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How to Save Setting in Script

Participant ,
Jul 14, 2021 Jul 14, 2021

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I know, The Script File is save setting Like Check Box, Dropdownmenu, Edittext etc..

Can you tell me @JJMack  How could you have save setting in script ?

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LEGEND ,
Jul 14, 2021 Jul 14, 2021

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Typically you would write settings to a file and read them out again. Extendscript has good XML support.

You can also use the app.preferences object and save a preference setting as

 

app.preferences.mypref = 'foo';

var bar = app.preferences.mypref;

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Jul 14, 2021 Jul 14, 2021

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If I have Form Inside a Edittext, I have put 20 in Edittext. 

I will change Edittext value :-  24

And Form will close ! and Run Again Form Edittext value will see 24 !

 

Step 1:- I have Form Inside a Edittext Value is 20

Step 2:- I will Change Edittext Value 24 (Save 24 Value in script)

Step 3:- Again Run Form Edittext value will see 24 

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Valorous Hero ,
Jul 14, 2021 Jul 14, 2021

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>>> app.preferences.mypref = 'foo';

>>> var bar = app.preferences.mypref;

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What is that? It does not work for me. And why should this work?

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LEGEND ,
Jul 14, 2021 Jul 14, 2021

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Putting variable to memory via preferences, so accessing it with next script session? It does not work.

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LEGEND ,
Jul 15, 2021 Jul 15, 2021

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Sorry, I was testing in Bridge not photoshop. :sigh: It would be nice if each app had the same capabilities.

 

In Bridge, you can use the app preferences object to save arbitrary settings. In Photoshop you have to write to a file.

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LEGEND ,
Jul 15, 2021 Jul 15, 2021

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I thought so you talk about Bridge, but there you don't have to use preferences to store variables. You can use any variable without connection to preferences. It will be remembered.

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Valorous Hero ,
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Jul 15, 2021 Jul 15, 2021

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I have seen Using Json for saving illustrator script settings. But Can't find exact answar !

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Valorous Hero ,
Jul 15, 2021 Jul 15, 2021

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Why not?

How is the question, such is the answer

There is a solution.

You just need to turn on your head.

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Jul 14, 2021 Jul 14, 2021

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About a month ago I had to do Save for Web with Month & Day Script? for the very first time. This was my first attempt at writing/reading from a text file.

 

In this case it is just a simple, single string of text to log save file directory path, that could be referenced in two separate scripts:

 

 

/////////////////// WRITE PREFERENCE FILE ///////////////////

// Select the folder to write to the preference file
var prefFilePath = Folder.selectDialog('Select the save folder...', '~/Documents');

// Create the preference file
var prefFile = new File('~/Desktop/Pref-File.txt');

// Write the directory path to the pref file
// r = read mode | w = write mode | a = append | e = edit
prefFile.open('w');
prefFile.write(prefFilePath.fsName);
prefFile.close();
prefFile.encoding = 'UTF-8';
// LineFeed options
// prefFile.lineFeed = "Unix";
// prefFile.lineFeed = "Windows";
// prefFile.lineFeed = "Macintosh";

// Alert notice
alert('Save path written to Desktop log file "Pref-File.txt"');

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

 

 

 

/////////////////// READ PREFERENCE FILE ///////////////////

// Pref file location
var prefFile = File('~/Desktop/Pref-File.txt');

// Open the pref file: r = read mode | w = write mode | a = append | e = edit
var openPrefFile = prefFile.open('r');

// Read the value
var prefFileValue = prefFile.readln();

// Pref file value returned
alert('Save folder location:' + '\r' + prefFileValue);

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

 

 

Perhaps one day I'll need to graduate to a JSON or XML file, however I was just happy to get a plain text file working in this case!

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Jul 15, 2021 Jul 15, 2021

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I have seen pref file, I know How to write on text file in Script ,

My Question is i have txtbox value already exists.it must alert that it was already exists.else save data.

suppose,

prefs.txtbox = "AS"

//button clicked it saved

*************************

then again

prefs.txtbox = "AS"

//button clicked alert "already exists"

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Jul 15, 2021 Jul 15, 2021

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So why not use an if  or while conditional to check if var equals value?

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LEGEND ,
Jul 15, 2021 Jul 15, 2021

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At some point I'll post a sample script with reading/writing XML values to save prefs. I used that for quite a while so I have a working implementation that just needs packaging.

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Thank you, that would be very useful!

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Jul 16, 2021 Jul 16, 2021

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I added an "XMLPrefs" script to my dropbox folder. It has sample code for reading/writing prefs to an XML file.

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