Action File Save

Working from Lightroom in PS - trying to record action to simply flatten layers and File Save back to Lightroom.
PS records specific file path of original image used when action was recorded. Is there a way to eliminate this specific path?

While recording the Action Save As Step do not make any changes to the default path and file names that shows up un the Save As dialog. Just do the Save as with the defaults you can change the file type in the save as using the file type pull-down menu.. Because you made no changes to the offered folder Path and File Name nothing will be recorded into the Action Step for Folder Path and File Name. Each image you run the action on will save into the source image folder with the default document name.

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Can I create action to Save As... and change only one character of the original file name?

I'm working on a group of files(25-28) at a time. I have to save each one as a photoshop .raw file and change the first character of the file name. the rest of the file name must remain the same. I then close the original file with no changes. I tried to create an action for this. The only problem is that the next file overwrote the file I used to create the action. Is it possible to creat an action to save as... and keep the file name of the new file but chage the first character to the same one used in the recording?

Good day!
I think what you are describing is not possible with Actions.
Scripting would be an option, but more convenient might be simply saving the files with unchanged names and then edit the names of the whole bunch in Bridge in one go (Tools > Batch Rename).
Regards,
Pfaffenbichler

How to I record an Action to Save As that doesn't include a file name??

Hi -
I have an Action that will crop and scale a PDF file then Save As a JPG to a destination folder. The problem is that when I recorded the Action I did so with a file named ABC.PDF and Saved it as ABC.JPG - and now every file saved with this
Action is named ABC.JPG
This makes it impossible to use with a bunch of different files. One file gets overwritten multiple times with the same name. The file name ABC.JPG is "burned" into the Action.
SO - how do I record an Action to Save As without including a file name??
TIA your help on this crazy problem -
Josh
CS5 on Windows7

PeterK - thanks for the reply. I tried that already - initially actually.
I even tried blanking out the field so I would save a file with NO name. PSD added it's own .jpg and saved it like that. Every file after that over wrote that one too so after using the Action on 6 files I still only had one ".jpg" in the folder.
I was hoping that there was a setting or preference somewhere. SInce this is Windows might it be OS related?

Where do I save a .atn action file? I don't see the proper folder

I have W7 computer, with PSE 10.0; I downloaded an .atn action file and it is now in my "downloads" folder. Where do I save this .atn file? I do not see a Workflow Panels\Actions folder in the PSE 10.0\en-US folder. The directions say to save it in that place, in order to have the action show up in the Guided Edit panel on PSE 10.0
thanks

The Texas Chicks site also has very good instructions for installing actions:
http://www.texaschicksblogsandpics.com/photography-page/installing-actions-in-photoshop-el ements/install-actions-in-pse-9-on-windows-7/
Ken

Action to "Save as JPG" always offers "foo copy copy.jpg" as file name

When I use Photoshop CS4 "Save As", and then select jpg, it offers
me to save my file, foo.psd as foo.jpg. No problem.
I have prepared an action to "Save as JPG" but it always offers me
to save as "foo copy copy.jpg". This is rather annoying as I'll have
to get rid of "copy copy" portion every time.
Any hints? Is it my action script? Is a "professional" version of
such an action script available elsewhere?
Thanks

use save for web. you have more control and don't get annoyed by the stupid "copy copy" issue.

Creating actions to save files

Hello all,
I want to have an action that takes the input file and creates a JPEG for web and places it in the same folder that the input file is located. Is this possible? Normally, when creating an action to Save for Web, it will save the file in a single specific location, but I need to have it save to whatever folder the original file is in, no matter where that file is.
Secondly, is it possible to make the action add text to the end of the filename? I would like it to add the text "-web" to the end of the file.
I hope that's clear, let me know. Thanks for your time, everyone.

This is where a script comes in.
This should do it...
#target photoshop
function main(){
if(documents.length){
var newName = decodeURI(activeDocument.name).match(/(.*)\.[^\.]+$/)[1];
newName = newName +"-web.jpg";
var saveFile = File(decodeURI(activeDocument.path) +"/"+ newName);
if(saveFile.exists){
var result = Window.confirm("This File Exits!\nWould You Like It Overwritten?", true, "File Exists");
if(!result) return;
saveFile.remove();
SaveForWeb(saveFile,80); //Change quality to suit
main();
function SaveForWeb(saveFile,jpegQuality) {
var sfwOptions = new ExportOptionsSaveForWeb();
   sfwOptions.format = SaveDocumentType.JPEG;
   sfwOptions.includeProfile = false;
   sfwOptions.interlaced = 0;
   sfwOptions.optimized = true;
   sfwOptions.quality = jpegQuality; //0-100
activeDocument.exportDocument(saveFile, ExportType.SAVEFORWEB, sfwOptions);

Stop Action in Save for Web

Is it possible to insert a "stop" in the action for save for the web, just before actual save. Basically i want to be able to name my file manually (use distinctive names), but just to automate the picture size option and quality (which don't change). I know that i can write an action for an image resize and than save it with my desired file name, but i was wondering if i can do it all in "one shot" without the altering of original image.

