Auto Numbering in photoshop

[Coinneach]

Hi,
I was wondering if there is any way for Photoshop to automatically change the value of a text field before printing.

At the moment i am printing gift vouchers 4 to a page and have to manually change the 3 digit serial number in each voucher before printing.
I realise that In Design could probably do this in seconds but I don't have access to that software (or the skills to use it )

Is there some way of scripting things so that the text fields would automatically change before being sent to print.

I am not using a large volume of these so it is not too onerous a task to do it by hand, but it is rather repetitive and boring.

Thanks for reading and I'd be grateful if anyone can suggest any possible solutions


Kenny

[pfaffenbichler]

Assuming you are talking about type layers without anything fancy (like combining different fonts, sizes, …) it seems feasible.
But why 3 numbers? Don’t you need to change all 4?

[Coinneach]

Sorry. I meant three digits.
In all four cases.
The font and size is standardised In the text fields.
Thanks

[pfaffenbichler]

Are those four the only type layers in the document?
If not how are they identifiable?

[Coinneach]

yes,
these are the only text fields.

at the moment they are identified by their contents but I can call them anything you care to suggest.


Thanks

Kenny

[pfaffenbichler]

This code will not be very fast, but it might suffice, so please give it a try:
Code: Select all// this script increases the numbers in type layers;
// it needs all type layers  to contain only numbers, though;
// 2013, use it at your own risk;
#target photoshop;
if (app.documents.length > 0) {
// get doc;
var myDocument = app.activeDocument;
// the type layer;
var typeLayers = collectTypeLayers(myDocument, []);
// add to numbers;
for (var m = 0; m < typeLayers.length; m++) {
   var theNumber = typeLayers[m].textItem.contents;
   typeLayers[m].textItem.contents = Number(theNumber) + typeLayers.length;
   }
};
//that’s it; thanks to xbytor;
////// buffer number with zeros //////
function bufferNumberWithZeros (number, places) {
   var theNumberString = String(number);
   for (var o = 0; o < (places - String(number).length); o++) {
      theNumberString = String("0" + theNumberString)
      };
   return theNumberString
   };
////// function collect type layers //////
function collectTypeLayers (theParent, allLayers) {
   if (!allLayers) {var allLayers = new Array}
   else {};
   for (var m = theParent.layers.length - 1; m >= 0;m--) {
      var theLayer = theParent.layers[m];
// apply the function to layersets;
      if (theLayer.typename == "ArtLayer") {
         if (theLayer.kind == LayerKind.TEXT) {allLayers.push(theLayer)}
         }
      else {
         allLayers = (collectTypeLayers(theLayer, allLayers))
// this line includes the layer groups;
         allLayers.push(theLayer);
         }
      };
   return allLayers
   };