Adobe Community : Unanswered Discussions - Bridge Scripting

script planning advise

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 20:29:44 GMT

I would like to ask for help in planning a Bridge script.

I am a beginner Photoshop and Bridge developer.

Script behavior:

Check for selected thumbnail

Open the selected thumbnail/s from Bridge in Photoshop.

Run a set of Photoshop actions

Save the changes to the file

Close the file

How do I approach these tasks programmatically?

What are the sequence of events to necessary to execute the script?

Applying photoshop scripting as a model I can come up with this sequence which can be scripted with the if else statement.

// check if thumbnail is selected

// if no thumbnail is selected send alert message

// if thumbnail is selected open in Photoshop

// run photoshop actions

// save changes to file

// close file

Will this approach work with a Bridge script?

How do I call the Photoshop application from Bridge?

Is it possible to modify this script to include subfolders?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 19:05:41 GMT

I have tried to do this with no luck. This script works great, but how to I make it apply to all sub-folders? Thanks for any suggestions.

#target bridge

if( BridgeTalk.appName == "bridge" ) {

descToTitle = MenuElement.create("command", "Keys to Title", "at the end of Tools");

}

descToTitle.onSelect = function () {

if (ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript == undefined) ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript = new ExternalObject("lib:AdobeXMPScript");

var thumb = app.document.selections;

for(var s in thumb){

if(thumb[s].hasMetadata){

var selectedFile = thumb[s].spec;

var myXmpFile = new XMPFile( selectedFile.fsName, XMPConst.UNKNOWN, XMPConst.OPEN_FOR_UPDATE);

var myXmp = myXmpFile.getXMP();

var Description = getArrayItems(XMPConst.NS_DC, "keywords");

myXmp.deleteProperty(XMPConst.NS_DC, "title");

myXmp.appendArrayItem(XMPConst.NS_DC, "title", Description, 0, XMPConst.ALIAS_TO_ALT_TEXT);

myXmp.setQualifier(XMPConst.NS_DC, "title[1]", "http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace", "lang", "x-default");

}

function getArrayItems(ns, prop){

var arrItem=[];

try{

var items = myXmp.countArrayItems(ns, prop);

for(var i = 1;i <= items;i++){

arrItem.push(myXmp.getArrayItem(ns, prop, i));

}

return arrItem;

}catch(e){alert(e +" Line: "+ e.line);}

}

if (myXmpFile.canPutXMP(myXmp)) {

myXmpFile.putXMP(myXmp);

myXmpFile.closeFile(XMPConst.CLOSE_UPDATE_SAFELY);

} else {

xmpFile.closeFile();

}

complicated question: dialog box-batch processing script

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Sat, 08 Nov 2014 22:25:23 GMT

I am adapting the working script I found on this forum.

Script: Open files as layers in Photoshop

https://forums.adobe.com/thread/1313579

The goal of the adaptation is to include a javascript Folder dialog to set the save folder destination at run time and

use this folder destination for the remaining script batch processing functions.

Presently, the script loads a Bridge stack as Photoshop layers and saves the layered tiff using the Folder dialog.

The folder dialog is manifesting every time the script encounters a Bridge stack.

The question is what is the correct script logic to set the destination folder once at run time and keep this destination

folder for the stack batch processing.

#target bridge

var stacks = app.document.stacks;

var stackCount = stacks.length;

for(var s = 0;s<stackCount;s++){

var stackFiles = getStackFiles( stacks[s] );

if(stackFiles.length> 1){

var bt = new BridgeTalk;

bt.target = "photoshop";

var myScript = ("var ftn = " + psRemote.toSource() + "; ftn("+stackFiles.toSource()+");");

bt.body = myScript;

bt.send(5);

}

function getStackFiles( stack ){

var files = new Array();

for( var f = 0; f<stack.thumbnails.length;f++){

files.push(stack.thumbnails[f].spec);

}

return files;

};

function psRemote(stackFiles){

app.bringToFront();

var thisDoc = open(File(stackFiles[0]));

var Name = decodeURI(app.activeDocument.name).slice(0,-4);

thisDoc.layers[0].name = decodeURI(Name);

for(var a = 1;a<stackFiles.length;a++){

open(File(stackFiles[a]));

Name = decodeURI(app.activeDocument.name).slice(0,-4);

activeDocument.activeLayer.duplicate(thisDoc);

app.activeDocument.close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES);

thisDoc.layers[0].name = Name;

}

var tifOptions = new TiffSaveOptions();

tifOptions = new TiffSaveOptions();

tifOptions.embedColorProfile = true;

tifOptions.imageCompression = TIFFEncoding.TIFFLZW;

tifOptions.alphaChannels = false;

tifOptions.byteOrder = ByteOrder.MACOS;

tifOptions.layers = true;

var theFolder = Folder.selectDialog ("Select Folder");

if (theFolder) {

var myFile = new File( theFolder + "/" + app.activeDocument.name);

app.activeDocument.saveAs(myFile, tifOptions, true);

}

app.activeDocument.close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES);

}

Can an Illustrator Action be batched out of bridge?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Sat, 08 Nov 2014 21:18:37 GMT

I'm looking for a way to automate an Illustrator action. I can do batch out of ILL. But was wondering if the Action can be run on a selection of images out of Bridge?

