Append SFW file name in action
Sorry if this has been answered before. I found a lot of similar questions but no answers.
If I record an action that includes Save for Web, I can either leave the name unchanged (and the individual file name will be used when I play the action) or change the name (and that name will be used every time I play the action). But it does not let me append the file name.
For example, I want to create 3 sizes of each image and have each one named filename_sm.jpg, filename_md.jpg and filename_lg.jpg.
Currently, I export each size to a different folder (with the original file name), use NameChanger to append the name, then move the images to their final destination. I thought that, in its 12th incarnation, Photoshop would have a more efficient way of dealing with this issue.
xbytor has provided Scripts that convert Actions to JavaScript named »ActionToJavascript.jsx« and »ActionFileToJavascript.jsx«.
You should be able to find them on this site
http://www.ps-scripts.com/
And you can use »ScriptingListener.plugin« (by moving it into the »Automate«-Folder) to record what you do in Photoshop (not brush-work, though, I’m afraid, basically steps that would also record in an Action) to use in JavaScript later on.
What's missing from the actions is a way to edit them, You can re-record a step but you cannot edit it to fine-tune it.
The way I see it, you can either have it real simple and use Actions or somewhat more involved and use Scripts.
Anyway, you could look over in the Feature Request Forum if the features you do miss have been requested in the past and add your support or create a new request.
I guess it is a bit like with the gears of a car – you can probably get around never using the fourth gear if you never drive on highways, but for certain purposes it might be beneficial to use it after all.
Same with Photoshop Scripts – you can be a proficient and efficient creator/editor of amazing images in Photoshop without using custom Scripts, but certain tasks (which may or may not be relevant to your work) run »smoother« with Scripts.
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Appending a file name to a file in photoshop
I have a work flow that takes a bunch of files and sets them up in a certain way. I then have an action that goes through and sets the files up for a delivery to a client. I do not want to run multiple actions and would like to have them save into one folder with the correctly appended file name. This obviously cant be done in an action, and a batch means that I have to create five different actions and sit there five different times to create the batch delivery. I would like one action that calls a script that saves the file with the appropriate file name.
Here is what I have.
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which would be
_large
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I would like one action that calls a script that saves the file with the appropriate file name.
So why don’t you ask for help over in the Photoshop Scripting Forum?
thanks buddy, really helpful to be snarky... dont worry on the internet you are super cool!!!
a 5x7 is a 5x7 right 5x7 millimeters, centimeters, feet, inches, yards... what does it matter, I am not looking for you to write the action it is written. If you could read what I wrote and understand the words I was using, you would have seen that. But no you wanted to show up and be incredibly helpful. I bet I could look through your recent replies and they are all exactly like this... nothing helpful just, im going to show up on threads and give absolutely zero advice that is useful.
I was only asking for a script that could be written that i coudl call within an action to do a save as with an appended name....
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1 row selected.
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Hello All,
I am using: http://acrobatusers.com/assets/uploads/actions/File_Name_Stamper.pdf
It works great for one file. But for multiple files, a popup dialog box keeps showing up. Our small non-profit organization is processing 1000+ files and pressing the enter key is cumbersome.
The actual JavaScript code is below. Is there a way to disable the popup dialog box?
Many thanks...
// File Name Stamper Action Script
// by Thom Parker, WindJack Solutions, Inc.
