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qwazar1981
qwazar1981
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January 24, 2016
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Script for "fill with pattern" - "use last one used"

  • January 24, 2016
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Hello guys, I need a bit of help to automate my work.

I work with patterns (as a pattern designer), but I need to slightly automate my work.

There is this great function now "fill with ... pattern" and then you have scripts for those.

This said what I usually do is that I wokr on a couple of patterns, make the design then test test them on a big format blank file.

so

1. I do my drawing, then

2. click "define as a new pattern" and then

3. I open a fresh new fbig big file and

4. use "fill it with... pattern" and

5. select the last one I created...

So I tried to create an action / script so that I could you know, work in batches, having to decide which of the patterns are good on a big format only later.

AND HERE COMES THE BUG!

When I Added exactly the same steps in the actions macro - it will work for the first file, but for the second it will still use the same pattern used previously, as the actions macro sees it as "fill it with pattern XXX" (namely, not as "last one used"), so I land up with all of the pictures in big format filled with the same pattern instead of different ones.

I was thinking about then modifying the macro so when I g oto step 4

4. use "fill it with... pattern" and

add " use script" among the scripts loading there, that would define something like "use the last pattern defined" - can be as well a code as "use newest pattern defined" or "use newest pattern added to the lot"

I understand the logic but I have no clue how to edit the scripts in this area.

This will save me hours of work, so all of your help will be more than appreciated.

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Correct answer SuperMerlin

Here is a link for the jsx file..

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3 replies

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igorm86051102
Participant
July 15, 2018

How do I fill a selection using a pre defined pattern with photoshop scripting

Kukurykus
Kukurykus
Legend
July 15, 2018

Wouldn't be it better to link a topic where you just posted it? 🙂

M
MJ ST
Known Participant
August 17, 2023

I have exactly the same need for automating pattern

Kukurykus
Kukurykus
Legend
February 2, 2018

It may be done also this way:

function sTT(v) {return stringIDToTypeID(v)}
(ref1 = new ActionReference()).putClass(p = sTT('pattern'));
(dsc1 = new ActionDescriptor()).putReference(sTT('null'), ref1);
(ref2 = new ActionReference()).putProperty(sTT('property'), sTT('selection'))
ref2.putEnumerated(sTT('document'), sTT('ordinal'), sTT('targetEnum'))
dsc1.putReference(u = sTT('using'), ref2), dsc1.putString(n = sTT('name'), '')
res = executeAction(sTT('make'), dsc1, DialogModes.ALL);
(dsc1 = new ActionDescriptor()).putEnumerated(u, sTT('fillContents'), p);
documents.add(), (dsc2 = new ActionDescriptor()).putString(n, res.getString(n))
dsc1.putObject(p, p, dsc2), dsc1.putUnitDouble(sTT('opacity'), sTT('percentUnit'), 100)
dsc1.putEnumerated(sTT('mode'), sTT('blendMode'), sTT('normal'))
executeAction(sTT('fill'), dsc1, DialogModes.NO)

If you need other document dimension just insert appriopate values to documents.add(), or use:

documents.add(UnitValue((a = String($.screens).split(/[^\d+]/))[2], 'px'), UnitValue(a[3], 'px'), activeDocument.resolution)
    SuperMerlin
    SuperMerlin
    Inspiring
    January 25, 2016

    This should fill using the last pattern.

    #target photoshop;
    

    main();
    

    function main(){
    

    if(!documents.length) return;
    

    var patt = new File(Folder.temp + "/tempPatterns");
    

    if(patt.exists) patt.remove();
    

    savePatterns(patt);
    

    var patterns = getPatternsFromFile(patt);
    

    fillPattern(patterns[patterns.length-1][0].toString(),patterns[patterns.length-1][1].toString(), 100);
    

    };
    

    function savePatterns(file) {
    

    var desc625 = new ActionDescriptor();
    

    desc625.putPath( charIDToTypeID('null'), new File( file ) );
    

    var ref462 = new ActionReference();
    

    ref462.putProperty( charIDToTypeID('Prpr'), charIDToTypeID('Ptrn') );
    

    ref462.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID('capp'), charIDToTypeID('Ordn'), charIDToTypeID('Trgt') );
    

    desc625.putReference( charIDToTypeID('T   '), ref462 );
    

    executeAction( charIDToTypeID('setd'), desc625, DialogModes.NO );
    

    };
    

    function getPatternsFromFile(file){
    

      file.open("r");
    

      file.encoding = 'BINARY';
    

      var str = file.read();
    

      file.close();
    

      var patterns=[];
    

      var re = /(\x00\w|\x00\d)(\x00\-|\x00\w|\x00\s|\x00\d)+\x00\x00\$[-a-z\d]+/g;
    

      var parts = str.match(re);
    

      for (var i = 0; i < parts.length; i++) {
    

        var p = parts;
    

        var sp = p.replace(/\x00/g, '').split('$');
    

         patterns.push([[sp[0]], [sp[1]]]);   
    

          }
    

    return patterns;
    

    };
    

    function fillPattern(name, id, opacity) { 
    

        var desc6 = new ActionDescriptor(); 
    

        desc6.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID('Usng'), charIDToTypeID('FlCn'), charIDToTypeID('Ptrn') ); 
    

            var desc7 = new ActionDescriptor(); 
    

            desc7.putString( charIDToTypeID('Nm  '), name ); 
    

            desc7.putString( charIDToTypeID('Idnt'), id); 
    

        desc6.putObject( charIDToTypeID('Ptrn'), charIDToTypeID('Ptrn'), desc7 ); 
    

        desc6.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID('Opct'), charIDToTypeID('#Prc'), opacity ); 
    

        desc6.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID('Md  '), charIDToTypeID('BlnM'), charIDToTypeID('Nrml') ); 
    

        try{
    

        executeAction( charIDToTypeID('Fl  '), desc6, DialogModes.NO ); 
    

        }catch(e){}
    

    };
    qwazar1981
    qwazar1981Author
    Participating Frequently
    January 26, 2016

    thank you - could you save it as a ready to use jsx?

    Or how can I do this?

    Thanks a lot !

    SuperMerlin
    SuperMerlinCorrect answer
    Inspiring
    January 26, 2016

    Here is a link for the jsx file..

    ExpireBox

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