Thanks

Max

Is there a way to capitalize a string using batch rename regex in Bridge?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 30 Oct 2014 18:23:19 GMT

Has anyone had success using more advanced pieces of regex to properly rename strings? I want to Capitalize the 3rd back reference in a file name, and although I believe I'm following the proper way of doing so via Replacement Text Case Conversion, Bridge is just giving me a capital U instead. Please see what I am doing below. Additionally, does anyone know what flavor regex Bridge uses? Thanks!

str.replace can't recognize some character in adobe js

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 30 Oct 2014 17:39:31 GMT

Hi,

Some file name with foreign character like à è ì ò ù À È Ì Ò Ù. Want to replace with others and for this str.replace(/à/g, '1OeL1') use this js function but this function can't recognize those character.
How can i recognize those character with adobe js. please help me in this regards. i'm working on adobe bridge cs5.

thanks in advance.

Bridge alert

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 01:01:46 GMT

Can Bridge send an alert after a file has been opened 10 minutes in Photoshop?

attach UI to script

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Sun, 19 Oct 2014 15:53:00 GMT

I stated this post in ht photoshop forum originally.

https://forums.adobe.com/message/6844404#6844404

I use a custom script to batch process files into photoshop layers.

Every time I run the script I have to manually edit the folder path in the script to save the new images in a new folder.

Can a UI dialog be implemented into a script used for batch file processing?

The UI dialog:

Enter folder path

Remember the last folder path used

When the scripts runs the UI dialog displays. After the user enters the folder path the the scripts batch processes a folder of images.

Bridge script UI folder path

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 16 Oct 2014 15:58:44 GMT

I am using a custom Bridge script to load stacks into photoshop layers.

Every time I run the script I have to change the folder path manually to save the images in a new folder.

I would like to find out if a UI dialog can be used with the script to edit the folder path.

The UI dialog would offer to use the previous folder path or to enter/select a new folder location.

I have not been able to incorporate the core Javascript class Folder successfully with the Bridge script.

The scripts hangs, does not complete when I add the core JS Folder class.

How do I approach building a script UI in Bridge?

Are there any simple Bridge script UI samples available to deconstruct?

extract metadata from selected files in bridge

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 08 Oct 2014 19:26:44 GMT

I used to use extensis portfolio to quickly export metadata from selected files to create print worksheets. I could customize which metadata would be displayed.

For instance:

Thumbnail

title

pixels

file type

date created and modified

height and width

dpi

embedded icc profile

file location

iptc description

It was a quick drag and drop process, but portfolio is now only available in the server edition for over $1000. Does anyone have script for Mac OS that would accomplish this?

Thanks!

Bridge open file run photoshop action combo

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 18:35:14 GMT

When opening photoshop documents via Bridge,

can a photoshop action run automatically on the files opened by Bridge?

Bridge Scripting!

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 08:59:13 GMT

Hi,

I would like to open a folder images in Adobe Bridge, -> Open Images in Camera Raw --> Adjust tone curve as 'Medium Contrast" and save it.

and then

I would start editing the processed images through photoshop scripting.

help me!

thanks in advance,

rajiv.s

open image stack as a layered photoshop document

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 06:48:11 GMT

Can image stacks be opened as a layered photoshop document with the help of a script?

custom menu

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Sat, 27 Sep 2014 21:19:09 GMT

Is it possible to add a custom menu item to Adobe Bridge to call the Liquify Interface?

Currently Photoshop CC 2014 is not able to load the liquify interface through and action or script

menu shortcut

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Fri, 26 Sep 2014 15:19:13 GMT

Cana Br script lunch a menu item?

Trying to find out id Dr brown Services placeamatic script can be launched with a menu shortcut or through a script.

Comment selectioner des photos par heure de prise

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Sun, 21 Sep 2014 12:44:45 GMT

Bonjour

J'ai cherché cet argument par tous mais j'ai rien trouvé donc je pose ici la question.

Depuis Javier 2014 j'ai une gopro qui chaque jour prend une photo chaque minute, maintenant (21 septembre 2014) j'aimerais pouvoir voir le timelapse final, mais vu qu'il s'agit d'un timelapse d'un chantier, l'action se passe du lundi au vendredi de 8h00 à 18h00, vu que le timelapse est assez énorme, je cherche un moyen pour sélectionner que les photos qu'il sont été crée dans cette plage horaire. j'ai vu que sur bridge existe la possibilité de créer des collections smart, mais on peut juste définir la plage de date.

