterns’ names.

// get array of patterns’ names;

// based on code by michael l hale;

// 2014, use it at your own risk;

#target "photoshop-70.032"

var ref = new ActionReference();

ref.putProperty(stringIDToTypeID ("property"), stringIDToTypeID("presetManager") );

ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID("capp"), charIDToTypeID("Ordn"), charIDToTypeID("Trgt") );

var applicationDesc = executeActionGet(ref);

var presetManager = applicationDesc.getList(stringIDToTypeID("presetManager"));

var patternNames = presetManager.getObjectValue(4).getList(stringIDToTypeID("name"));

var theNames = new Array;

for (m = 0; m < patternNames.count; m++) {

theNames.push(patternNames.getString(m))

};

alert (theNames.join("\n"));

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akmia51
akmia51
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July 28, 2023
s2t = stringIDToTypeID;
(r = new ActionReference()).putName(s2t('pattern'), 'pattern group name');
(d = new ActionDescriptor()).putReference(s2t('target'), r);
executeAction(s2t('delete'), d, DialogModes.NO);
Abdul karim mia
    c.pfaffenbichler
    Community Expert
    c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    October 6, 2014

    This might suffice to get an Array of the Patterns’ names.

    // get array of patterns’ names;

    // based on code by michael l hale;

    // 2014, use it at your own risk;

    #target "photoshop-70.032"

    var ref = new ActionReference();

    ref.putProperty(stringIDToTypeID ("property"), stringIDToTypeID("presetManager") );

    ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID("capp"), charIDToTypeID("Ordn"), charIDToTypeID("Trgt") );

    var applicationDesc = executeActionGet(ref);

    var presetManager = applicationDesc.getList(stringIDToTypeID("presetManager"));

    var patternNames = presetManager.getObjectValue(4).getList(stringIDToTypeID("name"));

    var theNames = new Array;

    for (m = 0; m < patternNames.count; m++) {

    theNames.push(patternNames.getString(m))

    };

    alert (theNames.join("\n"));

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    Anonymous
    October 7, 2014

    Thank so much for your prompt reply.

    I am using Photoshop CS3 and i have converted this code to VB.Net, but i am getting error on below line

    theNames(cnt) = patternNames.getString(cnt).

    Error Message : General Photoshop error occurred. This functionality may not be available in this version of Photoshop.

    I think this function is not available in CS3. Would you please guide me on this error.

    Thank you.

    This is the code that i have converted.

    'REM =======================================================

            Dim objApp

            objApp = CreateObject("Photoshop.Application")

            'REM Use dialog mode 3 for show no dialogs

            Dim dialogMode

            dialogMode = 3

            Dim desc5

            desc5 = CreateObject("Photoshop.ActionDescriptor")

            Dim ref1

            ref1 = CreateObject("Photoshop.ActionReference")

            Call ref1.PutProperty(objApp.StringIDToTypeID("property"), objApp.StringIDToTypeID("presetManager"))

            Call ref1.PutEnumerated(objApp.charIDToTypeID("capp"), _

                                    objApp.charIDToTypeID("Ordn"), _

                                    objApp.charIDToTypeID("Trgt"))

            Dim applicationDesc = objApp.executeActionGet(ref1)

            Dim presetManager = applicationDesc.getList(objApp.stringIDToTypeID("presetManager"))

            Dim patternNames = presetManager.getObjectValue(4).getList(objApp.stringIDToTypeID("name"))

            Dim theNames(patternNames.count) As String

            For cnt As Integer = 0 To patternNames.count

                theNames(cnt) = patternNames.getString(cnt)

            Next

            MessageBox.Show(String.Join(",", theNames))

    c.pfaffenbichler
    Community Expert
    c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    October 7, 2014

    I work on Macintosh (so no VB) and don’t have CS3 installed anymore, so I’m afraid I cannot help you troubleshoot the issue.

    Does the JavaScript code itself error out, too?

    c.pfaffenbichler
    Community Expert
    c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    October 6, 2014

    With "PresetLister.js" from xbytors’s xtools you can get a list of the patterns’ names and from that determine the index of the one you want to remove, then use the index in the Action Manager code (as recorded with ScriptingListener.plugin).

    xtools

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