So here is how it is working:
- there is a /Replacement/Data/ folder located on desktop
- the content of this folder is: text_replacement.csv, Excluded.txt, Sender.bat, File.psd, Replacement.jsx
- I could store content of these all files in last one Replacement.jsx, but that was too much work, so there are 5 files
How does it work:
You run Replacement.jsx. It check is it in 'Adobe Scripts' folder located in Documents (default by Adobe during Photoshop installation). At the first time it sees it isn't so it creates Path.txt in /Replacement/Data/ on desktop, and then run Sender.bat. Sender.bat checks what is your Windows Documents path (as it may differ depending on settings during instalation or later changes by user) and write this information in path.txt. Then Sender.bat using Excluded.txt file checks which files from /Replacement/Data/ on desktop are allowed to be sent to 'Adobe Scripts' in Documents folder. The only file (you my later set other for your needs) which will be sent is Replacement.jsx. Finally there is created Replacement.lnk shortcut in /Replacement/Data/ folder on desktop to Replacement.jsx in 'Adobe Scripts' folder. At the end Replacement.jsx from /Replacement/Data/ folder on desktop executes Replacement.jsx in 'Adobe Scripts' and it starts that part of work the script had to be written for.
Every next time you want to use script running it from outside of Photoshop by other process (as I understand you want to have everything automated), it simply must run Replacement.lnk shortcut created in /Replacement/Data/ which is linked to new Replacement.jsx in 'Adobe Scripts'
Explanation why that first part was important:
Unfortunately as far as you don't run scripts directly from photoshop there pops up security question where you must click yes / no. Expection is that 'Adobe Scripts' folder located in Documents. That part could be done of course manually, (I mean placing Replacement.jsx to 'Adobe Scripts' folder and creating shortcut to it, but for exercise I did it by script).
I understand you have some skills to write scripts (not in Photoshop of course). The only job you have to do is to figure out how other script from web api has to send images, .psd and .csv files into /Replacement/Data/ folder on desktop, and then run shortcut to the script.
The main part of script you asked is opening template (File.psd) from /Replacement/Data/ folder, then reading new names from text_replacement.csv, and then making a loop to replace each of them with existing one in opened File.psd. When it's done for each name, it saves it in upper Replacement folder with the name of label it put to the text area of new image. And when loop is finished it closes last (same for all) file and you have all 3 new files in Replacement folder.
If you need help with images, I mean placing them into document, resizing and setting position (that you asked is that possible) let me know, and rather attach some image samples and certain .psd file where it has to be put, with specified positions...
Replacement.jsx:
#target photoshop
function rw(v1, v2, v3) {v2.open(v1), v1 < 'w' ? v3 = v2.read() : v2.write(v3), v2.close(); return v3}
function algn(v) {// ALIGNMENT:
function cTT(v) {return charIDToTypeID(v)}
(ref = new ActionReference()).putEnumerated(cTT('Lyr '), cTT('Ordn'), cTT('Trgt'));
(dsc = new ActionDescriptor()).putReference(cTT('null'), ref)
dsc.putEnumerated(cTT('Usng'), cTT('ADSt'), cTT('Ad' + v))
executeAction(cTT('Algn'), dsc, DialogModes.NO)
}
if (!/A[\w ]+s$/.test(decodeURI(fNp = (fN = File($.fileName)).parent))) {
rw('w', pth = File(fNp + '/Path.txt'), '')
File(fNp + '/Sender.bat').execute()
while(!rw('r', pth)) refresh();
(jsx = File(eval(rw('r', pth).replace(/\n/, '')
.replace(/\\/g, '//')) + '/' + fN.name)), pth.remove()
File(String(fN).slice(0, -4)).createAlias(jsx), jsx.execute()
}
else {
open(fle = File((rep = Folder.desktop + '/Replacement/Data/') + 'File.psd')),
(aD = activeDocument).selection.selectAll(), (aL = aD.activeLayer)
.textItem.justification = Justification.CENTER, algn('CH')
arr = rw('r', File(rep + '/text_replacement.csv')).split(/\n/)
for(i = 1; i < arr.length; i++) {
aL.textItem.contents = arr, aD.saveAs(File(File(rep).parent + '/' + arr))
}
aD.close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES)
}
Sender.bat:
set "dat=%HOMEPATH%\desktop\Replacement\Data"
cd %dat%
for /f "skip=2 tokens=2*" %%a in ('reg query "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders" /v "Personal"') do @set "docs=%%b"
xcopy /f /y /exclude:Excluded.txt %dat% "%docs%\Adobe Scripts"
echo "%docs%\Adobe Scripts" > %dat%\Path.txt
Excluded.txt:
text_replacement.csv
Excluded.txt
Sender.bat
File.psd
Path.txt
text_replacement.csv: (that you attached to your post)
text_replacement
Sample 1
Sample 2
Sample 3
and File.psd (you attached to your post with other name)
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