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Set color from a .txt file?

Forum|Forum|9 years ago
July 21, 2016
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Hi,

I have a .txt file on my desktop which only contains 1 line of text: #79a3d2

I also have the following code inside a .jsx file"

var fileToParse = File ('/Desktop/Photoshop.txt');
fileToParse.open('r');
var NewColor = fileToParse.readln();
fileToParse.close();
var color = app.foregroundColor;
color.RGBColor.hexValue=NewColor;
app.foregroundColor = color;

I am trying to change the foreground color to the hexadecimal code inside the text file, but I receive an error saying "Undefined is not an object"?

Can someone please tell me what is wrong with my code (in layman terms)?

Thank you all in advance.

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Correct answer SuperMerlin

Thanks - but that made no difference

var fileToParse = File (Folder.desktop + '/Photoshop.txt');

fileToParse.open('r');

var NewColor = fileToParse.readln();

fileToParse.close();

app.foregroundColor.rgb.hexValue=NewColor;

JJMack

Community Expert

I do not know javaScript but hack at it. I fine incasing code in try catch help me see what line the errors happen in and well placed alerts help me see if things are going right or wrong.

JJMack

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Richard. S.Author

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Thanks JJMack,

So........ looking at your screenshots - it seems that the txt file is being parsed correctly, but is not being assigned to the hexadecimal color value.

Also have no idea where the 000000 is coming from???

Now I have absolutely no idea how to correct it

SuperMerlin

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Try the code I posted.

Edit I see you get an error.

The code does work, so did you remove the #?

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xbytor2

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This will take care of a problem.

var fileToParse = File (Folder.desktop + "/Photoshop.txt');

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Richard. S.Author

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This modified code now produces a different error "Unterminated String Constant"??

var fileToParse = File (Folder.desktop + "/Photoshop.txt');
fileToParse.open('r');
var NewColor = fileToParse.readln();
fileToParse.close();
var color = app.foregroundColor;
color.RGBColor.hexValue=NewColor;
app.foregroundColor = color;

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Richard. S.Author

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Lose the hash before the hex number.

Thanks - but that made no difference

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