Donc est ce que existe un moyen pour améliorer la recherche de bridge pour lui ajouter un filtre horaire???

J’espère que ma question soit assez compréhensible, je ne suis pas français.
Merci

Simone

Seeking method to change what is displayed in Filter-->Focal length

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 20:31:19 GMT

When in Bridge under the Filter tab-->Focal length what I have listed is 5mm, 5.8mm, 6mm, 6.2mm, 6.3mm, 6.5mm etc. etc. and the list goes on and on. The conclusion being that this list is way too lo0ng to serve as a good filter to me.

I sold all of my lenses 2 years ago and replaced them with one zoom lens (and at times a pocket camera also with a zoom). I couldn't care less if the photo was taken at 6mm or 6.2mm. To me they are just about the same thing. However, I would like it if it actually game me a range say 5mm-10mm; 10.1 mm-15mm etc. Now the filter makes sense to me being more manageable. Is there any way of making it so?

In other words I no longer want to see:

5.8mm,

6mm,

6.2mm,

6.3mm,

6.5mm

But would like instead to see:

5mm--10mm

10.1mm--15mm

15.1mm--20mm

Which are in increments of 5, BUT, increments of 10 would be fine as well or even better.

Thank you

Script to view SVG files in Bridge?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 18 Sep 2014 19:02:10 GMT

Is there a script to view SVG files in Bridge? I have to compare 55k images converted from eps to svg.

smart collection of image files linked to InDesign documents?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 09 Sep 2014 18:04:52 GMT

I would like to create a Smart Collection that finds all of the image files linked to InDesign documents in a specific folder.
I am the yearbook advisor at school and I need to easily find all of the images that have been placed so that we don't reuse images by mistake.

I have no scripting experience, so I can't create something myself, and I haven't been able to find anything that does such a thing.

Many yearbook design software programs do offer something like this - indicating that an image has been used previously.

I guess it would need to look at the metadata of the InDesign Files for the Linked Files and then pit all of the files found there into a Smart Collection. Ideally, I would be able to further limit it by file type. ANd to not include Master pages if so desired (although that would just be a bonus!)

I greatly appreciate any assistance anyone can give.

Thanks!

can i send email directly from bridge cs6 and cc ?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 25 Aug 2014 07:05:45 GMT

can i send emails directly from bridge cs6 or cc directly from bridge?

i found this scripts http://kb2.adobe.com/community/publishing/894/cpsid_89450.html

but i run cs6 and cc under windows 7 sp1 64bit and windows 8.1 64bit

and i have thunderbird email client

is there a way to make it work?

maybe i can install another email client

thanks

Have bridge search a folder and its subfolders and covert files to specific file type?? possible?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 19 Aug 2014 21:06:48 GMT

Dear adobe community,

My question is whether or not Bridge can automatically search through an archive of folders and convert any TIFF or DNG files into jpeg format. I am just starting this venture and am wondering where to get started in the scripting SDK or if there are other resources at our disposal.

Thank You for your time,

~joacampb

Script to add the title from the filename without the extension?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 18 Aug 2014 19:00:54 GMT

I'm looking for a way to add the filename to the "title", but minus the extension... Anyone have any ideas?

How to support metadata for docx, csv, indb and others.

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 04 Aug 2014 10:34:38 GMT

Hello,

Is there a plugin or a way to extend the supported extensions for metadata, especially IPTC Core?

Preview custom text presets for AE via Bridge

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 31 Jul 2014 14:06:27 GMT

Hi there,

Can I preview custom text presets for After Effects via Bridge?

If so, can I control it somehow via scripting?

Thanks in advance.

Mouse events listener

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 30 Jul 2014 14:46:15 GMT

I'm having trouble listening for mouse events in Bridge CS6.

This example script works well in Photoshop and Toolkit, but not in Bridge:

var w =new Window ("dialog");
var b = w.add ("button", undefined, "Qwerty");

b.addEventListener("click", function (k){whatsup (k)});

function whatsup (p)
{
  if(p.button == 2){ $.writeln ("Right-button clicked.") }
  if(p.shiftKey){ $.writeln ("Shift key pressed.") }
  $.writeln ("X: "+ p.clientX);
  $.writeln ("Y: "+ p.clientY);
}
w.show ();

Other event types like resize or focus work well.

The event types that seem to be broken are: mousedown, mouseup, mouseover, mouseout, click

Is there a work-around to this problem?

multi column menus

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 30 Jul 2014 10:59:12 GMT

Hey,

I have a custom menu item which lists a lot of content.

Actually so much content that it goes off-screen, but doesn't wrap into a second column.

I have to hover over the arrow at the bottom of the menu to get it to scroll.

That arrow is only visible on the main monitor, not on the second smaller monitor.