// www.windjack.com, www.pdfscripting.com
// for Adobe Systems Inc. www.adobe.com
// NOTE: Only for use in an Action Script
// Requires: Acrobat 10 or later
// Stamps the PDF file Name/Title/Date onto a PDF
// A popup dialog for entering stamping parameters
// is displayed for each PDF processed by the Action
// Parameters include Position, Text Size, Font, Text Color
// The stamp is created watermark
// Version 1.2 - 11/5/2020
//Acrobat JavaScript Dialog
//Created by DialogDesigner from WindJack Solutions
//<CodeAbove>
var aFontNames = [
"Helvetica",
"Times",
"Courier",
var aDateFmts = [
"mm/dd/yyyy",
"yyyy-mm-dd",
"mmmm d, yyyy",
"ddd mmm d, yyyy",
"dddd mmmm d, yyyy"
function SetLabelText(dialog, dlg)
var strLab = "";
var oRslt = dialog.store();
strLab = oRslt["FlNm"]?dlg.strDocFileName:dlg.strDocTitle;
if(oRslt["HDat"])
var path = new Array();
strLab += " - " + ( (dlg.GetListSel(oRslt["DFmt"],path))?path.reverse():"").toString();
dialog.load({"DcSt":strLab});
//</CodeAbove>
if(typeof(global.FileNameStamp) == "undefined")
global.FileNameStamp =
result:"cancel",
DoDialog: function(){return app.execDialog(this);},
strLabSource:"FlNm",
strDocStamp:"",
bUseDate:false,
strDateFormat:"",
strFontName:["Helvetica"],
strFontSize:"12",
strFontColor:"000000",
strHorzPos:"PosR",
nMarginX:"0.5",
strVertPos:"PosT",
nMarginY:"0.5",
strPgRangeSel:"rAll",
strStrtPg:"",
strEndPg:"",
GetRadioSel:function(oRslts,aCtrls){
for(var strRtn=aCtrls[0];aCtrls.length>0;strRtn=aCtrls.pop()){
if(oRslts[strRtn] == true)
return strRtn;
return "";
SetListSel:function(list,path){if(path.length == 0) return;
eval("list[\""+ ((typeof path.join != "function")?path:path.join("\"][\"")) + "\"] = 1")},
GetListSel:function(oLstRslts,path){
for(var item in oLstRslts){
if( ((typeof oLstRslts[item]=="number")&&(oLstRslts[item]>0))
|| this.GetListSel(oLstRslts[item],path) )
{path.push(item);return true;}
return false;
bHidden:true,
nNumPages:1,
nCurPage:0,
strDocTitle:"My Title",
strDocFileName:"mytestdoc.pdf",
SetTheLabel:SetLabelText,
initialize: function(dialog)
var listDFmt = new Object();
this.SetListSel(listDFmt, this.strDateFormat);
var listFont =
"Helvetica": -1,
this.SetListSel(listFont, this.strFontName);
var dlgInit =
"Font": listFont,
"FtSz": this.strFontSize,
"FtCl": this.strFontColor,
"MrgH": this.nMarginX,
"MrgV": this.nMarginY,
"DcSt": this.strDocStamp,
"HDat": this.bUseDate,
"tFPg": this.strStrtPg,
"tTPg": this.strEndPg,
dlgInit[this.strLabSource] = true;
dlgInit[this.strHorzPos] = true;
dlgInit[this.strVertPos] = true;
dlgInit[this.strPgRangeSel] = true;
dialog.load(dlgInit);
dialog.enable(
"tTPg": false,
"tFPg": false,
"DFmt": false,
if( (this.strStrtPg == "")|| isNaN(this.strStrtPg) || (Number(this.strStrtPg) > this.nNumPages) )
if(this.bHidden)
this.strStrtPg = "1";
else
this.strStrtPg = (this.nCurPage+1).toString();
if((this.strEndPg == "") || isNaN(this.strEndPg) || (Number(this.strEndPg) > this.nNumPages) )
this.strEndPg = this.nNumPages.toString();
var flist = {};
for(var i=0;i<aFontNames.length;i++)
for(var nm in font)
flist[font[nm]] = -1;
flist[this.strFontName] = 1;
var dlist = {};
var oDt = new Date();
for(var i=0;i<aDateFmts.length;i++)
dlist[util.printd(aDateFmts[i],oDt)] = (i==0)?1:-1;
var exInit ={"tFPg": this.strStrtPg,"tTPg":this.strEndPg, "sOfN":"of (" + this.nNumPages+")",
"DcSt":(this.strLabSource == "FlNm")?this.strDocFileName:this.strDocTitle,
