Skip to main content
V
václavd8242175
Known Participant
March 27, 2023
Question

UXP script Photoshop GET

  • March 27, 2023
  • 1 reply
  • 1291 views

Please help, I'm trying to find out the currently selected action. The GET function does not work.

async function getSelectedAction() {
const batchPlay = require('photoshop').action.batchPlay;

const result = await batchPlay(
[
{
"_obj": "get",
"_target": [
{
"_property": "property"
},
{
"_ref": "action",
"_name": "selected"
}
],
"_options": {
"dialogOptions": "dontDisplay"
}
}
],
{
"synchronousExecution": true
}
);

const selectedAction = {
actionSetName: result[0].actionSet._name,
actionName: result[0].action._name
};

return selectedAction;
}

(async () => {
try {
const selectedAction = await getSelectedAction();
console.log('Selected action:', selectedAction);
} catch (error) {
console.error('Error:', error);
}
})();

This topic has been closed for replies.

1 reply

J
jazz-y
Legend
March 28, 2023

Where did you find that you can get the name of the active action using the "selected" property? 🤔 🤔

 

async function getSelectedAction() {
    const batchPlay = require('photoshop').action.batchPlay;
    const result = await batchPlay(
        [
            {
                "_obj": "get",
                "_target": [
                       {
                         _ref: "action", _enum: "ordinal", _value: "targetEnum"
                    }
                ],
                "_options": {
                    "dialogOptions": "dontDisplay"
                }
            }
        ],
        {
            "synchronousExecution": true
        }
    );

    const selectedAction = {
        selectedAction: result[0].name,
        selectedActionSet: result[0].parentName
    };

    return selectedAction;
}

(async () => {
    try {
        const selectedAction = await getSelectedAction();
        console.log('Selected action:', selectedAction);
    } catch (error) {
        console.error('Error:', error);
    }
})();

 

 * it should be understood that there are several border states that need to be taken into account and processed separately: a) if an ActionSet is selected, b) if a command inside an action is selected.

    V
    václavd8242175Author
    Known Participant
    March 29, 2023

    Thanks for the reply, but unfortunately, this isn't working. It runs without errors, but returns nothing even though the function is selected. I need to rewrite the following two functions into UXP from CEP, but I can't get it to work.

    I tried different ways and it didn't work.
     
    function get_curr_action() {
        try {
            var r = new ActionReference();
            r.putEnumerated(stringIDToTypeID("action"), stringIDToTypeID("ordinal"), stringIDToTypeID("targetEnum"));
            var ret = executeActionGet(r);
            var act_idx = ret.getString(stringIDToTypeID("itemIndex"));
            var act_name = ret.getString(stringIDToTypeID("name"));
            var set_name = ret.getString(stringIDToTypeID("parentName"));
            var set_idx = ret.getString(stringIDToTypeID("parentIndex"));
            var r = new ActionReference();
            r.putIndex(stringIDToTypeID("action"), act_idx);
            r.putIndex(stringIDToTypeID("actionSet"), set_idx);
            ret = executeActionGet(r);
            var act_name2 = ret.getString(stringIDToTypeID("name"));
            var set_name2 = ret.getString(stringIDToTypeID("parentName"));
            return [act_name2];
            return null
        }
        catch (e) { return null; }
    }
     
     
    function get_curr_actionAndSet() {
        try {
            var r = new ActionReference();
            r.putEnumerated(stringIDToTypeID("action"), stringIDToTypeID("ordinal"), stringIDToTypeID("targetEnum"));
            var ret = executeActionGet(r);
            var act_idx = ret.getString(stringIDToTypeID("itemIndex"));
            var act_name = ret.getString(stringIDToTypeID("name"));
            var set_name = ret.getString(stringIDToTypeID("parentName"));
            var set_idx = ret.getString(stringIDToTypeID("parentIndex"));
            var r = new ActionReference();
            r.putIndex(stringIDToTypeID("action"), act_idx);
            r.putIndex(stringIDToTypeID("actionSet"), set_idx);
            ret = executeActionGet(r);
            var act_name2 = ret.getString(stringIDToTypeID("name"));
            var set_name2 = ret.getString(stringIDToTypeID("parentName"));
            if (act_name2 == act_name && set_name == set_name2) return [set_name, act_name];
            return null
        }
        catch (e) { return null; }
    J
    jazz-y
    Legend
    March 29, 2023

    Try to make all functions synchronous

     

     function getSelectedAction() {
    const batchPlay = require('photoshop').action.batchPlay;
    const result =  batchPlay(
        [
            {
                "_obj": "get",
                "_target": [
                       {
                         _ref: "action", _enum: "ordinal", _value: "targetEnum"
                    }
                ],
                "_options": {
                    "dialogOptions": "dontDisplay"
                }
            }
        ],
        {
            "synchronousExecution": true
        }
    );

    const selectedAction = {
        selectedAction: result[0].name,
        selectedActionSet: result[0].parentName
    };

    return selectedAction;
}


    try {
        const selectedAction = getSelectedAction();
        console.log('Selected action:', selectedAction);
    } catch (error) {
        console.error('Error:', error);
    }

    In any case, I would advise you to visit the community creativeclouddeveloper.com which is focused on UXP

     

    Terms & ConditionsAccessibility statement
    Using the community Terms of use Privacy Cookie preferences Do not sell or share my personal information ad choicesAdChoices