Is there any way to get multi-column menus instead of scrollable menus? windows start button style.

Cheers

Antoine

Adobe Bridge CC: Batch Rename using any metadata field

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 30 Jun 2014 15:56:28 GMT

How can I add certain Metadata fields to the pull down menu in the batch rename function?

I need to do a batch rename of files, but using metadata fields that are not available as an option on the pull down menu.

Hoping to use any or all of these:

Audio : Artist, Album, Genre

IPTC Core : Description, Keywords, etc..

Adobe Bridge CC : metadata copy from one field to another for multiple files

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 30 Jun 2014 15:49:57 GMT

So I am using Bridge CC for managing audio files and have many many MP3's that I need to copy or move one field of metadata to another.

ie: copy "Audio Artist" field to "IPTC Core Creator" Field

move "IPTC Core Description" to "Video Log Comment" field

Is there a script I can add that will let me select multiple files, and have it copy or move all the info from one of these fields to another?

Thanks

Scott

sootysax@yahoo.com

Scripts need to be updated for use from Bridge to Photoshop. Broken with CC2014

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 23 Jun 2014 01:37:14 GMT

Nasty news.

One cannot (though Adobe advises!) run the Uninstaller for Photoshop CC.

It removes the Bridge: Tools: Photoshop scripts, i.e. "Image Processor."

I reinstalled the older (CC) version, and the scripts returned—HOWEVER—the scripts STILL don't work.
It launches the CC2014 version, and delivers an error message (attached).

execute command in command line.

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 16 Jun 2014 13:10:01 GMT

I am trying to connect to a local database. I can use the terminal to execute commands to the database that work. The trick is that I am having difficulty sending those commands from bridge. This is what I have tried.

app.system("Mongod --fork");
app.system("mongo");
app.system("use mydb");
app.system("db.testData.update({ name: 'bg'}, { $set: { name: 'Brett Gonterman'}})");

if I type this manually it works. If I send this through Bridge nothing happens.

How can I execute this?

Bridge and network drive

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Fri, 23 May 2014 02:20:08 GMT

I am planing to set up a Drobo network drive and three mac work stations with PSCC and BRCC.

Can Bridge run as a network application?

In other words if the source files live in the network drive, when computer A makes a Br collection,

do computers B and C see the same Br collection?

When computer B labels a files do computers A and C see the same label?

When computer C makes a PSCC edit do computer B and C see the updated image preview?

Can Bridge CC create a list of files in .txt format ?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 22 May 2014 07:25:13 GMT

hi all,

i'd like to know if i can create a list of files in .txt format using Bridge CC

It could be a good way to verify the integrity of an external database.

thank you all

rafa

Changing lens and aperture Exif data with script possible?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Fri, 16 May 2014 13:13:24 GMT

I'm photographing with manual lenses that do not transmit exif data about lens type, focal length and aperture. I was looking for a Bridge addon that allows me to add this information, but found nothing. Is it possible to change this field with a Bridge script? I've read the documentation and found no evidence that it isn't allowed, but I've read on another site that it's impossible to change this kind of fields.

Can anybody shed some light on this? If it's generally possible I would write such a script.

Script to customize 'Description' from Keywords?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Sun, 04 May 2014 00:48:07 GMT

I process multiple image galleries of 100-125 images on a daily basis using Bridge, and I add keywords to these images which then get converted to Wordpress tags when uploaded to my site. What I also want to do is add meaningful 'Description' (alt/text) to my images using the keywords I already have for the images.

For example, let's say I have 3 images in a gallery titled - 'X-Men Movie Premiere'.

Image001.jpg has keywords Hugh Jackman, Bryan SInger

Image002.jpg has keywords Hugh Jackman, Bryan SInger, Jennifer Lawrence

Image003.jpg has keyword Jennifer Lawrence

I want to be able to run a script that takes the keywords and append it to the gallery title or a customized text and make it the 'Description' for the image. So in this case,

Customized Text = "at the X-Men Premiere"

Image001.jpg should have description Hugh Jackman, Bryan SInger at the X-Men Premiere

Image002.jpg should have description Hugh Jackman, Bryan SInger, Jennifer Lawrence at the X-Men Premiere

Image003.jpg should have description Jennifer Lawrence at the X-Men Premiere

Any scripting gurus that can help? Thanks in advance!

Sort by SOURCE - Metadata

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 01 May 2014 16:18:05 GMT

Hello,

I'm trying to find a way to sort photos in Bridge by a specific metatdata field - SOURCE.

Does anyone know if there is a script for this, or if it's possible to make one?

Any guidance would be appreciated.

Thanks!

HTML5 Extensions for Bridge

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 22:23:54 GMT

Many other Adobe products are moving to HTML5-based panels (http://blogs.adobe.com/cssdk/2013/09/introducing-html5-extensions.html), is there any way to find out if Bridge will do this too?

