Rewriting the Save CMD

[Mcquiff]

I have been using this script thanks to an early post but it still doesn't perform as I would like it to. The purpose of the script is to always add metadata which it does.
The issue I have is that if I am working on a jpg and then add a layer, then run the script, it adds the meta data but will not save as the image now needs to be saved as a PSD.

The change needs to run through the "save as" rather than as the save function. I'm hoping someone can help me figure this out.

Code: Select allfunction save() {
if(!documents.length) return;
activeDocument.info.captionWriter = "Editted_by_the_photographer";
try{executeAction( charIDToTypeID('save'), undefined, DialogModes.NO );}catch(e){}
};

save();

[Mike Hale]

A quick fix would be to add activeDocument.flatten(); before the save line. That would take care of documents opened from jpeg files that have layers. But that would not cover other problems you might run.

A better fix would be to check that the document has a file associated with it. Create a file object if the document doesn't, then explicitly save as jpeg.

[Mcquiff]

Hi I definitely want to avoid the flattening of the image.

I don't how to do it but suppose if there is more than 1 layer then save as PSD or equal to one then save as current format?

I don't expect to run into other problems with other file types as the only ones I use are PSD or JPG.

[Mcquiff]

Can anyone help me get this to count the number of layers and if more than one then save as PSD or if 1 layer save in original format (normally a jpg). I've no idea on the coding sadly Matt

[Mike Hale]

Something like this. Note it assumes that the document has an associated file and it's either a psd or jpg. It will fail if the document doesn't have a file or it a different format such as png.
Code: Select allfunction saveAs() {
   if(!documents.length) return;
   activeDocument.info.captionWriter = "Editted_by_the_photographer";
   var currentFilePath = activeDocument.fullName;
   if(activeDocument.layers.length != 1){
      var saveFilePath = decodeURI(currentFilePath).replace(/\.jpg$/i,'.psd');
      SaveAsPSD( saveFilePath, true, true );
   }else{
      var saveFilePath = decodeURI(currentFilePath).replace(/\.psd$/i,'.jpg');
      SaveAsJPEG( saveFilePath, 8, true );
   }
};
function SaveAsJPEG( inFileName, inQuality, inEmbedICC ) {
   var jpegOptions = new JPEGSaveOptions();
   jpegOptions.quality = inQuality;
   jpegOptions.embedColorProfile = inEmbedICC;
   app.activeDocument.saveAs( File( inFileName ), jpegOptions );
};
function SaveAsPSD( inFileName, inMaximizeCompatibility, inEmbedICC ) {
   var psdSaveOptions = new PhotoshopSaveOptions();
   psdSaveOptions.embedColorProfile = inEmbedICC;
   psdSaveOptions.maximizeCompatibility = inMaximizeCompatibility;
   app.activeDocument.saveAs( File( inFileName ), psdSaveOptions );
};

saveAs();

[Mcquiff]

excellent that works well for me. What I might do is create a drop folder so that the images get saved there then append the data afterwards. That way it prevents any risks of saving Png files as you mention.

Many Thanks

[Mike Hale]

It wouldn't save a png file. It only saves jpeg and psd file. It could save a file with the wrong extension. And if the document doesn't have an associated file it would throw an error.

This would be more fault tolerant.
Code: Select allfunction saveAs() {
   if(!documents.length) return;
   activeDocument.info.captionWriter = "Editted_by_the_photographer";
   try{
      var currentFilePath = activeDocument.fullName;
   }catch(e){
      alert('Document has not been saved');
      return;
   }
   if(activeDocument.layers.length != 1){
      var saveFilePath = decodeURI(currentFilePath).replace(/\....?.$/i,'.psd');
      SaveAsPSD( saveFilePath, true, true );
   }else{
      var saveFilePath = decodeURI(currentFilePath).replace(/\....?.$/i,'.jpg');
      SaveAsJPEG( saveFilePath, 8, true );
   }
};
function SaveAsJPEG( inFileName, inQuality, inEmbedICC ) {
   var jpegOptions = new JPEGSaveOptions();
   jpegOptions.quality = inQuality;
   jpegOptions.embedColorProfile = inEmbedICC;
   app.activeDocument.saveAs( File( inFileName ), jpegOptions );
};
function SaveAsPSD( inFileName, inMaximizeCompatibility, inEmbedICC ) {
   var psdSaveOptions = new PhotoshopSaveOptions();
   psdSaveOptions.embedColorProfile = inEmbedICC;
   psdSaveOptions.maximizeCompatibility = inMaximizeCompatibility;
   app.activeDocument.saveAs( File( inFileName ), psdSaveOptions );
};

saveAs();