"TopL":"Working on File: " + this.strDocFileName, "Font":flist, "DFmt":dlist };
if(this.bHidden && this.strPgRangeSel == "rCur")
this.strPgRangeSel = "rAll";
exInit["rCur"] = false;
exInit[this.strPgRangeSel] = true;
dialog.load(exInit);
var exInit = {"ExPg":this.strPgRangeSel =="rFro", "MrgH":this.strHorzPos!="PosC", "MrgV":this.strVertPos!="PosM",
"tFPg":this.strPgRangeSel =="rFro", "tTPg":this.strPgRangeSel == "rFro", "rCur":!this.bHidden,
"DcSt":(this.strLabSource == "Titl"), "DFmt":this.bUseDate};
dialog.enable(exInit);
this.SetTheLabel(dialog,this);
validate: function(dialog)
var oRslt = dialog.store();
if(isNaN(oRslt["FtSz"]) || (Number(oRslt["FtSz"]) < 0))
app.alert("Font Size must be a positive number");
return false;
var rg = /([\dabcdef]{2})([\dabcdef]{2})([\dabcdef]{2})/i;
if(!rg.test(oRslt["FtCl"]))
app.alert("The Font Color must be a series of 3 pairs of Hexadecimal numbers,"
+ " where each pair represents one 8 bit color component, Red Green Blue\n"
+ "For Example:\n Black = 000000, Red = FF0000, Green = 00FF00, Blue = 0000FF");
return false;
if(isNaN(oRslt["MrgH"]) || (Number(oRslt["MrgH"]) < 0))
app.alert("The Horizontal Margin must be a positive number");
return false;
if(isNaN(oRslt["MrgV"]) || (Number(oRslt["MrgV"]) < 0))
app.alert("The Vertical Margin must be a positive number");
return false;
return true;
commit: function(dialog)
var oRslt = dialog.store();
this.strLabSource = this.GetRadioSel(oRslt,["FlNm","Titl"]);
this.strDocStamp = oRslt["DcSt"];
this.bUseDate = oRslt["HDat"];
var path = new Array();
this.strDateFormat = (this.GetListSel(oRslt["DFmt"],path))?path.reverse():"";
var path = new Array();
this.strFontName = (this.GetListSel(oRslt["Font"],path))?path.reverse():"";
this.strFontSize = oRslt["FtSz"];
this.strFontColor = oRslt["FtCl"];
this.strHorzPos = this.GetRadioSel(oRslt,["PosL","PosC","PosR"]);
this.nMarginX = oRslt["MrgH"];
this.strVertPos = this.GetRadioSel(oRslt,["PosT","PosM","PosB"]);
this.nMarginY = oRslt["MrgV"];
this.strPgRangeSel = this.GetRadioSel(oRslt,["rAll","rCur","rFro"]);
this.strStrtPg = oRslt["tFPg"];
this.strEndPg = oRslt["tTPg"];
"But1": function(dialog)
dialog.end("Abrt");
"tTPg": function(dialog)
var x;
"rFro": function(dialog)
dialog.enable({tFPg:true, tTPg:true, "ExPg":true});
"rCur": function(dialog)
dialog.enable({tFPg:false, tTPg:false,"ExPg":false});
"rAll": function(dialog)
dialog.enable({tFPg:false, tTPg:false, "ExPg":false});
"PosB": function(dialog)
dialog.enable({"MrgV":true});
"PosM": function(dialog)
dialog.enable({"MrgV":false});
"PosT": function(dialog)
dialog.enable({"MrgV":true});
"PosR": function(dialog)
dialog.enable({"MrgH":true});
"PosC": function(dialog)
dialog.enable({"MrgH":false});
"PosL": function(dialog)
dialog.enable({"MrgH":true});
"DFmt": function(dialog)
this.SetTheLabel(dialog,this);
"HDat": function(dialog)
this.SetTheLabel(dialog,this);
dialog.enable({"DFmt":dialog.store()["HDat"]});
"DcSt": function(dialog)
var oRslt = dialog.store();
if(oRslt["Titl"])
this.strDocTitle = oRslt["DcSt"];
"Titl": function(dialog)
this.SetTheLabel(dialog,this);
dialog.enable({"DcSt":true});
"FlNm": function(dialog)
this.SetTheLabel(dialog,this);
dialog.enable({"DcSt":false});
description:
name: "File Name Stamper",
elements:
type: "view",
elements:
type: "view",
char_height: 10,
elements:
type: "static_text",
item_id: "TopL",
name: "Put Dialog Controls Here",
