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AlexPrint
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January 29, 2022
Question

Script to select a file based on layer text

  • January 29, 2022
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Hello, I hope someone can help me in a project,

to resume what I am trying to achieve is create an script which can place an image from a folder

with several images and place one of them depending on name and based in a text layer,

(auto select image based in name) example:

 

File 1:

Layer text " Cat"

Import from folder any image with the "cat" in the name (big cat.png)

File 2:

Layer text "Dogs"

Import from same folder any image with the "dog" word in the name ( red dog.jpg)

File 3:

Layer text "All Mouses"

Import from same folder any image with the "Mouse" word (gray mouse.jpg)

 

I used several scripts to cut the words, extract text etc so not sure if is possible to create something like that, I apreciate any welp or light you can bring to this idea.

 

I hope is not an impossible task to do, and please appologize I am a begginer in cooding, so please appologize if my question is stupid. THank you for your help.

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Stephen Marsh
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Stephen MarshCommunity Expert
Community Expert
January 31, 2022

While attempting to have a go at scripting this, it became apparent that a much quicker solution (for me) would be to use Adobe Bridge:

 

    Kukurykus
    Kukurykus
    Legend
    January 31, 2022

    I didn't know I can look for text layer contents in file metadata. I created new document with only text layer containing 'dog'. The Bridge found it indeed, then I tried inexistent 'cat' and it found it too? I made last try searching for 'horse'. It wasn't inside. The second approach with a 'cat' shows this method fails.

      Stephen Marsh
      Community Expert
      Stephen MarshCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      January 31, 2022

      Horse passed (no false positives).

       

      Cat failed, as there is metadata containing:

       

      application

       

      It's a shame that it is not regex based, that would be more useful:

       

      \bcat\b

       

      So it is of limited use, depending on the word. Oh well.

       

      This is as far I as got with my script, filtering on keyword dog in filename, but not able to additionally filter on text layer content.

       

      var inputFolder = Folder.selectDialog('Select the input folder', '');
var inputFiles = inputFolder.getFiles();
for (var a = 0; a < inputFiles.length; a++) {
    if (inputFiles[a].name.match(/dog/i)) {
        open(inputFiles[a]);
    }
}

       

      It's a tough one for my current skill level.

        c.pfaffenbichler
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        c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        January 31, 2022

        Please remember to mark a post as »Correct Answer« if it should resolve the issue. 

          Kukurykus
          Kukurykus
          Legend
          January 29, 2022

          Change your text layer content to singular name (so without 's' at end), that you look for in file names:

           

          c = activeDocument.activeLayer.textItem.contents
f = function(v){return RegExp(c, 'i').test(v.name)};
(fls = File('~/desktop/yourFolder').getFiles(f)).length
&& (sTT = stringIDToTypeID, dsc = new ActionDescriptor(),
dsc.putPath(sTT('null'), fls[0]), executeAction(sTT('placeEvent'), dsc))

           

          btw you did not answer my question: Jan 21, 2022

            AlexPrint
            AlexPrintAuthor
            Inspiring
            January 31, 2022

            Thank you very much for your help and for be so kind, I will try this code ASAP I guess is a good start,

            My main goal here is to find a way to match some of the text in the layer with some of the text in the JPG files names in a folder, (automate the match in some way for a bunch of PSD files and JPG images)

            I mean , automate the images selection,

             

            lets say I have many psd files with some text layer containing one or more words :

            layers: ("tomato", "dog", "plant", "gold keys"...)

            and have similar (not same name) JPG files in a folder to import:

            ( "red tomatos.jpg", "big dog.jpg", "key.jpg")

            and in some way automate the process (any number of images and psd files) and make an almost perfect selection where I end with psd files with the "related" images inside,

             

            a tomato.psd file with the "red tomatos.jpg" image placed inside next to the text layer "tomato"

            a dog.psd file with the "big dog.jpg" image placeid inside next to the text layer "dog"

            .... etc

             

            (I know I can use data sets to do something similar) but I want to automate the image selection process without use data sets as I want to override the need of use "exact names",

            I am trying to learn about regex but I am very slow in this process, so the code I am looking for may be able to match part of layer text with part of file's text no matter is not 100% exact to match all images. (image for some text may not be present)

            Your code turn some lights to me, I guess is a good start, thank you for your help.

            Kukurykus
            Kukurykus
            Legend
            January 31, 2022

            To keep 's' letters at end of some text layer conetnt and make comparing words more reliable:

             

            RegExp('(^| |\\b)' + c + '?(\\b| |\\.)', 'i')

             

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