You could use the pen tool set to path and create a single dot, then run the script to get the cursor positions and use that in your script. var strtRulerUnits = app.preferences.rulerUnits; var strtTypeUnits = app.preferences.typeUnits; app.preferences.rulerUnits = Units.PIXELS; app.preferences.typeUnits = TypeUnits.PIXELS; var doc = activeDocument; var workPath = doc.pathItems.getByName("Work Path"); var pos = workPath.subPathItems[0].pathPoints[0].leftDirection; $.writeln("x = " + pos[0] + " y = " + pos[1]); doc.pathItems.getByName("Work Path").remove(); app.preferences.rulerUnits = strtRulerUnits; app.preferences.typeUnits = strtTypeUnits; ... View more

Please try this now and make amendments as usual. #target bridge if( BridgeTalk.appName == "bridge" ) {    stacksToLayers = new MenuElement("command", "Stacks To Layers",  "at the end of Tools");  }  stacksToLayers.onSelect = function () {  var stacks = app.document.stacks;  var stackCount = stacks.length;  for(var s = 0;s<stackCount;s++){    var stackFiles = getStackFiles( stacks );    var Name = decodeURI(stackFiles[0].name).replace(/\.[^\.]+$/, '');   if(stackFiles.length> 1){         var bt = new BridgeTalk;         bt.target = "photoshop";         var myScript = ("var ftn = " + psRemote.toSource() + "; ftn("+stackFiles.toSource() + "," + Name.toSource() +");");         bt.body = myScript;         bt.onResult = function( inBT ) {myReturnValue(inBT.body); }         bt.send(500);    }  }  function getStackFiles( stack ){    var files = new Array();    for( var f = 0; f<stack.thumbnails.length;f++){         files.push(stack.thumbnails .spec);    }    return files;  };  function myReturnValue(str){    res = str;  }  function psRemote(stackFiles,Name){  app.bringToFront();   var loadLayersFromScript = true;    var strPresets = localize ("$$$/ApplicationPresetsFolder/Presets=Presets");    var strScripts = localize ("$$$/PSBI/Automate/ImageProcessor/Photoshop/Scripts=Scripts");    var strFile2Stack = "Load Files into Stack.jsx";    var ipFilePath = app.path + "/" + strPresets + "/" + strScripts + "/" + strFile2Stack;    var ipFile = new File (ipFilePath);    $.evalFile( ipFile );    loadLayers.intoStack(stackFiles);    psdSaveOptions = new PhotoshopSaveOptions();   psdSaveOptions.embedColorProfile = true;   psdSaveOptions.alphaChannels = true;   var outputFolder = new Folder("/e/Final");   if(!outputFolder.exists) outputFolder.create();   var saveFile = new File(outputFolder + '/'+ Name +'.psd'); var Count = activeDocument.layers.length; for(var d = 0 ;d < Count; d++){ activeDocument.activeLayer = activeDocument.layers ; /* amend to use your action N.B. it is case sensitive */ doAction("Action Name","Action Set"); } activeDocument.saveAs(saveFile, psdSaveOptions, true, Extension.LOWERCASE); app.activeDocument.close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES); }  }; ... View more

