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Photoshop Scripts for Text Layers (Javascript)

Forum|Forum|7 years ago
May 29, 2018
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HI Everyone,

I am trying to write a script for photoshop which carries out the below procedures:

1. opens a template psd file with below code:

var fileRef = new File("z:\psd.psd")
var docRef = app.open (fileRef)

2. There is a text layer named "text1", i would like to a

a. change the text value to "100" currently its showing as "50"

b. change the font to verdana from times new roman

c. change font colour to hex #000000 from hex #ffffff

d. duplicate the layer ie "text2"

e. make the original layer "text1" not visible.

Could someone script this for me?

Sorry for the basics i am still trying to learn the code.

Thanks so much.

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Correct answer SuperMerlin

Does this help...

#target photoshop;
var fileRef = new File("/z/psd.psd");
if(fileRef.exists){
app.open (fileRef);
var textColour = new SolidColor();
//set colour
textColour.rgb.hexValue="000000";
//select layer named "text1"
activeDocument.activeLayer = activeDocument.artLayers.getByName("text1");
//set font
activeDocument.activeLayer.textItem.font = "Verdana";
//set colour
activeDocument.activeLayer.textItem.color = textColour;
//set text
activeDocument.activeLayer.textItem.contents="100";
//duplicate layer with new name
activeDocument.activeLayer.duplicate(activeDocument.activeLayer, ElementPlacement.PLACEBEFORE).name="text2";
//hide "text1" layer
activeDocument.activeLayer.visible=false;
//save and close file
app.activeDocument.close(SaveOptions.SAVECHANGES);
}else{alert("File not found");}

abdulghania97878103

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SuperMerlin

Could you help me with my mission,

I have an array (list of different names) and I need JavaScript code to open certificate.psd and type all there names In loop of certificates and save it in PDF format.

could you help me to write it in photoshop please?

Thanks in advance.

web2000Author

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Is there a way to access stroke values of text layers? For example i have a text layer called "text1" with a stroke of 5px and it’s black. I would like to change it to a different colour for example grey, but also make it non visible? I am assuming if i had another layer also like a square box with a stroke i could also access and amend the stroke with the same code reference? Thank you

SuperMerlin

Inspiring

When you get into the realms of effects, things get very messy and not straight forward, also it would depend on the Photoshop version.

I have given an example to change the stroke colour and size above, here it is again.

var Colour = new SolidColor();  
Colour.rgb.hexValue="00ff00";  
//stroke the layer, colour, number of pixels  
strokeLayer(Colour,7); 
function strokeLayer(colour,size){  
try{  
var d=new ActionDescriptor();  
var r=new ActionReference();  
r.putProperty(stringIDToTypeID("property"), stringIDToTypeID("layerEffects"));  
r.putEnumerated(stringIDToTypeID("layer"), stringIDToTypeID("ordinal"), stringIDToTypeID("targetEnum"));  
d.putReference(stringIDToTypeID("null"), r);  
var d1=new ActionDescriptor();  
d1.putUnitDouble(stringIDToTypeID("scale"), stringIDToTypeID("percentUnit"), 416.666666666667);  
var d2=new ActionDescriptor();  
d2.putBoolean(stringIDToTypeID("enabled"), true);  
d2.putBoolean(stringIDToTypeID("present"), true);  
d2.putBoolean(stringIDToTypeID("showInDialog"), true);  
d2.putEnumerated(stringIDToTypeID("style"), stringIDToTypeID("frameStyle"), stringIDToTypeID("outsetFrame"));  
d2.putEnumerated(stringIDToTypeID("paintType"), stringIDToTypeID("frameFill"), stringIDToTypeID("solidColor"));  
d2.putEnumerated(stringIDToTypeID("mode"), stringIDToTypeID("blendMode"), stringIDToTypeID("normal"));  
d2.putUnitDouble(stringIDToTypeID("opacity"), stringIDToTypeID("percentUnit"), 100);  
d2.putUnitDouble(stringIDToTypeID("size"), stringIDToTypeID("pixelsUnit"), size);  
var d3=new ActionDescriptor();  
d3.putDouble(stringIDToTypeID("red"), colour.rgb.red);  
d3.putDouble(stringIDToTypeID("green"), colour.rgb.green);  
d3.putDouble(stringIDToTypeID("blue"), colour.rgb.blue);  
d2.putObject(stringIDToTypeID("color"), stringIDToTypeID("RGBColor"), d3);  
d2.putBoolean(stringIDToTypeID("overprint"), false);  
d1.putObject(stringIDToTypeID("frameFX"), stringIDToTypeID("frameFX"), d2);  
d.putObject(stringIDToTypeID("to"), stringIDToTypeID("layerEffects"), d1);  
executeAction(stringIDToTypeID("set"), d, DialogModes.NO);  
}catch(e){}  
};

