I have a simple UI for my artists that does some modifications to his files then saves it to the folder of his choice.
However it gets quickly tedious to re-enter the path every time he uses the script.
I would like to remember the path he previously entered or use the path that Photoshop uses as a default.
How can that be done?
Here's the script if someone is interested, it allows you to save out your groups as PNG's with possible additional blurred versions:
Photoshop PNG Blur Save - Pastebin.com
Message was edited by: Jeremy Vansnick
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Change beginning of your script to:
PTH = ""; displayDialogs = DialogModes.NO
var Path = $.getenv('pth') || PTH || "d/";
// for saving files
var doc = app.activeDocument;
And in the middle where you last time insterted new part, edit that to:
dlg.show();
$.setenv('pth', Path.slice(1))
if (PTH != ge = $.getenv('pth')) {
(fle = File($.fileName)).open('r'), jsxFile = fle.read()
.replace(/"(.*)"(?=;)/, '"' + ge + '"'), fle.close()
fle.open('w'), fle.write(jsxFile), fle.close()
}
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Yes, your artists will suffer extra delays when autoUpdateOpenDocuments is on, because when once you turn it on it'll be working till you untick it. And while that option serves not only layer folders swich, working of script would be remarkably longer. You are right, seting autoUpdateOpenDocuments back to false right after setting it true doesn't update documents (more about it read under new chunks of code). Closing only layerSets opened by script is not hard thing. It needs only to make a loop over current expanded layerSets at the start of script to make array of them and with end of script close only other ones. You can try these 2 new (Windows) codes and later we'll see how to change your curent script it could be ran twice for the moment, only to make layerSets refreshment, the way that won't trigger any other part of code in you script:
#target photoshop
function e(v1, v2, v3) {
eval(pre + ' = ' + v1), $.setenv('u', v2), eval('bat.' + v3 + '()')
}
if (bat = File((fN = $.fileName).slice(0, -3) + 'bat'), !(eval(pre =
'preferences.autoUpdateOpenDocuments')) && !$.getenv('u')) {
(function(){
(fle = activeDocument.fullName).encoding = 'binary'
fle.open('r'); var rep = fle.read().replace(/\x018BIMp/g,
'\x028BIMp'); fle.open('w'), fle.write(rep), fle.close()
bat.open('w'), bat.write('"' + Folder.startup.fsName +
'\\photoshop.exe" ' + '"' + File(fN).fsName + '"')
bat.close(), $.setenv('u', 1), bat.execute()
})()
}
else if($.getenv('u') == 1) e(1, 2, 'execute') else e(0, '', 'remove')
#target photoshop
if (vbs = File((fN = $.fileName).slice(0, -3) + 'vbs'),
!(eval(p = 'preferences.autoUpdateOpenDocuments'))) {
(function(){
(fle = activeDocument.fullName).encoding = 'binary', fle.open('r')
var rep = fle.read().replace(/\x018BIMp/g, '\x028BIMp'); fle.open('w')
fle.write(rep), fle.close(), documents.add(1,1,1).close(), eval(p + ' = 1')
txt = 'CreateObject("Shell.Application").ShellExecute """'
txt += Folder.startup.fsName + '\\Photoshop.exe""", "'
txt += File(fN).fsName + '"', vbs.open('w')
vbs.write(txt), vbs.close(), vbs.execute()
})()
}
else eval(p + ' = ' + !p), vbs.remove()
Some facts about second code:
- self invoked function had to be used to prevent ExtendScript ToolKit from freezing
- var was used as 1st point works only for saving binary to .txt, while not when .psd binary is beeing overritten
- preferences.autoUpdateOpenDocuments beeing set to true and then to false during single script session result false and vice versa so false, then true gives true. It's why after changing preferences, script had to initiate itself again to apply just changed preferences, and then change them back, as they would slow down process
- immediatelly closed new created document had to help in the process described in previous point otherwise script had to initiate itself one more time like it's in first version of script where command prompt was used
- vbscript had to be used to hide system window that flashed for a moment using command prompt, also because there is no option in cmd to silently invoke its commands
- second and actually main reason of using immediatelly closed new document was to refresh current document state that binary changes made to file, otherwise if not current document (window) switch they couldn't be visually updated
btw, don't post next time your whole script here, better fix your pastebin, as your code may be changed few times more 
Ah okay I thought you meant delete the comments only. I added it there and it works now, that's really cool thanks 
EDIT: Upon trying a few times, it suddenly stopped working (collapsing groups down)
I updated the pastebin to the new code again: Photoshop:PngGroupSave - Pastebin.com
Next step once this works consitently is to save in an array the state of the groups so that we can have the same groups opened/closed as before launching the script, is that the plan?
RE-EDIT: Nevermind this time it works again. I'm not sure why but it doesn't seem to always trigger closing down the groups. I'll tell you when I know more about this, you don't have to mind it for now, maybe it's because I automatically back up files on a server, I'll have to check.
I used your code, it's almost same like mine, so yours edited of lines I came today with. That post you ask is the first made 'today' by me after two days of silence from my side You have to use second code there is, as I posted two version there.
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