script to create directory based on current file name and then save the file in that directory

[illustrativeman]

Hi all,

I have a need save all my projects in a directory using the name of the main image I am working on.

Manually these are the steps I used:

1. Save As.
2. Copy ( press command-c <== the filename is highlighted by default so all I have to do is )
3. New Folder ( press the new folder button. Brings up a dialog box)
4. Paste ( press command-v. <== Pastes the file name into the "New Folder" dialog box.)
5. Save ( press thre save button. Saves the files into the new folder )
6. Save As.
7. Change format to JPG
8. Save
9. Change image quality to 12

I want to assign these actions to a key

Recording these steps and playing them back does not give me the results I need, snce the original name is hard-coded in the actionlist that was recorded

What should I be doing instead ?

Thanks in advance !

[c.pfaffenbichler]

You don’t mention which format the original file is (and figuring that and its current settings out seems too much of a hassle to me) so this would only save the jpgs into the folder (and create one if it does not exist).

If you want to give it a try, paste the following text into a new file in ExtendScript Toolkit (part of Photoshop’s installation, Applications/Utilities/Adobe Utilities/ExtendScript Toolkit CS4 or /Applications/Utilities/Adobe Utilities-CS5/ExtendScript Toolkit CS5) and save it as a jsx-file into Photoshop’s Presets/Scripts-folder.

After restarting Photoshop the Script should be available under File > Scripts and can be assigned a Keyboard Shortcut directly, recorded into an Action, (in CS4 and CS5) be used in a Configurator-Panel or started from ExtendScript Toolkit directly.

// saves jpg into folder of file’s name next to file;
// be advised: this  overwrites existing jpgs of the same name without prompting;
// thanks to xbytor;
// 2012, use it at your own risk;
#target photoshop;
if (app.documents.length > 0) {
var thedoc = app.activeDocument;
// getting the name and location;
var docName = thedoc.name;
if (docName.indexOf(".") != -1) {var basename = docName.match(/(.*)\.[^\.]+$/)[1]}
else {var basename = docName};
// getting the location, if unsaved save to desktop;
try {var docPath = thedoc.path}
catch (e) {var docPath = "~/Desktop"};
// create folder if it does not exist;
var folderString = docPath+"/"+basename;
if (Folder(folderString).exists == false) {new Folder(folderString).create()};
// jpg options;
var jpegOptions = new JPEGSaveOptions();
jpegOptions.quality = 12;
jpegOptions.embedColorProfile = true;
jpegOptions.matte = MatteType.NONE;
//save jpg as a copy:
thedoc.saveAs((new File(folderString+"/"+basename+".jpg")),jpegOptions,true);
};

[cinevaa77289409]

Hey hey ! your script works great !  Thank you for your work !

The problem is, it's not working when you select multiple files (it creates a folder for every file )

But, I want to move 25 files into just ONE folder.

Files in my case are like this :

NFGFSHTEFD-1.jpg

NFGFSHTEFD-2.jpg

NFGFSHTEFD-3.jpg

NFGFSHTEFD-4.jpg

NFGFSHTEFD-5.jpg

NFGFSHTEFD-6.jpg

NFGFSHTEFD-7.jpg

....

NFGFSHTEFD-25.jpg

Please help me, or point me to the correct path !

Thanks and greetings from Germany

Adrian

[natrev]

Hi cinevaa77289409,

You need to replace this code

if (docName.indexOf(".") != -1) {var basename = docName.match(/(.*)\.[^\.]+$/)[1]}  
else {var basename = docName};

to this code

var docName = (thedoc.name).replace(/\.[^\.]+$/, ''); 
if(basename.indexOf("-")!=-1){basename=docName.substring(0,docName.indexOf("-"));}
else{basename=docName;}

this script will move that 25 files into one folder.

Regards,

yajiv

[cinevaa77289409]

Hi Natrev,

thank you for your help,

unfortunately it gives me an error on line 11 : "Error 2 : basename undefined"

can't figure it out what's wrong

hope you can help me

thank you !

[natrev]

Hi,

Sorry the that code. Please use this code

if (docName.indexOf(".") != -1) {var basename = docName.match(/(.*)\.[^\.]+$/)[1]}    
else {var basename = docName};

to this code

var docName = (thedoc.name).replace(/\.[^\.]+$/, '');  

if(docName.indexOf("-")!=-1){var basename=docName.substring(0,docName.indexOf("-"));} 

else{var basename=docName}

-yajiv

[cinevaa77289409]

Hi again Natrev !

it's working but again it creates a folder for every single file, so if I have 25 files, it creates 25 folders...

I just want to move all 25 files into ONE folder based on the name of the file BLABLABLA

but, hey, thank you so much for a quick answer !!!

greetings form Germany !

Adrian

[natrev]

Hi Adrian,

Try this code. its working.. if the file name is NFGFSHTEFD-1.jpg, NFGFSHTEFD-2.jpg....NFGFSHTEFD-25.jpg..

#target photoshop;  
if (app.documents.length > 0) {  
    var thedoc = app.activeDocument;  
    // getting the name and location;  
    var docName = thedoc.name;  
    var basename;
    var docName = (thedoc.name).replace(/\.[^\.]+$/, '');   
    if(docName.indexOf("-")!=-1){var basename=docName.substring(0,docName.indexOf("-"));}  
    else{var basename=docName}
    // getting the location, if unsaved save to desktop;  
    try {var docPath = thedoc.path}  
    catch (e) {var docPath = "~/Desktop"};  
    // create folder if it does not exist;  
    var folderString = docPath+"/"+basename;  
    if (Folder(folderString).exists == false) {new Folder(folderString).create()};  
    // jpg options;  
    var jpegOptions = new JPEGSaveOptions();  
    jpegOptions.quality = 12;  
    jpegOptions.embedColorProfile = true;  
    jpegOptions.matte = MatteType.NONE;  
    //save jpg as a copy:  
    thedoc.saveAs((new File(folderString+"/"+docName+".jpg")),jpegOptions,true);  
};  

- yajiv

[cinevaa77289409]

You are the man !!!!

Thank you !!! Vielen Dank !!!

can't tell you how much time you save me !!!

Thank you  Natrev !

[natrev]

Hi Adrian,

Can you please mark correct answer for c.pfaffenbichler post. I have only done some slight change based on your requirement.

-yajiv

[cinevaa77289409]

c.pfaffenbichler​ correct answer ! thank you also natrev​ for sorting it out for my requirement !