I am not sure that pushing the files from Bridge to Photoshop is the best way to do this. It might be better to do it the other way round. This is a Photoshop script. To use open Bridge with the stacks to process then run this script. Make amendments for the action first. You could test both and see what is best for you. #target photoshop app.bringToFront(); main(); function main(){ /////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // Change Action to your Actions name. var Action = "Action"; //case sensitive // Change ActionSetName to your Actions Set Name. var ActionSetName = "Action Set Name"; //case sensitive //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// if(!BridgeTalk.isRunning("bridge")){ alert("Please select the folder with Stacks to process in Bridge\nThen re-run this script again."); return;     } var bt = new BridgeTalk; bt.target = "bridge"; bt.body ="function a(){return app.document.stacks.length;}; a();"; bt.onResult = function( inBT ) {stackCount(inBT.body); } bt.onError = function( inBT ) {alert(inBT.body); } bt.send(50); bt.pump(); function stackCount(count){ for(var a = 0;a<count; a++){ stackFiles = new Array(); var bt = new BridgeTalk; bt.target = "bridge"; bt.body =("var ftn = " + getStackFiles.toSource() + "; ftn("+a+");"); bt.onResult = function( inBT ) { stackEm(eval( inBT.body)); } bt.onError = function( inBT ) {stackFiles = new Array(); } bt.send(50); function stackEm(stackFiles){ var thisDoc = open(File(stackFiles[0])); doAction(Action,ActionSetName); var Name = decodeURI(app.activeDocument.name).slice(0,-4); thisDoc.layers[0].name = decodeURI(Name); for(var a = 1;a<stackFiles.length;a++){     open(File(stackFiles));     Name = decodeURI(app.activeDocument.name).slice(0,-4);     doAction(Action,ActionSetName);      activeDocument.activeLayer.duplicate(thisDoc);     app.activeDocument.close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES);     thisDoc.layers[0].name = Name;     }       var saveFile = new File('~/desktop/'+(new Date().getTime().toString())+'.psd');       app.activeDocument.saveAs(saveFile);       app.activeDocument.close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES); } } }; function getStackFiles( stackNumber ){     var stack = app.document.stacks[Number(stackNumber)];       var files = new Array();       for( var f = 0; f<stack.thumbnails.length;f++){            files.push(stack.thumbnails .spec);       }       return files.toSource(); }; }; ... View more

This should run an action on all layers, save and close the files. You will need to change the doAction to put in your action name and action set. No tip required, that's what these forums are for,to help each other. #target bridge if( BridgeTalk.appName == "bridge" ) {    stacksToLayers = new MenuElement("command", "Stacks To Layers",  "at the end of Tools");  }  stacksToLayers.onSelect = function () {  var stacks = app.document.stacks;  var stackCount = stacks.length;  for(var s = 0;s<stackCount;s++){    var stackFiles = getStackFiles( stacks );    if(stackFiles.length> 1){         var bt = new BridgeTalk;         bt.target = "photoshop";         var myScript = ("var ftn = " + psRemote.toSource() + "; ftn("+stackFiles.toSource()+");");         bt.body = myScript;         bt.onResult = function( inBT ) {myReturnValue(inBT.body); }         bt.send(500);    }  }  function getStackFiles( stack ){    var files = new Array();    for( var f = 0; f<stack.thumbnails.length;f++){         files.push(stack.thumbnails .spec);    }    return files;  };  function myReturnValue(str){    res = str;  }  function psRemote(stackFiles){    var loadLayersFromScript = true;    var strPresets = localize ("$$$/ApplicationPresetsFolder/Presets=Presets");    var strScripts = localize ("$$$/PSBI/Automate/ImageProcessor/Photoshop/Scripts=Scripts");    var strFile2Stack = "Load Files into Stack.jsx";    var ipFilePath = app.path + "/" + strPresets + "/" + strScripts + "/" + strFile2Stack;    var ipFile = new File (ipFilePath);    $.evalFile( ipFile );    loadLayers.intoStack(stackFiles);    psdSaveOptions = new PhotoshopSaveOptions();   psdSaveOptions.embedColorProfile = true;   psdSaveOptions.alphaChannels = true;   var saveFile = new File('~/desktop/'+(new Date().getTime().toString())+'.psd'); var count = activeDocument.layers.length; for(var d = 0 ;d < count; d++){ activeDocument.activeLayer = activeDocument.layers ; /* amend to use your action N.B. it is case sensitive */ doAction("Action Name","Action Set"); } activeDocument.saveAs(saveFile, psdSaveOptions, true, Extension.LOWERCASE); app.activeDocument.close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES); }  }; ... View more

