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Now I'm really confused.
So you're saying that even though I have the option to choose Files as an input source, I can't script that option? That's really disappointing since I really need a script to make a contact sheet with a the number or rows/columns based on a customised algorithm from a selection of files.
Actually using Contac Sheet's dialog you can build up a list of files. There are also many other settings the can also be set. You script is running Contact sheet script and not having Contact sheet display its dialog executeAction( id, desc1, DialogModes.NO); so many default or remembered last setting will be used. When you use that script. Here is Contact Sheets dialog where I building up a image file list. Images I select. Use menu File>Automate>Contavt Sheet II... instead of using menu File>Scripts>Your Script name....
If you want to use contact sheet II do do what you want to do you need to use its dialog dynamically build the file list using its dialog buttons. Once you get the list built make the calculation you want and set the dialog setting you calculated and click OK to generated the contact sheets. I have no Idea as what calculations you want to make. Or what information is need to make your calculations.
I believe you can most likely script what you want to do, But I do not believe you can use Contact Sheet II script to create the contact sheets you want. If you look at the way Contact Sheet II script is designed. Its like two scripts in one. One script is a process that creates a file list the can be edited folder of files added, files selected files added, files removed, bridge files selections added, and the file list can be sorted. Once this list is the your liking you click OK and then the second script Process kicks in and Process the file list and creates the contacts sheets.
You script creates a File list yes but turns off Contact Sheet II Dialog so its not interactive. You do pass the file list you created to your function. However it look like your function just passes the folder the first file in your file list is in to Contact Sheet II, in the Contact Sheet II settings. If your script set the variable for columns and rows you showed I would think Contact Sheet would create its file list to include all the files in passed folder then move on to phase two create contact sheets. It may not be possible to pass a file list to Contact Sheet. Files may be able to be a file list. I doe not actually know JavaScript programing I hack at it.The first interactive Phase in Contact Sheets II in the script seems designed to built the file list that is use as input image files for the Contac sheets. Your function passes a folder to Contact Sheet II in Contact Sheets II settings.
//Set ContactSheet II parameters
function createContactSheet(filesName){
var id = stringIDToTypeID( "0B71D221-F8CE-11d2-B21B-0008C75B322C" );
var desc1 = new ActionDescriptor();
var idCSIISettings = stringIDToTypeID( "CSIISettings" );
var folderName=filesName[0].parent.fsName;
desc1.putString( idCSIISettings, '<ContactSheetIISettings>'+
'<source imageSource="Files" path="'+ folderName +'" includeSubfolders="false" groupImages="false"/>'+
'<document units="cm" width="41" height="27.7" resolution="300" resUnits="pixels/inch" mode="CMYK Color" bitDepth="8-bit" colorProfile="Working CMYK" flattenLayers="true"/>'+
'<thumbnail place="across first" cols="' + myCsolumns + '" rows="' + myRows + '" bestFit="true" useAutospacing="true" horz="0.014 in" vert="0.014 in"/>'+
'<caption enabled="true">'+
'<font name="ArialMT" size="9.5"/>'+
'</caption>'+
'</ContactSheetIISettings>' );
var idMsge = charIDToTypeID( "Msge" );
desc1.putString( idMsge, "Settings for Contact Sheet II" );
executeAction( id, desc1, DialogModes.NO);
}
Contact Sheet II JavaScript Code is above my pay grade I cans understand some of the processing being done however, some of the code to me is more like trying to decode an some lost old writing. The key seems to be the ability to know the variactions that can be used for typeInputSource
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