char_width: 15,
alignment: "align_fill",
font: "palette",
bold: true,
type: "cluster",
item_id: "cls1",
name: "Label Options",
elements:
type: "view",
align_children: "align_row",
alignment: "align_fill",
elements:
type: "radio",
item_id: "FlNm",
group_id: "FUse",
name: "Use File Name",
variable_Name: "strLabSource",
type: "radio",
item_id: "Titl",
group_id: "FUse",
name: "Use Document Title (or custom)",
type: "edit_text",
item_id: "DcSt",
variable_Name: "strDocStamp",
width: 200,
height: 23,
alignment: "align_fill",
type: "view",
align_children: "align_row",
elements:
type: "check_box",
item_id: "HDat",
name: "Include Date",
variable_Name: "bUseDate",
type: "static_text",
item_id: "sta2",
name: "Format",
type: "popup",
item_id: "DFmt",
variable_Name: "strDateFormat",
width: 180,
height: 23,
char_width: 8,
type: "view",
align_children: "align_row",
alignment: "align_fill",
elements:
type: "static_text",
item_id: "sta1",
name: "Font:",
type: "popup",
item_id: "Font",
variable_Name: "strFontName",
width: 111,
height: 23,
char_width: 8,
type: "static_text",
item_id: "sta0",
name: "Font Size:",
alignment: "align_right",
font: "dialog",
type: "edit_text",
item_id: "FtSz",
variable_Name: "strFontSize",
width: 29,
height: 23,
type: "static_text",
item_id: "sta3",
name: "Color(8bit Hex RGB):",
alignment: "align_right",
font: "dialog",
type: "edit_text",
item_id: "FtCl",
variable_Name: "strFontColor",
width: 80,
height: 23,
char_width: 8,
type: "cluster",
item_id: "cls1",
name: "Position",
width: 188,
height: 80,
char_width: 8,
char_height: 8,
elements:
type: "view",
align_children: "align_top",
elements:
type: "radio",
item_id: "PosL",
group_id: "PosH",
name: "Left",
variable_Name: "strHorzPos",
type: "radio",
item_id: "PosC",
group_id: "PosH",
name: "Center",
type: "radio",
item_id: "PosR",
group_id: "PosH",
name: "Right ",
type: "static_text",
item_id: "sta2",
name: " Margin (inches):",
type: "edit_text",
item_id: "MrgH",
variable_Name: "nMarginX",
char_width: 8,
type: "view",
align_children: "align_top",
elements:
type: "radio",
item_id: "PosT",
group_id: "PosV",
name: "Top ",
variable_Name: "strVertPos",
type: "radio",
item_id: "PosM",
group_id: "PosV",
name: "Middle",
type: "radio",
item_id: "PosB",
group_id: "PosV",
name: "Bottom",
type: "static_text",
item_id: "sta2",
name: "Margin (inches):",
type: "edit_text",
item_id: "MrgV",
variable_Name: "nMarginY",
char_width: 8,
type: "cluster",
item_id: "cls3",
name: "Page range",
align_children: "align_row",
elements:
type: "radio",
item_id: "rAll",
group_id: "GRP1",
name: "All",
variable_Name: "strPgRangeSel",
height: 20,
type: "radio",
item_id: "rCur",
group_id: "GRP1",
name: "Current (Applies only to Open Document)",
height: 20,
type: "radio",
item_id: "rFro",
group_id: "GRP1",
name: "From:",
width: 12,
height: 24,
type: "edit_text",
item_id: "tFPg",
variable_Name: "strStrtPg",
height: 24,
char_width: 6,
type: "static_text",
item_id: "sta1",
name: "To:",
height: 24,
type: "edit_text",
item_id: "tTPg",
variable_Name: "strEndPg",
height: 24,
char_width: 6,
type: "static_text",
item_id: "sOfN",
name: "of (N) ",
height: 24,
type: "view",
align_children: "align_row",
alignment: "align_fill",
elements:
type: "ok_cancel",
ok_name: "Apply",
cancel_name: "Skip",
type: "button",
item_id: "But1",
name: "Abort Process",
type: "gap",
item_id: "gap1",
width: 210,
height: 10,
type: "static_text",