Thanks

Script contact sheet

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 22:13:41 GMT

Hi there,

I'm new to Bridge CC and I'm looking at helping a photographer friend streamline his time consuming manual process.

He currently has a folder containing many sub-folders which each contain 6 images.

He works his way through each sub-folder selecting all 6 images and clicking the pdf generation button on the Output panel to generate a contact sheet using a custom template including a footer and watermark.

I think I can manage looping through the folders but I'm unsure on how to start the pdf generation or apply the template and can't see anything about this in the SDK documentation.

Does anyone have any pointers? Links to useful resources or code snippets would also be great?

Thanks in advance

BW work space

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Sat, 12 Apr 2014 04:32:03 GMT

I have a need to sort color images by contrast. I find this task more efficient when looking at a BW version of the color image.

Can a BW work space be created through scripting?

Is there a way to turn the thumbnail view into BW in Bridge?

Event handler if new File added in current folder

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Fri, 11 Apr 2014 14:45:00 GMT

Hi folks,

I'm just trying to write a little jsx script for Bridge CS6.

How can I implement an event handler that will react if the user adds a new thumbnail (new file) to the current folder in bridge.

I've tested it with this code, but it doesn't work:

app.document.thumbnail.watch ("children", function(id, oldVal, newVal) {
$.writeln (oldVal + " to " + newVal);
// some code here
});

Thanks. Greetings

objects and events

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 07 Apr 2014 18:29:29 GMT

What event is triggered when I update an image's metadata? I want to automate a process that should occur when I rate/reject an image.

Thanks in advance.

Script for creating grid spreads of photos from the Adobe Bridge

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Sun, 06 Apr 2014 19:56:34 GMT

Hi,

Someone once showed me a script for being able to select multiple images while looking at them in the bridge and making grid layouts on pages from them. Does anyone know how to do that? Thanks!

Open indesign links in photoshop

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Sun, 06 Apr 2014 11:34:21 GMT

Hi everyone,

Since im very new to scripting... i m requesting your help to fix this issue..

My need is to export the indesign page as jpg and then open the jpgs' in photoshop and save as psd.

I tried to the below script... indesign page exported as jpg, but the exported jpg is not opened in photoshop.

please help me on this....

Main();

function Main() {

var result=CreateBridgeTalkMessage();

var myOutFolderPathName = "C:\\Users\\Unique\\Desktop\\JPG\\";

doc_name = app.activeDocument.name.split(".indd")[0];

myPDFFilePath = myOutFolderPathName+"\\"+(doc_name) +'.jpg';

app.activeDocument.exportFile (ExportFormat.JPG, myPDFFilePath, false );

    function CreateBridgeTalkMessage() {

        var bt = new BridgeTalk();
        var re;
        bt.target = "photoshop";
        bt.body = openFile.toString();
        bt.onResult = function(e) {
          re= e.body;
        }
        bt.send(900);
   return re;

    }
}
function openFile() {
    app.bringToFront();
    app.displayDialogs = DialogModes.NO;
    app.preferences.rulerUnits = Units.MM;
var myOutFolderPathName = Folder("C:\\Users\\Unique\\Desktop\\JPG\\");
   var fileList =myOutFolderPathName.getFiles("*.*");
for (var a in fileList){
   var thisDoc = open(File(fileList[a]));
    }

return true;
}

Many thanks for the support.

Script to Rename Bracketed Photos

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 27 Mar 2014 18:22:43 GMT

I have looked around and have had no luck finding anything similar to what I would like to do. I am trying to batch rename sets of bracketed photos with something similar to the following:

Scene-Bracket

001-01

001-02

001-03

002-01

002-02

002-03

003-01

003-02

003-03

I would like the scene number to just be a sequence followed by a sequence for the 3 bracketed images

I am currently only taking brackets of 3 which should make this somewhat more simple.

I have tried to write my own script by deconstructing others but I don't really know what I am doing and have not had any luck.

If there is anything similar out there that you could point me towards it would be helpful.

Thanks.

Intermittent delays in BT communication

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Sat, 15 Mar 2014 10:31:25 GMT

Hi,

I've posted this in general discussions but no luck, I was told I might get better help here so here goes:

I'm playing with a bridgetalk script to pass just one argument back and forth between PS and AI all run from Bridge, this in the future will be a key driver to the main script, I have all the components of PS scripts and AI scripts ready, now working on the workflow order. Due to asynchronous behavior I have to do it in this manner. Basically Bridge selects multiple folders containing multiple files and based on the type sends it either to AI or PS for processing then comes back goes to the next file and so on. I want it to process only one file at a time, raise the counter by one return it as a result and onResult continue on with a main function.

