3 Replies Latest reply: Aug 23, 2011 8:05 PM by John Hawkinson

Script to convert text file to text layer.

Nictra_Savios Aug 21, 2011 2:53 PM

Alright, Totally new at this extendscript stuff, but it will be my 6th coding/scripting language if I can become profficiant in it. ( after C++, Objective-C, AppleScript, AutoHotKey and Bash... I don't count HTML/CSS)

So this is script number zero, I need somewhere to start, and I have a project I've been working on that I can't see another way to do it, so since I'm new at this, id like you to help me write this, I honestly have no idea, not even a clue where to start (Time for 'hello world!' eh?).

Anyway, what I would like help making is a script, that will take the 50 text files I have in a folder [ D:\Code\Examples\HelloWorld\*.txt] and make them all text layers with font: Anonymous Pro, Size 8, Color 0xFFFFFF. Alighted to the top/left at 0,0. I would like the layer name to be the Text-files name before the last period (I say last because one is named Visual Basic .NET.txt)... although first wouldn't be too bad. (So lets just say, until a period)

The reason I can't do this task by hand is simple, they are all 'Hello World' Examples, they are in 49 different coding languages. Each language has a seperate text file, like Bash.txt, Ada.txt, (Extendscript.txt next? .. make it an even 50 XD)

So, little help making this? Maybe an example?

1. Re: Script to convert text file to text layer.

John Hawkinson Aug 21, 2011 3:48 PM (in response to Nictra_Savios)

This is the cross-application scripting forum, but your question doesn't sound cross-application, so there is probably a better place for it.

I cannot tell, from your question, what application you are attempting to script. That makes all the difference in the world. (Knowing the version would be nice, too...)
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Nictra_Savios Aug 22, 2011 9:23 AM (in response to John Hawkinson)

When I find the edit button, I'll edit the post... anyway.... Adobe master collection CS5.5, I want this to work with photoshop, but after I learn more, the plan is to make it work with some of the other programs.

And if this topic is in the wrong place, I kindly ask a moderator to move it
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John Hawkinson Aug 23, 2011 8:05 PM (in response to Nictra_Savios)

Sorry for the delay. I suspect you may not get much moderator attention, you are probably best off posting in the Photoshop scripting forum.
Scripting for all the Creative Suite applications is not at all the same. They are all different, though there are certainly similarities.
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