To use goto the Tools menu and select "Stacks To Layers". ... View more

You would have to do something on the lines of the following, I haven't tested it though. #target bridge   if( BridgeTalk.appName == "bridge" ) {  stacksToLayers = new MenuElement("command", "Stacks To Layers",  "at the end of Tools"); } stacksToLayers.onSelect = function () { var stacks = app.document.stacks; var stackCount = stacks.length; for(var s = 0;s<stackCount;s++){       var stackFiles = getStackFiles( stacks );       if(stackFiles.length> 1){            var bt = new BridgeTalk;            bt.target = "photoshop";            var myScript = ("var ftn = " + psRemote.toSource() + "; ftn("+stackFiles.toSource()+");");            bt.body = myScript;            bt.onResult = function( inBT ) {myReturnValue(inBT.body); }            bt.send(500);       } } function getStackFiles( stack ){       var files = new Array();       for( var f = 0; f<stack.thumbnails.length;f++){            files.push(stack.thumbnails .spec);       }       return files; }; function myReturnValue(str){       res = str; } function psRemote(stackFiles){       var loadLayersFromScript = true;       var strPresets = localize ("$$$/ApplicationPresetsFolder/Presets=Presets");       var strScripts = localize ("$$$/PSBI/Automate/ImageProcessor/Photoshop/Scripts=Scripts");       var strFile2Stack = "Load Files into Stack.jsx";       var ipFilePath = app.path + "/" + strPresets + "/" + strScripts + "/" + strFile2Stack;       var ipFile = new File (ipFilePath);       $.evalFile( ipFile );       loadLayers.intoStack(stackFiles); } }; ... View more

It's me not reading it right! I must do better next time! Sorry for confusing matters. ... View more

I have just tested both scripts and neither work for me. I checked the bounds for the height of the layer before and after running the scripts and there was no difference. I ran mine ant it did create the arc. I also tried runing both scripts without the suspend history, every run of the scripts didn't produce any errors at all. Very strange. Edit: I saved the script and watched it in Photoshop, before I was running it from ESTK. I can now see that it is doing a curve but it is doing a LOWER not upper curve, that why the bounds were returning the same height. ... View more

You could try increasing the timeout in the bt.send() to see if it improves things Bob, glad you have it working now! ... View more

Just tested your code on windows 7 and Photoshop cs6 and it dosen't make any change whatsoever to the layer, no arc at all. ... View more

This seems to get close, I wonder if you could test it? #target photoshop; app.bringToFront(); main(); function main(){ if(!documents.length) return; try{ var doc = app.activeDocument; app.displayDialogs = DialogModes.NO; var strtRulerUnits = app.preferences.rulerUnits; var strtTypeUnits = app.preferences.typeUnits; app.preferences.rulerUnits = Units.PIXELS; app.preferences.typeUnits = TypeUnits.PIXELS; var res = doc.resolution; var inch = res; var cm = inch / 2.54; var mm = cm /10; var warpFactor = mm * 1.8; //$.writeln("1.8mm = " + warpFactor  + " pixels"); var bnds = doc.activeLayer.bounds; var Height = bnds[3].value - bnds[1].value; //$.writeln("Height = " + Height); var warpValue = warpFactor/Height * 100; //$.writeln("WarpValue = " + warpValue); warpArcUpper(warpValue + (warpValue/1.75) ); /* bnds = doc.activeLayer.bounds; Height = bnds[3].value - bnds[1].value; $.writeln("Height = " + Height); */ }catch(e){ } finally{ app.preferences.rulerUnits = strtRulerUnits; app.preferences.typeUnits = strtTypeUnits; }; }; function warpArcUpper(warpValue) { var desc = new ActionDescriptor(); var ref = new ActionReference(); ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID('Lyr '), charIDToTypeID('Ordn'), charIDToTypeID('Trgt') ); desc.putReference( charIDToTypeID('null'), ref ); desc.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID('FTcs'), charIDToTypeID('QCSt'), charIDToTypeID('Qcs6') ); var desc2 = new ActionDescriptor(); desc2.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID('Hrzn'), charIDToTypeID('#Rlt'), 0.000000 ); desc2.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID('Vrtc'), charIDToTypeID('#Rlt'), -0.000000 ); desc.putObject( charIDToTypeID('Ofst'), charIDToTypeID('Ofst'), desc2 ); desc.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID('Hght'), charIDToTypeID('#Prc'), 100 ); var desc3 = new ActionDescriptor(); desc3.putEnumerated( stringIDToTypeID('warpStyle'), stringIDToTypeID('warpStyle'), stringIDToTypeID('warpArcUpper') ); desc3.putDouble( stringIDToTypeID('warpValue'), warpValue ); desc3.putDouble( stringIDToTypeID('warpPerspective'), 0.000000 ); desc3.putDouble( stringIDToTypeID('warpPerspectiveOther'), 0.000000 ); desc3.putEnumerated( stringIDToTypeID('warpRotate'), charIDToTypeID('Ornt'), charIDToTypeID('Hrzn') ); desc3.putInteger( stringIDToTypeID('uOrder'), 4 ); desc3.putInteger( stringIDToTypeID('vOrder'), 2 ); desc.putObject( stringIDToTypeID('warp'), stringIDToTypeID('warp'), desc3 ); desc.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID('Intr'), charIDToTypeID('Intp'), charIDToTypeID('Bcbc') ); executeAction( charIDToTypeID('Trnf'), desc, DialogModes.NO ); }; Edit: No it doesn't work, but it did for a few tests. So looking forward to the answer ... View more