The script I'm testing does it until the counter =10

Here it is:

It all works fine, but WHY am I getting time delays so different to each other. One time script will take 3 seconds, other times over a minute and it's not even performing any tasks in AI or PS:

here's my results:

Start

Got 0 from PS, passing it to AI

Result: undefined

Got 1 from AI, passing it to PS

Got 2 from PS, passing it to AI

Got 3 from AI, passing it to PS

Got 4 from PS, passing it to AI

Got 5 from AI, passing it to PS

Got 6 from PS, passing it to AI

Got 7 from AI, passing it to PS

Got 8 from PS, passing it to AI

Got 9 from AI, passing it to PS

Done

10 documents opened in 3.50 seconds

Start

Got 0 from PS, passing it to AI

Result: undefined

Got 1 from AI, passing it to PS

Got 2 from PS, passing it to AI

Got 3 from AI, passing it to PS

Got 4 from PS, passing it to AI

Got 5 from AI, passing it to PS

Got 6 from PS, passing it to AI

Got 7 from AI, passing it to PS

Got 8 from PS, passing it to AI

Got 9 from AI, passing it to PS

Done

10 documents opened in 101.85 seconds

the code is as follows:

[code]

////////////////////////////////

#target bridge;

$.hiresTimer; // start timer

$.writeln("Start");

var counter = 0;

function lastFunction(counter){

if(counter>=10){

var time = $.hiresTimer/1000000;

$.writeln("Done");

$.writeln(counter+" documents opened in " + time.toFixed(2) + " seconds" );

}else{

$.writeln( "Got " + counter +" from PS, passing it to AI");

infoFromPS(counter);

}

lastFunction(counter);

function infoFromPS(counter) {

var bt = new BridgeTalk();

bt.target = "Illustrator";

bt.body = "ai("+counter+");";

bt.body += ai.toString();

bt.onResult = function( msg ) {

// BridgeTalk.bringToFront("bridge");

var myResult = msg.body;

doSomethingNow( myResult );

}

bt.send();

}

function ai(counter){

counter ++;

return counter;

}

function doSomethingNow( counter ) {

$.writeln( "Got " + counter +" from AI, passing it to PS");

infoFromAI(counter);

}

function infoFromAI(counter) {

var bt = new BridgeTalk();

bt.target = "Photoshop";

bt.body = "ps("+counter+");";

bt.body += ps.toString();

// $.writeln(bt.body);

bt.onResult = function( msg ) {

// BridgeTalk.bringToFront("bridge");

var myResult2 = msg.body;

lastFunction(myResult2);

}

bt.send();

}

function ps(counter){

counter ++;

return counter;

}

[/code]

In functions ai() and ps() I will be passing a lot of code that's why I do it as a function and pass it to BTalk this way.

Any Ideas?

I have changed a few things and number of callbacks to 20 and this is what I get:

