If Path named "" exists

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trondwa
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If Path named "" exists

Post by trondwa »

Hi, I have quite a big workflow going with photoshop actions doing selective adjustments on files based on paths. However I run into problems when the path with the specific name does not exist. Is it possible to make a script looking for the existence of a path named "stone" and then execute an action if the condition is met, if not, do nothing?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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txuku
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Re: If Path named "" exists

Post by txuku »

Bonjour

You can use the " try catch " method !

This by exemple

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var x=prompt("Enter a number between 0 and 10:","");
try
{
if(x>10)
{
throw "Err1";
}
else if(x<0)
{
throw "Err2";
}
else if(isNaN(x))
{
throw "Err3";
}
}
catch(er)
{
if(er=="Err1")
{
alert("Error! The value is too high");
}
if(er=="Err2")
{
alert("Error! The value is too low");
}
if(er=="Err3")
{
alert("Error! The value is not a number");
}
}
pixxxelschubser
Posts: 26
Joined: Mon Aug 01, 2016 8:59 pm

Re: If Path named "" exists

Post by pixxxelschubser »

Try this:

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try {
var aDoc = app.activeDocument;
var allPathItems = aDoc.pathItems;
var aPath = aDoc.pathItems.getByName("stone");
// alert('The pathItem: '+aPath.name+' was found');
// do whatever you want
} catch(e) {
// alert(e.message+': '+e.line);
// do nothing
}