Here is a function to get the compression. #target photoshop; var file = File("/j/testing/tifs/11.tif"); alert(getTifCompession(file)); function getTifCompession(file){ if (ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript == undefined) ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript = new ExternalObject('lib:AdobeXMPScript'); var xmpf = new XMPFile(file.fsName, XMPConst.UNKNOWN, XMPConst.OPEN_FOR_READ); var xmp = xmpf.getXMP(); try{ var comp = xmp.getProperty( XMPConst.NS_TIFF, "Compression" ).toString(); var result = ''; switch( Number(comp) ){       case 1:  result = "none"; break;       case 5:  result = "lzw";  break;      case 7:  result = "jpg";  break;      case 8:  result =  "zip";  break;      default: result =  "unknown";  } return result; }catch(e){return undefined;} }; ... View more

#target photoshop; main(); function main(){ if(!documents.length) return; try{     var path = activeDocument.path;     }catch(e){         alert("This document has not been saved");         return;         } if(activeDocument.name.toString().toLowerCase().search(/_psd\.psd$/) == -1){     alert("Filename is not in the correct format");     return;     } var fileName = activeDocument.name.toString().match(/[^_]*/); var savedState = activeDocument.activeHistoryState; //Amend with the correct action name and action set (case sensitive!) doAction("ActionName","ActionSet"); ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// SaveJPEG(File(path + "/" + fileName + ".jpg"),8); activeDocument.activeHistoryState = savedState; }; function SaveJPEG(saveFile, jpegQuality){ jpgSaveOptions = new JPEGSaveOptions(); jpgSaveOptions.embedColorProfile = true; jpgSaveOptions.formatOptions = FormatOptions.STANDARDBASELINE; jpgSaveOptions.matte = MatteType.NONE; jpgSaveOptions.quality = jpegQuality; activeDocument.saveAs(saveFile, jpgSaveOptions, true,Extension.LOWERCASE); }; ... View more

I left an example that does this in this thread. Quickly retrieve Exif metadata ... View more

Hi Bob, if Bridge was closed then no info would be returned, so make sure Bridge is running. Here is the script with slight modifications showing how to process the data in the main function. #target photoshop; main(); function main(){ var bt = new BridgeTalk(); cameraRawData = new Object(); bt.target = "bridge"; bt.body = "var ftn = " + getInfoFromBridge.toSource() + "; ftn();"; bt.onResult = function( returnedData ) {  cameraRawData = eval( returnedData.body );} bt.onError = function( sumatWentWrong ) {  alert(sumatWentWrong.body);} bt.send(10); //If you get here all should be well and you can process the data for(var a = 0; a< cameraRawData.Name.length; a++){ $.writeln(cameraRawData.Name + " - " + cameraRawData.FNumber); } }; function getInfoFromBridge(){ /* all comments in this function must be in this format ! */ Info = {}; /* new Object, can be written as var Info = new Object(); */ /* create new arrays within the object */ Info.Name = new Array(); Info.FNumber = new Array(); /* change folder to */ app.document.thumbnail = Folder("~/desktop/test"); app.document.deselectAll(); /*get  a list of all cr2 documents */ var thumbs = app.document.getSelection("cr2"); for(var a in thumbs){ var t = new Thumbnail(thumbs);    var md = t.synchronousMetadata; /*populate the arrays */ Info.Name.push(thumbs.name); Info.FNumber.push(md.read( "http://ns.adobe.com/exif/1.0/","exif:FNumber")); } return Info.toSource(); }; ... View more