Start

Got 0 from PS, passing it to AI - 0.00 s

Result: undefined

Got 1 from AI, passing it to PS - 0.19 s

Got 2 from PS, passing it to AI - 0.20 s

Got 3 from AI, passing it to PS - 0.60 s

Got 4 from PS, passing it to AI - 0.10 s

Got 5 from AI, passing it to PS - 0.60 s

Got 6 from PS, passing it to AI - 0.10 s

Got 7 from AI, passing it to PS - 0.70 s

Got 8 from PS, passing it to AI - 0.10 s

Got 9 from AI, passing it to PS - 0.60 s

Got 10 from PS, passing it to AI - 0.20 s

Got 11 from AI, passing it to PS - 0.60 s

Got 12 from PS, passing it to AI - 0.20 s

Got 13 from AI, passing it to PS - 0.50 s

Got 14 from PS, passing it to AI - 0.10 s

Got 15 from AI, passing it to PS - 0.70 s

Got 16 from PS, passing it to AI - 0.10 s

Got 17 from AI, passing it to PS - 0.60 s

Got 18 from PS, passing it to AI - 0.20 s

Got 19 from AI, passing it to PS - 0.60 s

Done! 20 documents opened in 7.09 seconds

Start

Got 0 from PS, passing it to AI - 0.00 s

Result: undefined

Got 1 from AI, passing it to PS - 0.16 s

Got 2 from PS, passing it to AI - 0.10 s

Got 3 from AI, passing it to PS - 0.60 s

Got 4 from PS, passing it to AI - 9.10 s

Got 5 from AI, passing it to PS - 1.40 s

Got 6 from PS, passing it to AI - 0.30 s

Got 7 from AI, passing it to PS - 0.40 s

Got 8 from PS, passing it to AI - 0.20 s

Got 9 from AI, passing it to PS - 0.60 s

Got 10 from PS, passing it to AI - 0.20 s

Got 11 from AI, passing it to PS - 0.50 s

Got 12 from PS, passing it to AI - 0.20 s

Got 13 from AI, passing it to PS - 0.60 s

Got 14 from PS, passing it to AI - 0.60 s

Got 15 from AI, passing it to PS - 0.60 s

Got 16 from PS, passing it to AI - 0.10 s

Got 17 from AI, passing it to PS - 0.70 s

Got 18 from PS, passing it to AI - 10.00 s

Got 19 from AI, passing it to PS - 3.60 s

Done! 20 documents opened in 30.26 seconds

Start

Got 0 from PS, passing it to AI - 0.00 s

Result: undefined

Got 1 from AI, passing it to PS - 0.21 s

Got 2 from PS, passing it to AI - 0.17 s

Got 3 from AI, passing it to PS - 0.60 s

Got 4 from PS, passing it to AI - 10.00 s

Got 5 from AI, passing it to PS - 10.00 s

Got 6 from PS, passing it to AI - 30.20 s

Got 7 from AI, passing it to PS - 2.39 s

Got 8 from PS, passing it to AI - 10.09 s

Got 9 from AI, passing it to PS - 10.02 s

Got 10 from PS, passing it to AI - 10.18 s

Got 11 from AI, passing it to PS - 10.06 s

Got 12 from PS, passing it to AI - 10.06 s

Got 13 from AI, passing it to PS - 10.17 s

Got 14 from PS, passing it to AI - 20.13 s

Got 15 from AI, passing it to PS - 10.07 s

Got 16 from PS, passing it to AI - 20.11 s

Got 17 from AI, passing it to PS - 20.22 s

Got 18 from PS, passing it to AI - 10.10 s

Got 19 from AI, passing it to PS - 10.10 s

Done! 20 documents opened in 214.92 seconds

Start

Got 0 from PS, passing it to AI - 0.00 s

Result: undefined

Got 1 from AI, passing it to PS - 9.90 s

Got 2 from PS, passing it to AI - 10.10 s

Got 3 from AI, passing it to PS - 6.20 s

Got 4 from PS, passing it to AI - 1.00 s

Got 5 from AI, passing it to PS - 3.10 s

Got 6 from PS, passing it to AI - 1.90 s

Got 7 from AI, passing it to PS - 10.00 s

Got 8 from PS, passing it to AI - 10.10 s

Got 9 from AI, passing it to PS - 9.98 s

Got 10 from PS, passing it to AI - 20.12 s

Got 11 from AI, passing it to PS - 8.91 s

Got 12 from PS, passing it to AI - 10.09 s

Got 13 from AI, passing it to PS - 1.39 s

Got 14 from PS, passing it to AI - 0.12 s

Got 15 from AI, passing it to PS - 0.60 s

Got 16 from PS, passing it to AI - 0.20 s

Got 17 from AI, passing it to PS - 4.18 s

Got 18 from PS, passing it to AI - 0.12 s

Got 19 from AI, passing it to PS - 0.50 s

Done! 20 documents opened in 108.61 seconds

I'm puzzled really, it's running on a reasonably quick i7.

after the restart of Bridge I get:

