Conditional Batch Processing using Script

[manuele12790366]

Hey, so was wondering if there is a way to batch process a folder structure BUT only open the a given file if a condition is met (in my case: I only want to open files with a certain keyword in the file name).

There is a option in Batch Processing to just open files when the Action says so, the problem is that I don't know how to access the current filename without opening it. "app.activeDocument.name" does not work at that point.

Someone an idea?

[JJMack]

A script can get a list of file in a file system tree and process that list  to see if the file you want to use in you process exists. What  I do not understand is "Just open files when the Action says so"  I do not think Actions can speak..

[Stephen_A_Marsh · Accepted solution]

I wrote a script for this task for somebody in this topic thread:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop/script-to-place-logos-in-different-phones-cases-in-photosho...

Should be easy enough to modify...

Code repeated below, just in case the forum links get broken in the future:

/*

Batch Play Actions from Conditional Filename Parts.jsx

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop/script-to-place-logos-in-diffrent-phones-cases-in-photshop/m-p/11098559
Script to place Logos in diffrent phones cases in Photshop

The following code example presumes that a folder of input files have a hyphen - delimiter with variable case-sensitive text, such as a colour name:

myfile-RED.psd
myfile-GREEN.psd
myfile-BLUE.psd

An action matching the specified matching portion of the filename would then be applied, overwriting the original files.

The indexOf method is case sensitive:
    if (app.activeDocument.name.indexOf('-RED') != -1) {

An alternative is to use a case insensitive regular expression based match:
    if (app.activeDocument.name.match(/-RED/gi) != null) {

*/

#target photoshop
app.bringToFront();

if (!documents.length) {

    var savedDisplayDialogs = app.displayDialogs;

    var inputFolder = Folder.selectDialog('Select the input folder', '');
    var inputFiles = inputFolder.getFiles();

    app.displayDialogs = DialogModes.NO;

    for (var a = 0; a < inputFiles.length; a++) {
        try {
            var inDoc = open(inputFiles[a]);

            // Start doing stuff

            /* CONDITION #1 */
            if (app.activeDocument.name.indexOf('-RED') != -1) {
                app.doAction('Red Action', 'Change Colour Action Set'); // Change action & action set name
                /* CONDITION #1 */

                /* CONDITION #2 */
            } else if (app.activeDocument.name.indexOf('-GREEN') != -1) {
                app.doAction('Green Action', 'Change Colour Action Set'); // Change action & action set name
                /* CONDITION #2 */

                /* CONDITION #3 */
            } else if (app.activeDocument.name.indexOf('-BLUE') != -1) {
                app.doAction('Blue Action', 'Change Colour Action Set'); // Change action & action set name
                /* CONDITION #3 */

            } else {
                /* DO SOMETHING ELSE */
            }

            app.activeDocument.close(SaveOptions.SAVECHANGES);

            // Finish doing stuff

        } catch (e) {
            continue;
        }
    }

    app.displayDialogs = savedDisplayDialogs;
    alert('Script completed!' + '\n' + 'Files saved to:' + '\n' + inputFolder.fsName);

} else {
    alert('Please close all open files before running this script');
}

[manuele12790366 · Accepted solution]

Perfect, that was missing. 

Here's what I made out of it:

/*
batch process files in a folder structure if condision is met.
In this case all files containing the fileNameSearchTerm are beeing opened and saved elsewhere.
https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop/conditional-batch-processing-using-script/m-p/11599420

partially Based on:
https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop/script-to-place-logos-in-diffrent-phones-cases-in-photshop/m-p/11098559
*/

#target photoshop
	
	app.bringToFront();

	var doc = app.activeDocument;

	var fileNameSearchSwitch = true;
	var fileNameSearchTerm = "_fileToProcess";

    var inputFolder = Folder.selectDialog('Select the input folder', '');
    //var outputFolder = Folder.selectDialog('Select the output folder', '');
	var outputFolder = "C:/Users/Workstation/Desktop/Test/";

    var inputFiles = findAllFiles(inputFolder);
	

	//GetAllFiles
	function findAllFiles(theFolder) {
		
		var fileArray = [];
		
		iterateFolder(theFolder);
		function iterateFolder(theFolder){
			
			var fileFolderArray = theFolder.getFiles();
			
			for ( var i = 0; i < fileFolderArray.length; i++ ) {
				
				var fileFoldObj = fileFolderArray;
				var currentFile = fileFolderArray[i];
				
				if (currentFile instanceof File ){
					if(fileNameSearchSwitch && currentFile.name.indexOf(fileNameSearchTerm) != -1 || !fileNameSearchSwitch){
						fileArray.push(currentFile);
						doStuff(currentFile);
					}
				}else{iterateFolder(currentFile);}
				
			}
		}
		
	}


	//Main Function
	function doStuff(currentFile){
		
		var doc = open(currentFile);
		safeTIFtoNewLocation(doc);
		
	}



	//Safe TIF example
	function safeTIFtoNewLocation(doc){
		
		//Get File Name without extension
		var fileName = doc.name.split(".")[0];
		
		//Get File Path without name
		var filePath = doc.fullName.toString().slice( 0, doc.name.length * -1); 

		//Make new filePath from Input and Output folders
		var filePath = filePath.split(inputFolder.name); 
		var filePath =  outputFolder + filePath[1];
		
		//Check if filePath it exist, if not create it.
		var folder1 = Folder(filePath);
		if(!folder1.exists) folder1.create();

		//Make full save Path
		var filePathAndName = filePath + fileName;

		//Save
		var saveFile = new File( filePathAndName );
		tiffSaveOptions = new TiffSaveOptions();   
		tiffSaveOptions.embedColorProfile = true;   
		tiffSaveOptions.alphaChannels = true;   
		tiffSaveOptions.layers = true;  
		tiffSaveOptions.imageCompression = TIFFEncoding.TIFFLZW;
		activeDocument.saveAs(saveFile, tiffSaveOptions, true, Extension.LOWERCASE);   
		
		// close without saving
		doc.close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES);

	}
	

[Stephen_A_Marsh]

Yet another option is to use Adobe Bridge to filter/limit the list of files based on the name or some other criteria, then process the selected sub-set of files in Photoshop.