The best you can do is tell Photoshop to show the save for web dialog box
and wait you to make your changes and then click on save. It will not put in
things automatically, you would have to set all options you want. You can
turn on the dialog box by checking the box next to that step in the actions
palette list of steps in the action.
Robert

Download file in struts - File save dialog not showing up

Hi,
The issue i have is - the file save dialog box which should be displayed on file download is not showing up.
I have a DAO being called from the Action form SaveDocumentAction which extends DispatchAction and has a download(mapping, request, response,..) method. Below are relevant portions of my code.
public void showDocument(DocumentTO Doc, HttpServletResponse response){
//get filename etc
response.setContentType("application/x-download");
response.setHeader("Content-Disposition", "attachment; filename=myFile.txt");
OutputStream out = response.getOutputStream();
//code for writing from input file to out
I shld be getting a File Save dialog after response.setHeader(), but I am not. Can anyone tell me where I am going wrong. I have printed SOPs and all print fine, even the file writing part.

Put this code into a servlet rather than a JSP.
JSP are for returning text based HTML pages. It adds extra carriage returns into the response that will corrupt the file, and prevent the dialog showing up.
This code is much better off being in a servlet
If you are using a FileInputStream, you should be using a ServletOutputStream rather than the JSP writer: response.getOutputStream()
When dealing with file input in a JSP/Servlet you should use the methods of ServletContext. getRealPath() turns a website relative file into a real location on disk. getResourceAsStream() opens the file for you. getResourceAsStream() is more reliable as it will work even if the web app is deployed in a packed WAR.
Cheers,
evnafets

Windows File Save dialog freezes a virtual folder

We have a shell namespace extension that presents a remote document repository as a virtual folder in the Desktop folder. When the File Save dialog box is opened from within Adobe Reader or Acrobat version 9, our virtual folder appears inactivated. Even though the common dialog box displays the items in the folder, it is not possible to select any of the items, e.g., using a mouse click or key code press.
Note that the same common dialog when running in open mode works fine. Our virtual folder is enabled, and an item can be selected for the Open action. It appears that the problem shows up only when the Save dialog runs from within Adobe Reader 9 or Acrobat 9.
The problem appears to be limited to Windows 7 and Vista. XP does not have the problem.
I would like to know why and how the save dialog gets disabled, and would like to know how to prevent the dialog from disabling the virtual folder.

Hi,
I have followed the example you mentioned to save a picture to the folder shortcut, and the name won't change to the shortcut. Also the picture would be saved into the original folder.
Here is the steps I did:
1. Create a folder named New folder in My documents:
2. Select it and then press ctrl + C and right-click on destop choose paste shortcut(named New folder-Shortcut);
3. Right-click on a picture in one webpage then open the save picture as dialog box;
4. Navigate to the desktop folder shortcut and double-click into it, the file name field won't change;
5. My machine is Windows 7 Enterprise SP1.
Would you please tell some more details on how you saved the picture?
In addition, there might be some other applications triggered this action, we may take a look with process monitor:
The download link here:
Process monitor
And here is a blog talking about how to use it:
Process Monitor - Hands-On Labs and Examples
If possible, please redo the action, then upload the result into onedrive and paste the link here.
Best regards
Michael Shao
TechNet Community Support

CS3: Having problems creating an Action to "Save for Web"

Hello All,
I'm trying to create an Action to convert my psd. files to JPEG's suitable for the web. I'm using a Mac Pro running CS3. My workspace is Adobe RGB (1998), all files begin as Canon CR2 RAW, are edited at 16 bits, and then saved as psd. I created an Action the following way from an open psd. image in Photoshop:
1) Windows>Actions
2) Create New Action
3) Re-named "Save For Web" then clicked Record
4) Image>Duplicate>OK
5) Edit>Convert to Profile
6) Changed Destination Space to sRGB IEC61966-2.1>OK
7) File>Save As
8) Format> No JPEG option ?????????? What?
Everything seemed fine until I reached the Format stage. I had many choices, but JPEG was not one of them. Can someone please tell me what I'm doing wrong? Thank you!
Mike

Ramón G Castañeda wrote:
MJCarnegie wrote:
It never occured to me that I should convert back to 8-bit before saving, and truthfully I had no idea how to do that anyhow. I know, what a Newbie, huh?
Go to the Image menu in Photoshop:
Image > Mode > 8 bits. Pretty straight forward and fast.
MJCarnegie wrote:
…strange, in Matt's article…
I'll pass on that. Generally speaking, I'm not a fan of the Scott Kelby crowd, so I don't follow them regularly.
Thanks again Ramon, I can't believe I've overlooked the Image>Mode>8 bit path for this long.
Cheers,
Mike

How to write binary data to browser - File Save dialog

Hi,
problem:
i have a working webservice and i get binary data from that webservice.
my dynpro java already works and i have byte[] b which has my binary result.
what i want:
when the user clicks on the button, the action onActionGetResult() is executed and inside this method, the byteArray b exists. what can i do, to say the dynpro application that it should send the binary data direct to the browser, so that the "File Save Dialog" appears and the user can save the file to the harddisk
any ideas?