Start

Got 0 from PS, passing it to AI - 0.00 s

Result: undefined

Got 1 from AI, passing it to PS - 0.80 s

Got 2 from PS, passing it to AI - 0.20 s

Got 3 from AI, passing it to PS - 0.60 s

Got 4 from PS, passing it to AI - 0.20 s

Got 5 from AI, passing it to PS - 0.50 s

Got 6 from PS, passing it to AI - 0.20 s

Got 7 from AI, passing it to PS - 0.60 s

Got 8 from PS, passing it to AI - 0.20 s

Got 9 from AI, passing it to PS - 0.50 s

Got 10 from PS, passing it to AI - 0.30 s

Got 11 from AI, passing it to PS - 0.40 s

Got 12 from PS, passing it to AI - 0.20 s

Got 13 from AI, passing it to PS - 0.60 s

Got 14 from PS, passing it to AI - 0.20 s

Got 15 from AI, passing it to PS - 0.50 s

Got 16 from PS, passing it to AI - 0.20 s

Got 17 from AI, passing it to PS - 0.60 s

Got 18 from PS, passing it to AI - 0.10 s

Got 19 from AI, passing it to PS - 0.60 s

Done! 20 documents opened in 7.7 seconds

Start

Got 0 from PS, passing it to AI - 0.00 s

Result: undefined

Got 1 from AI, passing it to PS - 0.40 s

Got 2 from PS, passing it to AI - 0.20 s

Got 3 from AI, passing it to PS - 0.60 s

Got 4 from PS, passing it to AI - 0.10 s

Got 5 from AI, passing it to PS - 0.60 s

Got 6 from PS, passing it to AI - 0.30 s

Got 7 from AI, passing it to PS - 0.50 s

Got 8 from PS, passing it to AI - 0.10 s

Got 9 from AI, passing it to PS - 0.60 s

Got 10 from PS, passing it to AI - 0.20 s

Got 11 from AI, passing it to PS - 0.60 s

Got 12 from PS, passing it to AI - 0.30 s

Got 13 from AI, passing it to PS - 0.40 s

Got 14 from PS, passing it to AI - 0.30 s

Got 15 from AI, passing it to PS - 0.50 s

Got 16 from PS, passing it to AI - 0.10 s

Got 17 from AI, passing it to PS - 0.60 s

Got 18 from PS, passing it to AI - 0.10 s

Got 19 from AI, passing it to PS - 0.70 s

Done! 20 documents opened in 7.4 seconds

Start

Got 0 from PS, passing it to AI - 0.00 s

Result: undefined

Got 1 from AI, passing it to PS - 0.60 s

Got 2 from PS, passing it to AI - 0.30 s

Got 3 from AI, passing it to PS - 0.50 s

Got 4 from PS, passing it to AI - 0.10 s

Got 5 from AI, passing it to PS - 0.60 s

Got 6 from PS, passing it to AI - 0.20 s

Got 7 from AI, passing it to PS - 0.60 s

Got 8 from PS, passing it to AI - 0.30 s

Got 9 from AI, passing it to PS - 0.40 s

Got 10 from PS, passing it to AI - 0.20 s

Got 11 from AI, passing it to PS - 0.60 s

Got 12 from PS, passing it to AI - 0.30 s

Got 13 from AI, passing it to PS - 0.40 s

Got 14 from PS, passing it to AI - 0.20 s

Got 15 from AI, passing it to PS - 0.60 s

Got 16 from PS, passing it to AI - 0.20 s

Got 17 from AI, passing it to PS - 0.50 s

Got 18 from PS, passing it to AI - 0.20 s

Got 19 from AI, passing it to PS - 0.60 s

Done! 20 documents opened in 7.6 seconds

Do I need a cleanup code of some sort?

Help selecting next thumbnail via script

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 13 Mar 2014 17:17:12 GMT

Hi All

I'm trying to find a way to change the selection in the content pane from the current thumbnail to the next thumbnail. I've had a look through the bridge referance and guide but couldn't find any clues. Does anyone know if this is possible and how I might go about it?

Thanks

BridgeTalk.bringToFront ("aftereffects"); - No longer works?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 12 Mar 2014 16:50:02 GMT

I tried posting this question in the after effects scripting forum and got no response. Hopefully someone here knows about this.

I have been putsing around with a script since CS6. Suddenly with the most recent updates to CC, BridgeTalk.bringToFront ("aftereffects"); isn't working on my pc.

I have tested this on a mac and it seems to work fine however when I try on my windows 7 system, nothing. I searched through the Javascript CC ref but I am getting no where.

Here is what I have been trying. I open a new javascript set it to run the Extend Script Toolkit CC, pull photoshop in front of after effects.

I run this:

BridgeTalk.bringToFront ("aftereffects");

nothing

However, if I put after effects or any other programs in front of photoshop and run this:

BridgeTalk.bringToFront ("photoshop");

Photoshop pops right up.

Is anyone else having this same problem? Does anyone know anything about it? Can anyone offer advice for a work around?

I would appreciate it if someone would try this on their windows system as all my adobe friends work on mac.

Thanks for looking.

Open/save multiple workspace windows?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 22:03:05 GMT

Sometimes I find it useful to have two or more Bridge windows open at once.

I havent been able to figure out how to save such a configuration or load. The only way it seems is to open the first Workspace, then create the other one(s). Then do it all over again if (when) Bridge crashes.

Is there a way to open and save multiple Workspace windows at once? I'm using Bridge CS4 on a Mac running OSX 10.6.8.

Thumbnail select event

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 19 Feb 2014 21:40:26 GMT

Hi,

help me.

when i run the script every functionality will be loaded and before loaded if i not select a thumb on bridge i got message which i given but after loaded the script when i select a thumb get no message which pinrt.

function addFilelogScriptPalette(doc)

{

var sel = doc.selections;

//$.writeln(sel.length);

if(sel.length == 0)

{

alert("Select file");

return false;

}

var fileName = sel[0].name;

$.writeln(sel[0].name);

}

i mean when i select every thumb i want to get each file inforation.

would u please help me in this regards.

Thanks.

How to open multiple folders and read file?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 13 Feb 2014 08:54:29 GMT

Hello,

I try to use this bridge script. The script work very well for me but some times I have multiple folders.

Now script work that:

1. Read file in folder

2. Save text file and show me popup with full quadrature

http://forums.adobe.com/message/3996179?tstart=56

1. Open folder

2. Read file

3. Close folder

4. Read next folder

5. Read file

6. Close folder

7. ....

8. Save text file with all folders and show me popup with full quadrature

Please help!

Best regards.

Add Startup scripts to Bridge

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 23 Jan 2014 15:29:56 GMT

hello

I would like to do as above, with InDesign you have a fodler called Scripts/Startup Scripts with scripts inside can i do the same with Bridge CS6?

Thanks