What problems did you have with datasets? Unless I'm missing something that would be the way I would do this. If datasets gets you close to what you need, you could follow up with a script that fine tunes those images. Mike ... View more

The duplicate variables don't seem to be a problem with javascript. I don't have CS4 yet, but the JS version of the code above works fine in CS3 and CS2. Mike ... View more

Try having your function return stbFile ... View more

I leave scriptlistner installed all the time as well. I did change the VB log to read only. Photoshop appends to the end of the log and I would think it would only slow down Photoshop if the system's disk I/O is slow. At least I don't notice any difference. ... View more

Here is a link that has code that finds the PhotoshopQuality using Exiftool http://ps-scripts.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=1339 Mike ... View more

Xbytor@adobeforums.com wrote: >The 'BINARY' thing shouldn't be needed. It's a text file and is byte-order independent as well. It's like doing a hex conversion with fewer bytes. I guess I miss read the script. I thought it saved the current doc as a jpeg then read that jpg into a buffer that is sent to Bridge. ... View more

One last thought then. I would try the base64 encoding in Photoshop then send the encoded buffer via Bridgetalk. My guess is Bridgetalk doesn't like the binary string. var f= new File(filepath); f.open(); f.encoding = 'BINARY'; var buffer = f.read(f.length); f.close(); buffer = base64encode(buffer);//encode here then send to Bridge ... View more

Mabye it's my turn to sound like a moron but I think you need to set the file encoding to BINARY when you read it back in for the base64 encoding. ... View more

Hi X, Maybe I'm missing something or it's a CS3 issue, but in CS2 I get a two count descriptor. But it just echos the arguments used in Stdlib.PSfitImage ... View more

It should work in CS2. Most of the time when I see that error message it's because I am running the script in ESTK and forgot to set the target app to Photoshop. ... View more

Here is a simple javascript that does what you requested. <br /><br />var pkOpts = new PicturePackageOptions();<br />pkOpts.layout = '(2)3x5(4(wall)'<br />pkOpts.resolution = 300;<br /><br />var saveOptions = new JPEGSaveOptions(); <br />saveOptions.embedColorProfile = true; <br />saveOptions.formatOptions = FormatOptions.STANDARDBASELINE; <br />saveOptions.matte = MatteType.NONE; <br />saveOptions.quality = 8; <br /><br />var sFolder = Folder.selectDialog();<br />var sFiles = sFolder.getFiles('*.jpg');<br />for(i=0;i<sFiles.length;i++){<br /><br /> var doc = sFiles;<br /><br /> makePicturePackage([doc],pkOpts);<br /><br /> var pDoc = activeDocument;<br /><br /> pDoc.flatten();<br /><br /> pDoc.saveAs(new File(doc.path+'/pp_'+doc.name),saveOptions)<br /><br /> pDoc.close();<br /><br />} ... View more

Line spacing is better know as leading. It is one of the properties that you can set for textItem. Mike ... View more

You want to take a look at Andrew Hall's Photoshop Commander. http://ps-scripts.com/bb/viewforum.php?f=24&sid=5a5de2e23ba73d53bf5a47971e0d55fa I think it does what you are asking to do. Mike ... View more

I haven't tested this and my VBS is not that strong but this should be close Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") Set objFile = objFSO.OpenTextFile("C:\temp\Text.eps", 1) str = objFile.ReadAll objFile.Close pos = InStr(str,"Adobe Photoshop",1) ' if pos is not 0 the the string was not found if pos = 0 then ' do whatever you need to to for generic eps document.write("Generic") else document.write("Raster") end if ... View more

You can check the value of the key 'uglg' of the drop shadow descriptor. If it is set to true then 'lagl' and 'gagl' are the same. If that value is false then the drop shadow doesn't use the global angle. Either way 'lagl' should match that angle from the dialog. The value of 'gagl' is found in ldesc.getUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID( "gagl" ) It is also found as the key 'gblA' in the app descriptor. Mike ... View more

How do you have this set-up? It works for me using CS2 if I use the script events manager to run the fit to screeen script with the crop event. Mike ... View more

Line 1 defines the function. line 2 sets the file object from the argument to the var test. This line is not really needed, I could have just used the file argument. It's likely a hold over from a previous edit. Line 3 opens the file in read mode. Line 4 reads the entire file and assigns it to str. Line 5 closes the file for good housekeeping. Line 6 search the string in str for 'Adobe Photoshop' and assigns the result to res. res will either be -1 if not found or the start position in the str if it was found. Line 7 tests the contents of res and either returns true or false. This line could be rewritten as an if statement if( res == -1){ res = true; }else{ res = false; }; return res; Line 8 closes off the function block. Hope that helps ... View more

Here is a slight change to the function. It works correctly with the sample eps you sent. function isGenericEPS(file){ var test = file; test.open('r'); var str = test.read(); test.close(); var res = str.search('Adobe Photoshop'); return res == -1 ? true : false; }; ... View more

X posted the answer as I was typing this post so never mind ... View more

If you are able send some sample files to mhale18 at comcast.net and I will take a looks at editing the script. Mike ... View more

See if this thread helps http://www.ps-scripts.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=1113. It shows how to test for generic eps files Mike ... View more

I think the problem is the way you are creating the file object. Try docRef.saveAs(new File("/F/temp/TargaTest.tga"),tgaSaveOptions,false); ... View more

When you make your action make sure that you have 'relative' checked in the canvas size dialog Mike ... View more

I think the script Danny is referring to is this one http://ps-scripts.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=290. Also as Danny points out you may be able to let the user make adjustments without using the stop command (or Andrew's script) by turning on the 'toggle dialog on/off' icon in the action panel next to the step that needs user interaction. Mike ... View more

And if you don't want to use a script you can batch the save action you are using now. Just choose 'Opened Files' from the source dropdown list. Mike ... View more

Because there are different sizes and color, I would think that you would also need to get the layer's textItem descriptor to know the contents of all the text ranges. With the text ranges known you could build a word position map as Xbytor suggested. Mike ... View more

Here is a function you can use to place guides. It can be used like any function and does not need to be loaded as a action. function setGuide(pxOffest, orientation){ var desc = new ActionDescriptor(); var desc1 = new ActionDescriptor(); desc1.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID( "Pstn" ), charIDToTypeID( "#Pxl" ), pxOffest ); desc1.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID( "Ornt" ), charIDToTypeID( "Ornt" ), charIDToTypeID( orientation ) );// "Vrtc" or "Hrzn" desc.putObject( charIDToTypeID( "Nw " ), charIDToTypeID( "Gd " ), desc1 ); executeAction( charIDToTypeID( "Mk " ), desc, DialogModes.NO ); }; setGuide(150, "Vrtc"); ... View more

You wlll need scriptlistner to place guidelines. The scripting guide explains how to install and use scriptlistner. Mike ... View more

By using cTID('Nxt ') or cTID('Prvs') instead of cTID('Trgt'), you can specify the layer above or below the active layer as well. ... View more

I do not know of any direct way of using a JS layer object with scriptlistner code. That is why I use the activeLayer with most of my scriptlistner functions, I'm sure that the function uses the layer I intended. You can also use layer name if you are sure that each layer has a unique name. ... View more