item_id: "sta1",
name: "version 1.2 11/5/2010",
alignment: "align_right",
var oDoc = event.target;
if(typeof(oDoc.xfa) == "undefined")
global.FileNameStamp.bHidden = oDoc.hidden;
global.FileNameStamp.nNumPages = oDoc.numPages;
if(!oDoc.hidden)
global.FileNameStamp.nCurPage = oDoc.pageNum;
global.FileNameStamp.strDocTitle = oDoc.info.title;
global.FileNameStamp.strDocFileName = oDoc.documentFileName;
var cRtn = global.FileNameStamp.DoDialog();
if("ok" == cRtn)
// Setup starting parameters
var nPgStart, nPgEnd;
var nTextSize = Number(global.FileNameStamp.strFontSize);
var strLabel = global.FileNameStamp.strDocStamp.replace(/\n/g,"\r");
// Get Font Color
rgCol = /([\dabcdef]{2})([\dabcdef]{2})([\dabcdef]{2})/i;
rgCol.test(global.FileNameStamp.strFontColor);
var aFontCol = ["RGB", parseInt(RegExp.$1,16)/255,
parseInt(RegExp.$2,16)/255, parseInt(RegExp.$3,16)/255];
switch(global.FileNameStamp.strPgRangeSel)
case "rAll":
nPgStart = 0;
nPgEnd = oDoc.numPages -1;
break;
case "rCur":
nPgEnd = nPgStart = oDoc.hidden?0:oDoc.pageNum;
break;
case "rFro":
nPgStart = Number(global.FileNameStamp.strStrtPg)-1;
if(nPgStart > (oDoc.numPages -1))
nPgStart = oDoc.numPages -1;
nPgEnd = Number(global.FileNameStamp.strEndPg)-1;
if(nPgEnd > (oDoc.numPages -1))
nPgEnd = oDoc.numPages -1;
break;
var nTextAlign,nHAlign,nVAlign;
var nHMarg, nVMarg;
var nMargX = Number(global.FileNameStamp.nMarginX) * 72;
switch(global.FileNameStamp.strHorzPos)
case"PosL":
nTextAlign = app.constants.align.left; // Left Aligned Text
nHAlign = app.constants.align.left;
nHMarg = nMargX;
break;
case"PosC":
nTextAlign = app.constants.align.center;
nHAlign = app.constants.align.center;
nHMarg = 0;
break;
case"PosR":
nTextAlign = app.constants.align.right;
nHAlign = app.constants.align.right;
nHMarg = -nMargX;
break;
var nMargY = Number(global.FileNameStamp.nMarginY) * 72;
switch(global.FileNameStamp.strVertPos)
case"PosT":
nVAlign = app.constants.align.top;
nVMarg = -nMargY;
break;
case"PosM":
nVAlign = app.constants.align.center;
nVMarg = 0;
break;
case"PosB":
nVAlign = app.constants.align.bottom;
nVMarg = nMargY;
break;
// Find and rename watermark;
var aGs = oDoc.getOCGs();
for(var i=0;aGs && (i<aGs.length);i++)
if(aGs[i].name == "Watermark");
aGs[i].name = "Old_Watermark";
try{
// Create watermark
oDoc.addWatermarkFromText({cText:strLabel, nTextAlign:nTextAlign, cFont:global.FileNameStamp.strFontName,
nFontSize:nTextSize, aColor:aFontCol, nStart:nPgStart, nEnd:nPgEnd,
nHorizAlign:nHAlign, nHorizValue:nHMarg,
nVertAlign:nVAlign, nVertValue:nVMarg});
}catch(e){
app.alert("Error applying Label:\n" + e);
// Find and rename watermark;
var aGs = oDoc.getOCGs();
for(var i=0;aGs && (i<aGs.length);i++)
if(aGs[i].name == "Watermark");
aGs[i].name = "DocumentLabel";
break;
else if(cRtn == "Abrt")
event.rc = false;
else
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event.rc = false;There are a number of simpler ways to do this. Thom's Action is great, but sounds like it might be overkill for this. Text can be added a numer of ways, including a form field, text annotation, layer (aka Watermark, as with Thom's script), and stamp. It can also then be flattened so it gets converted to regular page contents, preventing the user from interacting with it and perhaps changing it. Which you choose depends on you needs. If you provide a bit more description, I could suggest a simpler script you can use.
