»I do not move them around in my Illustrator file.« So what do you do before updating?   Can you provide the files?  By @c.pfaffenbichler I change the visible layer   I tried more and maybe someone can confirm this: When there are clipping masks used in the illustrator file, that have objects inside which are bigger than the artboard, then the issue occurs since the trim box, or any other box changes based on the hidden objects? ... View more

That is not what i am doing. I place each artboard as a separate object. I do not move them around in my Illustrator file.      ... View more

I am using 22.5.1 ... View more

I tried all 5 crop options, but the same issue is still there.     ... View more

I replaced all smart objects with new trim box objects and as soon as i update the illustrator file, the issue still appears.      ... View more

Tried relinking the object using Trim box, but it still moves. Am i doing something wrong? ... View more

Always crop to bounding box ... View more

Yes. Deleted all artboards, and it still does it.      ... View more

Yes, I could do it with nested embedded smart objects, but not nested linked smart objects. ... View more

Did you try to run the script several times? I got the script working myself on one rare occasion.    What should be my next steps? How can it be, that i am using 4 different PC-s with photoshop, and the script works on none of them? Should i try direct linked smart objects, not nested smart objects perhaps? ... View more

Yes. As of now, i have tried this on 4 different pc-s with photoshop and still no success.  ... View more

I tried. Ran a clean install of PS and script still does not work.  After relinking the documents i managed to get the script working once. But after that, the same error occured as before. I am out of ideas at this point. I also tried running the script on a VM with another Photoshop, and still the same.  ... View more

I hope i understand you correctly. When the smart objects inside the smart objects are embedded, the script works. But when the inner smart objects are linked directly to an outer Illustrator file, the script does not work.    this works: this does not:     ... View more

https://drive.google.com/file/d/16Dd_R17F_hyqCcdS3ufkCAxgKMWJKWK0/view?usp=sharing ... View more

I think you can relink it to any ai file with multiple artboards for testing. all the links are from the same AI file, but different artboards. Code is following: #target photoshop var doc = activeDocument; var curLayer; goThroughLayers (doc); function goThroughLayers(parentLayer){ for(var i=0;i<parentLayer.layers.length;i++){ curLayer = parentLayer.layers[i]; doc.activeLayer = curLayer; if(curLayer.typename =='LayerSet' ){ goThroughLayers (curLayer) } else{ if(curLayer.kind == 'LayerKind.SMARTOBJECT'){ //Open smart object layer app.runMenuItem(stringIDToTypeID('placedLayerEditContents')); //update smart object layer content app.runMenuItem(stringIDToTypeID('placedLayerUpdateAllModified')); //save smart layer content //activeDocument = doc; app.activeDocument.close(SaveOptions.SAVECHANGES); } }//end if }//end else }//end loop //end functin   ... View more

https://drive.google.com/file/d/16bfdfdZ_0SY8in0G6wU9RoSV8FBVaJi6/view?usp=sharing ... View more

Yes, even with the btw part done. Tried some other options and found a workaround. It works, but it's not the best. I split the opening and closing of smart objects to two different scripts. Also added a script event listener for file open to also update linked smart objects, because just the script was not fast enough.    I use 2 different actions to activate these scripts. Tried putting 2 scripts under the same action, but the same error occurs: photoshop is not able to open all smart objects before the second script starts. Even if I set playback to pause.   ... View more

Same error still. tried some other lines too and still does not work. ... View more

Step by step playback does nothing when i use a script from an action. I tried Extendscript step by step and found nothing new I tried changing my code with your function, but still the same happens. Photoshop opens the documents too fast, and does not update linked smart objects in all the files. Not sure about the document that is not set yet part. #target photoshop var doc = activeDocument; var curLayer; (function(){try{ goThroughLayers (doc); function goThroughLayers(parentLayer){ for(var i=0;i<parentLayer.layers.length;i++){ curLayer = parentLayer.layers[i]; doc.activeLayer = curLayer; if(curLayer.typename =='LayerSet'){ goThroughLayers (curLayer) } else{ if(curLayer.kind == 'LayerKind.SMARTOBJECT'){ //Open smart object layer app.runMenuItem(stringIDToTypeID('placedLayerEditContents')); //update smart object layer content app.runMenuItem(stringIDToTypeID('placedLayerUpdateAllModified')); //save smart layer content activeDocument = doc; //app.activeDocument.close(SaveOptions.SAVECHANGES); } }//end if }//end else }//end loop //end functin }catch(err){refresh(),callee()}})();     ... View more

Not sure where should i use this? It seems your function activates refresh only if there is an error? I forgot to add, that these smart objects are nested ( linked smart object inside embedded smart object), could this be an issue?   What i want the script to do.  1. Loop through all layers 2. If a layer is a smart object, open that smart object > update modified content > save and close.   What my script currently does: 1. Loops through layers. 2. First 8(for example) smart objects are opened, updated and closed correctly, but since the 9th is a bigger document, Photoshop does not get it open before the loop already tries to save it. this causes the script to save and close the main file.    if i use activeDocument = doc; instead of  app.activeDocument.close(SaveOptions.SAVECHANGES); the script manages to update the first 8 objects and manages to open all the others, but not update them.          ... View more

Tried it. Script almost works now, but still too fast. For example, if I have 12 linked smart objects in a psd, it manages to update 8, and the last 4 do not. How many refreshes would it be reasonable to use? more than one is too much? ... View more

It does not matter, which logic i use, it still alerts the error immediately. My own script sample works, but i think it has to be async, because the script does not wait until a smart object is open as a separate document.  ... View more

I tried to create my own script, but it updates the smart objects randomly, does not update all of them and then closes the file.  #target Photoshop var doc = activeDocument; var curLayer goThroughLayers (doc); function goThroughLayers(parentLayer){ for(var i=0;i<parentLayer.layers.length;i++){ curLayer = parentLayer.layers[i]; doc.activeLayer = curLayer; if(curLayer.typename =='LayerSet') { goThroughLayers (curLayer) } else{ if(curLayer.kind == 'LayerKind.SMARTOBJECT'){ //Open smart object layer app.runMenuItem(stringIDToTypeID('placedLayerEditContents')); //update smart object layer content app.runMenuItem(stringIDToTypeID('placedLayerUpdateAllModified')); //save smart layer content app.activeDocument.close(SaveOptions.SAVECHANGES); } } } } ... View more

One way i got my script working was using your answer without  if (doc0 != app.activeDocument) { alert("can't open smart object"); throw("error"); } and removing all smart objects from groups inside my files. ... View more

Tried this. Now the script opens the first smart object and immediately throws the error  can't open smart object   ... View more

From extendscript i get an error at line 69   autoupdateAllSmartObjects(app.activeDocument, stackNr);  -- no such element ... View more

Any ideas how to get that script working in 2021? ... View more

Tried using your script on my psd and it gets stuck in a loop trying to update the smart objects. Any ideas why this could be ? ... View more