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Esther Netherlands
Esther Netherlands
Inspiring
March 19, 2024
Question

Share Action including Scripts

  • March 19, 2024
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Hi World! 🤓

 

I would like help sharing my Photoshop action, in which I included scripts that refer to a folder on my computer. I want to share it with my husband and, maybe, a new computer in the future.

 

Is there a way to make the script's location "generic"? Or do I need to re-record the action steps with a script from his computer? 

 

Any help is much appreciated! 🙏

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    Ciccillotto
    Inspiring
    March 20, 2024

    unfortunately from what I know you can't do it because the path changes from computer to computer, so you have to rewrite the action for each computer.

      Stephen Marsh
      Community Expert
      Stephen MarshCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      March 20, 2024

      @Ciccillotto 

       

      Agreed! That's why I asked for a screenshot to clarify.

       

      File paths are absolute and only valid on the computer that made the action.

       

      Script paths recorded via Browse are also absolute.

       

      Installed scripts are relative and only use the script name, not the full absolute path.

       

        Esther Netherlands
        Esther NetherlandsAuthor
        Inspiring
        March 20, 2024

        They go in the application's Presets/Scripts folder to Install and become available in the File > Scripts menu.

         

        https://prepression.blogspot.com/2017/11/downloading-and-installing-adobe-scripts.html


        Ahhhh! I know my way around the Mac, so I am definitely going to try this. It was quick and easy to build and test on my desktop, but very annoying it is there now and error-prone for me to delete without realizing.

        Bojan Živković11378569
        Community Expert
        Bojan Živković11378569Community Expert
        Community Expert
        March 20, 2024

        Avoid using actions in batches prior to testing, and remember that there are differences between Mac and Windows. 

        Esther Netherlands
        Esther NetherlandsAuthor
        Inspiring
        March 20, 2024

        Thanks for the warning, but my aim isn't to share in batches (hence me not posting the action file itself here for other to use) and luckily we are a Mac family 😬

         

        Stephen Marsh
        Community Expert
        Stephen MarshCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        March 20, 2024

        Can you post screenshots of the action with the action step with the folder expanded/visible with the panel wide enough to view the path?

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