It was flash based and Adobe is no longer supporting these. http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/2013/09/build-html5-based-extension-for-photoshop-more.htm ... View more

The code you posted at the start shows that the quotes are not the same, this is normal if you have copied code from the pdf's, it is a common error with the documentation. I don't have CC so can't tell if anything has changed. ... View more

It does not matter if you use a single quote or double quote, but you must use the same quote at both ends. ... View more

Here is an example that will try to reach the given size in steps of 4 in quality. var saveFile = File(Folder.desktop + "/test"); var fileSize = 70; try{ tmpFile = File(saveFile+".jpg"); for(var z =100;z>5;z -=4){ SaveForWeb(tmpFile,z); var chkFile = File(saveFile+".jpg"); //$.writeln(tmpFile + " qual = " + z + " Size = " +(chkFile.length/1024).toFixed(2) + "k" ); if((chkFile.length/1024).toFixed(2) < (fileSize +1)) break; tmpFile.remove(); } if(!tmpFile.exists)  SaveForWeb(tmpFile,5); }catch(e){$.writeln(e + " - " + e.line);} function SaveForWeb(saveFile,jpegQuality) { var sfwOptions = new ExportOptionsSaveForWeb();    sfwOptions.format = SaveDocumentType.JPEG;    sfwOptions.includeProfile = false;    sfwOptions.interlaced = 0;    sfwOptions.optimized = true;    sfwOptions.quality = Number(jpegQuality); activeDocument.exportDocument(saveFile, ExportType.SAVEFORWEB, sfwOptions); }; ... View more

That would be. desc5.putBoolean( stringIDToTypeID('pdfViewAfterSave'), true ); ... View more

Here you are. desc4.putBoolean( stringIDToTypeID('includeEXIFData'), true ); desc4.putInteger( stringIDToTypeID('fontSize'), 12 ); ... View more

A solidfill layer is not forced to be a shape layer and can fail, you can check if it has a vector mask before raster. var ref = new ActionReference(); ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID('Lyr '),charIDToTypeID('Ordn'),charIDToTypeID('Trgt') ); var desc = executeActionGet(ref); if(desc.hasKey (stringIDToTypeID( 'hasVectorMask'))){ if(desc.getBoolean(stringIDToTypeID( 'hasVectorMask')) == true) {     activeDocument.activeLayer.rasterize(RasterizeType.SHAPE );     } } ... View more

This should select the next layer when it is not visible. nextLayer(0); // up //nextLayer(1); // down function nextLayer(direction){ var ref = new ActionReference(); ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID('Lyr '),charIDToTypeID('Ordn'),charIDToTypeID('Trgt') ); try{ activeDocument.backgroundLayer; index = executeActionGet(ref).getInteger(charIDToTypeID( "ItmI" ))-1; }catch(e){ index = executeActionGet(ref).getInteger(charIDToTypeID( "ItmI" )); } ref = new ActionReference(); if(direction == 0){ ref.putIndex(charIDToTypeID("Lyr "), index  + 1); }else{     ref.putIndex(charIDToTypeID("Lyr "), index  -1);     } var desc = new ActionDescriptor(); desc.putReference(charIDToTypeID("null"), ref ); desc.putBoolean( charIDToTypeID( "MkVs" ), false ); try{ executeAction(charIDToTypeID("slct"), desc, DialogModes.NO ); }catch(e){} }; ... View more