Also, please clarify exactly what you want included. Do you want just the file name (example.pdf), the file name without the extension (example), or the complete path (c:\dir1\dir2\example.pdf)? -
Hi,
I use this sentence:
set temp to path to home folder from user domain
which give me the name of the home folder of the current user. But how in Apple script I can append a file name to that to get something like:
"Macintosh HD:Users:user:temp_file"
ThanksHi,
Now it is working just well.
I kept 2 variables: one with the POSIX file path for my do shell script and another one (using the provided tip here) for the Applescript function.
The only problem I had left was that teh file was writen in, maybe, UTF8 so I added to the open for access a "as text" at the end to make the file as straith text file.
I always found languages like Applescript a little bit hard to learn. Strangely, I have less difficulty with Cocoa!
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Action hard codes custom file name
I recorded an action to crop and save for web. I have done this 1000's of times over the years, but in CS6 it is hardcoding a Custom File Name, and in the wrong format too boot.
I am saving as JPG only and accepting the default name, which should leave me with an action that has no custom name, yet it does, and the custom name is of an HTML file name.
So, when I run my action, it names every single file the same name, and never creates a jpg.
This is a new bug in CS6. It wasn't here before.
I can't figure out how to get around it????
KirkFigured out a way to work around this, but it is irritating. Instead of my action doing this:
Flatten
Crop (user interaction)
Save For Web
Close (without saving)
I have to do this:
Flatten
Save as JPG (in same directory where I want the Web file to go)
Crop (user interaction)
Save For Web (Over top last saved file)
Close (without saving)
For some reason, when I use the save as JPG, it doesn't custom code the file name and when I save for web in the same place it also doesn't custom code the file name.
I never had to do this before in all the years of using this type of action, and I use it ALOT!
I have found that it sometimes does not hardcode the file name, but there seems to be no rhyme or reason.
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Append date to exporting file name in SQL reporting service
When exporting a report to another format, say excel,PDF; the file name is always set to the report name. Our client has a requirement where whenever a user exports a report to pdf, the timestamp of when the data of the report was made should be appended in the filename. Is there a way to do this in Reporting Services as well as report builder?
example : Report name : Testreport
Exported file should be : Testreport-November-22-20076.pdf
please help me in this
Thanks
sukuHi,
I know it's been while since this question was posted. I am replying so that it'll be useful for other people when they come across this same situation.
If you have access to SQL Server Agent to create jobs then this idea will be helpful -