SuperMerlin

Inspiring

Here is a function to hide the active layers stroke...

Photoshop CC2018

hideStroke();
function hideStroke(){
try{
var d=new ActionDescriptor();
var list=new ActionList();
var r=new ActionReference();
r.putIndex(stringIDToTypeID("frameFX"), 1);
r.putEnumerated(stringIDToTypeID("layer"), stringIDToTypeID("ordinal"), stringIDToTypeID("targetEnum"));
list.putReference(r);
d.putList(stringIDToTypeID("null"), list);
executeAction(stringIDToTypeID("hide"), d, DialogModes.NO);
}catch(e){}
};

Loic.Aigon

Legend

Hello,

https://wwwimages2.adobe.com/content/dam/acom/en/devnet/photoshop/scripting/photoshop_cs3_javascript_ref.pdf

None of your code seems to call invalid property nor methods

Loic.Aigon

Legend

Have you looked at this ?

https://wwwimages2.adobe.com/content/dam/acom/en/devnet/photoshop/pdfs/photoshop-cc-scripting-guide-2015.pdf

and this

https://wwwimages2.adobe.com/content/dam/acom/en/devnet/photoshop/pdfs/photoshop-cc-javascript-ref-2015.pdf

web2000Author

Known Participant

Yes i have indeed but the CS3 version. I have been testing with several code functions but i have been set back with several errors ie 1302 NO SUCH ELEMENT and some other issues i could not get working.

I am on version CS3 extended.

I managed to get this working to change the text layer, but it also changes all other text layers.

if(app.documents.length != 0){
    var doc = app.activeDocument;
    for(i = 0; i < doc.artLayers.length; ++i){
        var myLayer1 = doc.artLayers;
        if(myLayer1.kind == LayerKind.TEXT){
            //layer.textItem.font = "ArialMT";
            myLayer1.textItem.contents = "test";
        }
    }
}

I tried have several other examples but have issued with the 1302 error or undefined errors, when it seems to work for others.

For example even trying to make a text layer called name not visible gives a "no such element error" when the layer is present

var HideLayer = app.activeDocument.layers.itemByName("test");
HideLayer.visible = false;

I am new to photoshop scripting.

Regards

SuperMerlinCorrect answer

Inspiring
Forum|Forum|7 years ago
May 29, 2018

Does this help...

#target photoshop;
var fileRef = new File("/z/psd.psd");
if(fileRef.exists){
app.open (fileRef);
var textColour = new SolidColor();
//set colour
textColour.rgb.hexValue="000000";
//select layer named "text1"
activeDocument.activeLayer = activeDocument.artLayers.getByName("text1");
//set font
activeDocument.activeLayer.textItem.font = "Verdana";
//set colour
activeDocument.activeLayer.textItem.color = textColour;
//set text
activeDocument.activeLayer.textItem.contents="100";
//duplicate layer with new name
activeDocument.activeLayer.duplicate(activeDocument.activeLayer, ElementPlacement.PLACEBEFORE).name="text2";
//hide "text1" layer
activeDocument.activeLayer.visible=false;
//save and close file
app.activeDocument.close(SaveOptions.SAVECHANGES);
}else{alert("File not found");}

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