I've found the solution:
IWDWindow window = wdComponentAPI.getWindowManager().createNonModalExternalWindow(
res.getUrl(WDFileDownloadBehaviour.ALLOW_SAVE.ordinal()),
res.getResourceName());
window.show();
this worked for me

Excel from 50KB to 18MB from Simple File Save As ??!!

See this discussion for more detail and sample files. The files do contain very short macros and are safe - I have viewed them myself:
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/office/forum/office_2010-excel/excel-2010-limit-number-of-row-and-columns/a37fcf66-b103-49ea-9e4e-65b3fab69824
Basically you take a file created in Excel 2010 or 2013 (and presumably 2007) that is a .xlsm file. Use File Save As and save it as a 97-2003 compatible .xls file, and suddenly it jumps to 18MB in size! Opening the .xls file in 2010/2013 and
resaving it as a .xlsm file (under a new name) will result in it returning to a smaller size, but still significantly larger than the original. In this case the original is 48KB, goes to 18+MB as a .xls file, then back down to 107KB when saved again
as a .xlsm file.
The big question is WHY!! Why should a 48K .xlsm file end up as a 18MB file through no other action besides a Save As to the 97-2003 file format?
I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do. RAH

I am sorry, but this does not answer the problem - did you read the post I made originally?
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/office/forum/office_2010-excel/excel-2010-limit-number-of-row-and-columns/a37fcf66-b103-49ea-9e4e-65b3fab69824
As long as I use the Excel 2000 .xls and save it back as .xls Excel 2010 does not bloat the file, how is this explained when 2010 bloats Excel 2010 .xlsm files saved as .xls files?

File save JSP with struts

I have a web application which saves the data from DB query in csv format.
I am having problem with saving the file.
I get the correct result and i can alos save the file.
Where i am having problem is after the file is saved i want my page to go to
another page which shows the data of the file.
What i did was in my struts config file i gave the path of the jsp that shows
the data, but after the file is saved my page is not redirected.
so what i did was i first redirected to another page, and used javascript
onload function and gave the path of the action that saves the file.
However, even when the page is redirected instead of saving the data
it saves the html source of the jsp. i dont know why this is happenig.
anybody with any idea on how can i redirect to another page after saving
the file or redirecting to another page and saving the file, with correct data?
please help

Post snippets from your struts-config.xml and code. This will give idea to ppl who are trying to help.
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Using action to save at a specific designated folder in Illustrator CS6

Hello,
I'm trying to create actions in Illustrator and one specific command I can't seemed to resolve and hopeful some one has a solution:
My action is geared toward saving pdfs because I create multiple pdfs and the tedious 3 or 4 steps of executing this task can be repetitive after awhile.
With that said, I started an action where it allows me to hit one button, and it saves to the folder however, the action always saves the pdfs in the same folder. Ideally, the pdfs should be saved at its respective folder (e.g. file A should have a pdf in file A folder, file B - a pdf in file B folder, and etc.)
Does any one know how to tweak the action to do just that.
Suggestions welcome!
Thanks,
SNTM

Nope. Actions are "dumb" and store all info absolute. You would have to have an action for each separate path. Otherwise you will have to create a short script that provides this functionality.
Mylenium

Need File-Save as-PDF as a toolbar button and one item on menu

What I'd like to see is a single menu line item and button added for File ->Save as ->PDF. Right now, you have to open three menus to perform this function,and there is not a toolbar button offered at all. Every document I save in this program is in PDF format, so it is frustrating to have to perform this action every time. There are keystroke combinations (Shift + Control + S) but I tend to use the mouse more than the keyboard.

Here's some barebones code to add a Save As toolbar button. It goes in a folder-level JavaScript file that you have to create and install properly:
var mySave2 = app.trustedFunction(function(doc) {
    app.beginPriv();
    var oFS = app.browseForDoc({bSave: true, cFilenameInit: doc.documentFileName, cWindowTitle: "Save As"})
    if (oFS) {
        doc.saveAs({cPath: oFS.cPath});
    app.endPriv();
app.addToolButton(
    cName: "ToolbarSaveAs2",
    cLabel: "Save As",
    cExec: "mySave2(this);",
    cEnable: "event.rc = app.doc;"
For more information on folder-level scripts, see: http://acrobatusers.com/tutorials/print/entering-folder-level-scripts
and for updated info, see: http://acrobatninja.blogspot.com/2011/09/acrobat-1011-javascript-changes.html
As Dave mentioned, in Acrobat 10 you'll have to add the new button from "Tools > Add-on Tools" to the Quick Tools toolbar by right-clicking it and selecting "Add to Quick Tools Toolbar".

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