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michaelc78481685
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September 15, 2017
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script/action to append filename to text document

  • September 15, 2017
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Is it possible to create an action or script that will append the filename of the currently open PSD to a text file? Or if that's not possible, can a script copy the filename to the clipboard?

Thanks!

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    Correct answer Tom Winkelmann
    #target photoshop
    var fname = activeDocument.name;
    var a = new File("\\c\\filenames.txt");
    a.open('a');
    a.write(fname + "\n");
    a.close();

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    lizav7991763
    Participant
    March 5, 2020

    Is this javascript or something else?

    Kukurykus
    Kukurykus
    Legend
    March 6, 2020

    Specifically ExtendScript.

    JJMack
    Community Expert
    JJMackCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    September 16, 2017

    Note that code would write the document name into the filenames.txt file. It may or may not have and extension and the document may not have been saved so no file may exists and there is no path written

    JJMack
    Tom Winkelmann
    Tom WinkelmannCorrect answer
    Inspiring
    September 16, 2017
    #target photoshop
    var fname = activeDocument.name;
    var a = new File("\\c\\filenames.txt");
    a.open('a');
    a.write(fname + "\n");
    a.close();
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    michaelc78481685Author
    Participant
    September 17, 2017

    This is great. Just tried it, and it worked exactly as I need. Thank you so much!

    FWIW, I modified the path for the file creation to work on Mac. In case it's useful to anyone else:

    #target photoshop  
    var fname = activeDocument.name;  
    var a = new File("/Users/USERNAME/Documents/filenames.txt");  
    a.open('a');  
    a.write(fname + "\n");  
    a.close(); 
    JJMack
    Community Expert
    JJMackCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    September 16, 2017

    Scripts can open file for write and write to them.  There are many scripts that create text documents like html and xml files etc. JavaScript for sure supports your OS file systems.  If the current active document has been save there is a file backing it and a script can retrieve its path and file name. Actions can not use logic or creat text files. Actions can have script steps.

    JJMack
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