How to create a script to open files with the same name

[Aniquiladorz]

And guys, help me.

I have a Jpg file open in Photosop and in the same folder where this file is located I have a file of the same name but with the PSD format I would like to know if there is any script so that when I open the jpg file it will search in the same folder by the file on PSd and open.

[Stephen_A_Marsh · Accepted solution]

The following code will work on an open (previously saved) document:

// Open PSD File with Same Name As Open Doc.jsx
// 2020 - Stephen_A_Marsh

/* https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop/how-to-create-a-script-to-open-files-with-the-same-name/td-p/11571441?page=1 */

#target photoshop

if (app.documents.length > 0) {

    var targetDocName = app.activeDocument.name.replace(/\.[^\.]+$/, '.psd'); // presumes a lowercase PSD extension
    var otherFile = app.activeDocument.path.fsName + '/' + targetDocName;
    openOtherFile = File(otherFile);
    open(openOtherFile);

} else {
    alert('Open PSD File with Same Name As Open Doc.jsx' + '\r' + 'You must have a document open to run this script!');
}

[Stephen_A_Marsh]

You can use the previous code in the Open event in the File > Scripts > Scripts Events Manager so that every time you open a file it will check for a .psd file of the same name in the same directory and automatically open it for you.

One could of course add an extra condition to alert if no matching file was found, or to perhaps open the first file using a file open dialog window rather than using a already open file (see code below).

[Stephen_A_Marsh]

This variation on the previous script offers the File > Open dialog window to select a single file to open rather than using the active document (don't select multiple files unless you want an error):

// Open PSD File with Same Name As Open Doc via Open Dialog.jsx
// 2020 - Stephen A Marsh

/* https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop/how-to-create-a-script-to-open-files-with-the-same-name/td-p/11571441?page=1 */

#target photoshop

// Use the File > Open dialog to open the file
var selectFile = app.openDialog();
openFile = File(selectFile);
open(openFile);
var targetDocName = app.activeDocument.name.replace(/\.[^\.]+$/, '.psd'); // presumes a lowercase PSD extension
var otherFile = app.activeDocument.path.fsName + '/' + targetDocName;
openOtherFile = File(otherFile);
open(openOtherFile);

[Aniquiladorz]

Soooo thank you my friend. saved me! It worked! Would you like to ask to open via ACR?

[Stephen_A_Marsh]

I hope that the script is useful for you. Thanks for marking one of my replies as the correct answer.

I'm a little confused, do you mean that you would like to automatically open the .psd file in the Adobe Camera Raw plug-in, rather than Photoshop?

Or do you mean that once the .psd is automatically opened in Photoshop, apply the Camera Raw Filter (are these single layer files)?

The ACR plug-in is intended for raw camera files, however, it does have support for JPEG/HEIC and TIFF files, but not PSD. I know that this can be forced on the Mac, not sure about Windows or if this is scriptable.

I think that more information is required.

[Aniquiladorz]

Thanks for the help ... With your script I created another one on top and managed to open it directly in ACR! You are amazing!

[Stephen_A_Marsh]

Please do share your script, I'd like to see what you came up with!

[Kukurykus]

SCRIPT that reopens the same active photo in the ACR.