Script is not working...!!!

[natrev]

Hi EveryOne,

I need to change my finder label color of file. However i get the script from Adobe forums (Re: Change Color Label of File with Javascript)

The below mentioned script getting error. Please rectify that or tell me the alternate solution.

Thanks to Christoper and Muppet Mark-QAl63s.

//myscript.sh MUST exist with execute permissions!    
  var script = new File("~/Desktop/myscript.sh");   
  var filePath=new File("~/Desktop/Source1.tif");
  script.length = 0;   
  script.lineFeed = "unix";   
  script.length = 0;   
  script.open("e");   
  script.writeln("#!/bin/bash");   
  script.writeln('Tell application "Finder" to set label index of (POSIX file "' + decodeURI(filePath) + '") to 2');  
  script.close();   
  script.execute();  

-yajiv

[c.pfaffenbichler]

I think you need to amend the path (see the example where the file would be on the HD "System SSD" and the user would be "pfaffenbichler") and you can use app.system.

#target photoshop
app.bringToFront();
var filePath= "/Volumes/System SSD/Users/pfaffenbichler/Desktop/Source1.tif";
app.system( 'osascript -e \'tell application "Finder" to set label index of file ((POSIX file \"'+filePath+'\") as alias) to 2\'');

[natrev]

Hi Chris,

Thanks for your valuable reply. This code not working in my system.

Please suggest me what was wrong!

#target photoshop  
app.bringToFront();  
var filePath=new File("/Volumes/System SSD/Users/yajiv/Desktop/Source1.tif");  
app.system( 'osascript -e \'tell application "Finder" to set label index of file ((POSIX file \"'+filePath+'\") as alias) to 2\''); 

-yajiv

[c.pfaffenbichler]

Just to make sure: Are you working on a Mac?

Is the file "Source1.tif" definitely located on your startup disk and desktop and is it named "System SSD"?

[c.pfaffenbichler]

Please open the file in Photoshop, ctrl-click the filename and post a screenshot thereof, like this:

[c.pfaffenbichler · Accepted solution]

And why

var filePath=new File("/Volumes/System SSD/Users/yajiv/Desktop/Source1.tif");

instead of

var filePath = "/Volumes/System SSD/Users/yajiv/Desktop/Source1.tif";

?

[natrev]

Hi Chris,

it working like a charm..

Thanks you so much for your kind help..

-yajiv

[c.pfaffenbichler]

Good to know it worked out.