Relinking files in photoshop changes layer dimension

[nikhils35112781]

 
I want to achieve a task where I need to place a file in photoshop through JSX script.

const idplaceEvent = stringIDToTypeID("placeEvent");
const desc22 = new ActionDescriptor();
const idID = stringIDToTypeID("ID");
desc22.putInteger(idID, 8);
const idnull = stringIDToTypeID("null");
desc22.putPath(idnull, new File(filePath));
let idlinked = stringIDToTypeID( "linked" );
desc22.putBoolean( idlinked, true );
const idfreeTransformCenterState = stringIDToTypeID("freeTransformCenterState");
const idquadCenterState = stringIDToTypeID("quadCenterState");
const idQCSAverage = stringIDToTypeID("QCSAverage");
desc22.putEnumerated(idfreeTransformCenterState, idquadCenterState, idQCSAverage);
let idoffset = stringIDToTypeID("offset");
const desc23 = new ActionDescriptor();
const idhorizontal = stringIDToTypeID("horizontal");
let idpixelsUnit = stringIDToTypeID("pixelsUnit");
desc23.putUnitDouble(idhorizontal, idpixelsUnit, 0.000000);
const idvertical = stringIDToTypeID("vertical");
idpixelsUnit = stringIDToTypeID("pixelsUnit");
desc23.putUnitDouble(idvertical, idpixelsUnit, 0.000000);
idoffset = stringIDToTypeID("offset");
desc22.putObject(idoffset, idoffset, desc23);
executeAction(idplaceEvent, desc22, DialogModes.NO);

After this I can relink the active layer through script itself, but doing this, it increasing the size of layer way too much.

  let idselect = stringIDToTypeID( "select" );
  let desc4 = new ActionDescriptor();
  let idnull = stringIDToTypeID( "null" );
  let ref2 = new ActionReference();
  let idlayer = stringIDToTypeID( "layer" );
  ref2.putName( idlayer, layerName );
  desc4.putReference( idnull, ref2 );
  let idmakeVisible = stringIDToTypeID( "makeVisible" );
  desc4.putBoolean( idmakeVisible, false );
  let idlayerID = stringIDToTypeID( "layerID" );
  let list2 = new ActionList();
  list2.putInteger( 2 );
  desc4.putList( idlayerID, list2 );
  executeAction(idselect, desc4, DialogModes.NO);

  let idplacedLayerRelinkToFile = stringIDToTypeID( "placedLayerRelinkToFile" );
  let desc3 = new ActionDescriptor();
  desc3.putPath( idnull, new File(placementFilepath) );
  executeAction(idplacedLayerRelinkToFile, desc3, DialogModes.NO);

Is it possible to keep the layer size same if i relink the layer?

Thanks in advance
 

[r-bin]

File size and resolution must be the same. Then the layer size will be preserved.
Only Photoshop CS2 allowed not to change the size of the smart object when replacing content.
Then some smart guy didn't like it and they decided to redo it as it works now.
You need to transform the smart object after the Relink command to the dimensions that were before this operation.
Everything would be fine, but sometimes the size of the layer after Relink (Replace) can turn out to be so gigantic that you may simply not have enough memory to perform the transformation, and a lot of time will be spent on it.

[nikhils35112781]

Thanks @r-bin. I checked the same. It does not happen when I do it from the app itself. Just not working while doing from the script.

[r-bin]

Can not reproduce.
Could you give more details.
Which version of Photoshop, in particular?

How do you run this script?
The fact is that in jsx it is unacceptable to use the word "let" instead of "var". This is a syntax error and your script will not run.

UPD. What types of files do you use for Relink?