Save Current File As with addition to filename

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James Jellings
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Save Current File As with addition to filename

Post by James Jellings »

Hi, I'm wondering if anyone can help - I need to create a very simple script but I am already struggling - I need to save the active document in the current location, same filetype, with the existing filename, but with an addition e.g. 'C:\currentpath\currrentfile_alternative.currentextention'

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James
James Jellings
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Re: Save Current File As with addition to filename

Post by James Jellings »

THought I'd got there with the below, but no luck!



#target photoshop

var doc = app.activeDocument;
var docName = doc.name;
docName = docName.match(/(.*)(\.[^\.]+)/) ? docName = docName.match(/(.*)(\.[^\.]+)/):docName = [docName, docName];
var suffix = '_example';
var saveName = new File(decodeURI(doc.path)+'/'+docName[1]+suffix);
var saveJPEG = File(app.activeDocument, saveName, 10);
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Kukurykus
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Re: Save Current File As with addition to filename

Post by Kukurykus »

Tips:
  1. don't use app. or there is really need as SOMETHING without app, so app.SOMETHING wouldn't work. As far as only SOMETHING == app.SOMETHING gives the result use the simplest form (or you have your reason to do it other way)
  2. it's alike variable (var). Maybe visually it's easier for beggining to use it (or loop some function code in source form for searching for variables), but after all you need it only untill some variable is undefined before it finally (or not) get same value during running the code
  3. you may also use one shorter line instead of two like "docName = activeDocument.name", or don't use even one line untill you won't recall the same "element", so value set to variable, however in early stage maybe it can be more readable for 3rd person coders
I assume you saved your file before another saving with changed name:

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jpg = new JPEGSaveOptions, jpg.quality = 10;
(aD = activeDocument).saveAs(File((aD.path) + '/' + aD.name.replace(/(\.\w+$)/, '_alternative$1')), jpg)
if not then use modified code for just created, but not saved yet document:

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$.level = 0, jpg = new JPEGSaveOptions, jpg.quality = 10;
try{(aD = activeDocument).saveAs(File((aD.path) + '/' + aD.name.replace(/(\.\w+$)/, '_alternative$1')), jpg)}
catch (err) {alert('Save your file before checking its path!')}
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MIRYAMM
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Re: Save Current File As with addition to filename

Post by MIRYAMM »

Thanks Kukurykus

This script is what I needed to add another.

Thanks a million.

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Re: Save Current File As with addition to filename

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I'm glad it helped. I remember when such short codes were valuable for me, but now are just some regular ones I use in programs quite often.
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Re: Save Current File As with addition to filename

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;)
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DavideBarranca
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Re: Save Current File As with addition to filename

Post by DavideBarranca »

Actually I wouldn't suggest (especially to beginners) to skip "var" altogether, see here. Just my own point of view :-)
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Davide
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Re: Save Current File As with addition to filename

Post by Kukurykus »

Now I understand why some variables in / out functions could spoil my fun :) But I thought problem of local / global variables was solved in later versions of JavaScript. Later I'll examine it for sure...
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Re: Save Current File As with addition to filename

Post by DavideBarranca »

Well, ES6 introduces "let" as a locally scoped "var", but remember that when it comes to ExtendScript we're stuck to EcmaScript version 3, i.e. pre-2009.
We're... vintage :P

Davide