1. Connect to your Report Server from SSMS.
2. Note the ItemID for your report by executing this query
select *
from ReportServer..Catalog
where Path like '%NameofyourReport%'
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UPDATE [Catalog]
SET [Path] = '/PathofyourrerportfromReportServer/ReportName_' + CONVERT(VARCHAR(8), GETDATE(), 112),
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WHERE ItemID ='<ItemID>'
4. Create another job with a name like "RemoveDatexyzreport" and add a step in it with the code
UPDATE [Catalog]
SET [Path] = 'PathofyoureportinReportserver/ReportName',
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We have recently upgraded to CS5 from CS3. We routinely create EPS files, then export them to TIF's for final use. Previously I used the CROP MARKS tool to set the specific visual size of the art. Without the crop marks, when exporting to a TIF the exported file clips to the edges of the bounding box. In the event I have vertical lines at the outside limits of the drawings they stand the possibilitiy of getting "clipped" or dropped off when the resulting TIF is printed or placed in another document. I understand the ARTBOARDS have replaced the crop marks setting. If I create an art board, rename it as MYTAK4 ARTBOARD and then export from the EPS to a TIF, having the radio button "artboard" checked, the resultant TIF file becomes FILENAME_MYTAK4_ARTBOARD.tif. With the hundreds of files that we create and continually revise, it is important that the any files we revise, maintain the same file name, not another file with same base name, with an appended artboard name tacked on before the TIF extension. The only solution I have arrived at is to RENAME the file once the TIF is exported to remove the unwanted artboard portion of the name. Anyone have a better solution?
Hi,
We just released this tool: FERRY (http://ferry.thedamarmada.com). It does exactly what you want and a little bit more.
I think it's worth it a try.
It comes with a free demo that will export 5 layers.
Take a look and let us know if it's what you need.
It could be easily tweaked.
Jordi -
File name for append processing mode with time stamp
Hi Experts
we are doing file to file scenario using the processing mode as Append.
the requirement for us to append the files and we need to have new file name with time stamp added to the appended file.but in the processing mode of the file adapter either we can append or add time stamp. thatz the problem I am facing now.
we are doing file based processing not message based ,micheal blog regarding the dynamic file name is for message based not for file based.
Please provide your valuable comments.
Thanks
FaheemHi mohamed,
I suggest you to map the target source structure to the required filename u want, like for example ur filename is input26062008.txt means to the target structure u perform the following mapping
constant (input) concat with currentdate function --> concat with constant .txt --> map this concat to target. So u will get the filename u expected with the time.
Then in the communication channel u select the mode as append. Now ur requirement will get solve i think so. plz try.
Regards,
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Appending in file and supplying file name at run time using File Adapter
Hi,
Can we use File Adapter to write in a file in append mode. i.e. a BPEL process opening a file appending some text and closing the file each time it called.
Another query is can we create the file at run time with the supplied file name?In order to append to a file, we can use Append="true" in the interaction spec for the File/Ftp adapter.
<jca:operation
FileType="ascii"
PhysicalDirectory="/home/adapter/output"
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NumberMessages="1"
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>
Filename we can specify in wsdl... -
Officejet Pro 8600 Plus, not appending number in sequence to base file name when saving PDF.
Officejet Pro 8600 Plus (new today - everything else working great), Vista 32-bit, HP desktop.
After scanning documents and creating a PDF file (Save to file on my computer w/USB connection), using HP Scan, it does not append numbers in sequence to base file name. HP Scan (Under Advanced Settings/Destinations) reads that it will do this (when you over over the base name field). Perhaps I have to enable something. Do you know how I can do this? Thank you.I'm not really sure what's going on. The install might not have written right. Try uninstalling and installing from a fresh download. Let me know what happens.
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ITunes appends incrementing number to file name
Hi,
I noticed that with some of my mp3 files iTunes 6 keeps on creating copies of them, appends an incrementing number to the file name and adds the new file to my iTunes library, which means I end up with multiple copies of the same song in my library.
So if I have got a file called "03 All I Need.mp3" iTunes will create
03 All I Need 1.mp3
03 All I Need 2.mp3
03 All I Need 3.mp3
etc...
Perhaps it could be related to the fact that I have got two computers accessing the same mp3 folder via a network?
I really can't explain to myself why iTunes would be doing this, but it is terribly annoying, as I end up with the same song over and over again in my iTunes library.
Does anybody know how I can prevent iTunes from doing that?
Thanks heaps!Hi,
Please take a look to the attached VI. I hope that I understood what you really want.
I've replaced the Vi: Format into string with Number to Decimal String plus a Concatenate String.
Now, this is working for me, I don't get a space anymore. If something is wrong, please let me know.
Regards,
Paul
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