Change line 7 From var folderPath = Folder("/c/folderName"); To var folderPath =  Folder.selectDialog("Please select the output folder"); ... View more

I wonder if you have tried a stand alone jsx with target acrobat and running it with File.execute(); ? ... View more

This test script might be a start. #target photoshop; app.bringToFront(); main(); function main(){ if(app.documents.length > 1){ var outputFolder =  Folder.selectDialog("Please select the output folder");    if(outputFolder == null) return; var filename  = Window.prompt("Please enter filename no suffix"); if(filename != null){ filename += ".pdf"; var saveFile = File(outputFolder + "/" + filename); savePDFpresentation(saveFile); //uncomment the line below to close all files //while(documents.length>0){ activeDocument.close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES); }; } } }; function savePDFpresentation(saveFile) { var desc4 = new ActionDescriptor(); var list1 = new ActionList(); for(var a = 0;a<app.documents.length; a++){ list1.putPath( new File( app.documents.fullName.toString()) ); } desc4.putList( charIDToTypeID('flst'), list1 ); desc4.putPath( charIDToTypeID('T   '), new File( saveFile) ); desc4.putBoolean( stringIDToTypeID('includeAnnotations'), true ); desc4.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID('BckC'), charIDToTypeID('BckC'), charIDToTypeID('Wht ') ); var desc5 = new ActionDescriptor(); desc5.putString( stringIDToTypeID('pdfPresetFilename'), "High Quality Print" ); desc5.putBoolean( stringIDToTypeID('pdfPreserveEditing'), false ); desc5.putInteger( stringIDToTypeID('pdfCompressionType'), 7 ); desc4.putObject( charIDToTypeID('As  '), charIDToTypeID('PhtP'), desc5 ); executeAction( stringIDToTypeID('PDFExport'), desc4, DialogModes.NO ); }; ... View more

On many versions of Photoshop there is a folder that has examples, this is in the application - scripting - sample scripts. This is the example for crop using vbs. ' Copyright 2002-2008.  Adobe Systems, Incorporated.  All rights reserved. ' This script will iterate through all of the layers of a document. If the ' layer is not a text layer, the layer's color values are inverted. If it ' is the background layer, also rotate, then crop the entire canvas. In ' order to invert the entire document, each layer must be inverted ' independently (or flattened beforehand). ' ' Before running this script, create a document with a few non-text layers. Option Explicit Dim appRef Set appRef = CreateObject( "Photoshop.Application" ) appRef.BringToFront Dim docRef Dim cropBounds Dim artLayerRef Dim strtRulerUnits If ( appRef.Documents.Count > 0 ) Then     strtRulerUnits = appRef.Preferences.RulerUnits     appRef.Preferences.RulerUnits = 1 ' psPixels         Set docRef = appRef.ActiveDocument     Dim offset     offset = 20     cropBounds = Array( 20, 20, docRef.Width - offset, docRef.Height - offset )             ' Check each ArtLayer to see what type it is.  Ignore all text layers.     For Each artLayerRef In docRef.ArtLayers             ' For every non-text layer, invert the contents.         If ( Not artLayerRef.Kind = 2 ) Then ' psTextLayer                     ' Need to make the active layer this non-text layer in order to modify the layer.             ' I want to invert the contents of the entire doc (excluding text), so need to             ' invert every layer.             docRef.ActiveLayer = artLayerRef                         ' See if there is anything on this layer, you can't invert an empty layer             Dim w, h             w = artLayerRef.Bounds(0)(2) - artLayerRef.Bounds(0)(0)             h = artLayerRef.Bounds(0)(3) - artLayerRef.Bounds(0)(1)             If w Or h Then                 docRef.ActiveLayer.Invert             End If                     ' The background layer is always non-text, so test to see if it's the background layer.             ' If it is, then rotate and crop it.                         If ( artLayerRef.IsBackgroundLayer ) Then                 docRef.RotateCanvas 45                 docRef.Crop cropBounds             End If         End If     Next     appRef.Preferences.RulerUnits = strtRulerUnits Else     MsgBox "Create a document with a few layers before running this script" End If MsgBox "Crop complete" ... View more