Cannot export layers to files in Photoshop Elements 12

The menu options export and export creations are both disabled / greyed out. I'm trying to save multipule layers to files.
Please assist.
FYI: Windows 7 64 bit, no scanner attached, installed optional twain plugin from C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 12\optional plug-ins... no change.
Do I really need a scanner to export multiple layers to files? Do I really need to save each layer to a file manually?

You also might try this script to export Layers to Files
https://workspaces.acrobat.com/?d=blJVJ4ZFfR7dRg24q-mBbQ
(use this link instead of the no longer active one in the post below to download the Layers to Files.zip)
http://forums.adobe.com/message/4186187#4186187
Unzip the Layers to Files.zip and then copy the Export Layers to Files.jsx
to
C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 12\Presets\Scripts
Then after starting or restarting the pse 12 editor, the script should show under File>Automation Tools>Export Layers to Files

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                        d.putUnitDouble(k, uc[v.type], v.value);
                    } else {
                        throw( new Error("Unsupported type in objectToDescriptor " + typeof(v) ) );
        return d;
    // Function: descriptorToObject
    // Usage: update a JavaScript Object from an ActionDescriptor
    // Input: JavaScript Object (o), current object to update (output)
    //        Photoshop ActionDescriptor (d), descriptor to pull new params for object from
    //        object unique string (s)
    //        JavaScript Function (f), post process converter utility to convert
    // Return: Nothing, update is applied to passed in JavaScript Object (o)
    // NOTE: Only boolean, string, number and UnitValue are supported, use a post processor
    //       to convert (f) other types to one of these forms.
    // REUSE: This routine is used in other scripts. Please update those if you
    //        modify. I am not using include or eval statements as I want these
    //        scripts self contained.
    function descriptorToObject (o, d, s, f) {
        var l = d.count;
        if (l) {
            var keyMessage = app.charIDToTypeID( 'Msge' );
            if ( d.hasKey(keyMessage) && ( s != d.getString(keyMessage) )) return;
        for (var i = 0; i < l; i++ ) {
            var k = d.getKey(i); // i + 1 ?
            var t = d.getType(k);
            strk = app.typeIDToStringID(k);
            switch (t) {
                case DescValueType.BOOLEANTYPE:
                    o[strk] = d.getBoolean(k);
                    break;
                case DescValueType.STRINGTYPE:
                    o[strk] = d.getString(k);
                    break;
                case DescValueType.DOUBLETYPE:
                    o[strk] = d.getDouble(k);
                    break;
                case DescValueType.UNITDOUBLE:
                    var uc = new Object;
                    uc[charIDToTypeID("#Rlt")] = "px"; // unitDistance
                    uc[charIDToTypeID("#Prc")] = "%"; // unitPercent
                    uc[charIDToTypeID("#Pxl")] = "px"; // unitPixels
                    var ut = d.getUnitDoubleType(k);
                    var uv = d.getUnitDoubleValue(k);
                    o[strk] = new UnitValue( uv, uc[ut] );
                    break;
                case DescValueType.INTEGERTYPE:
                case DescValueType.ALIASTYPE:
                case DescValueType.CLASSTYPE:
                case DescValueType.ENUMERATEDTYPE:
                case DescValueType.LISTTYPE:
                case DescValueType.OBJECTTYPE:
                case DescValueType.RAWTYPE:
                case DescValueType.REFERENCETYPE:
                default:
                    throw( new Error("Unsupported type in descriptorToObject " + t ) );
        if (undefined != f) {
            o = f(o);
    // Function: preProcessExportInfo
    // Usage: convert Photoshop enums to strings for storage
    // Input: JavaScript Object of my params for this script
    // Return: JavaScript Object with objects converted for storage
    function preProcessExportInfo(o) {
        o.tiffCompression = o.tiffCompression.toString();
        o.pdfEncoding = o.pdfEncoding.toString();
        o.targaDepth = o.targaDepth.toString();
        o.bmpDepth = o.bmpDepth.toString();
        return o;
    // Function: postProcessExportInfo
    // Usage: convert strings from storage to Photoshop enums
    // Input: JavaScript Object of my params in string form
    // Return: JavaScript Object with objects in enum form
    function postProcessExportInfo(o) {
        o.tiffCompression = eval(o.tiffCompression);
        o.pdfEncoding = eval(o.pdfEncoding);
        o.targaDepth = eval(o.targaDepth);
        o.bmpDepth = eval(o.bmpDepth);
        return o;
    // Function: StrToIntWithDefault
    // Usage: convert a string to a number, first stripping all characters
    // Input: string and a default number
    // Return: a number
    function StrToIntWithDefault( s, n ) {
        var onlyNumbers = /[^0-9]/g;
        var t = s.replace( onlyNumbers, "" );
        t = parseInt( t );
        if ( ! isNaN( t ) ) {
            n = t;
        return n;
    // End X2L.jsx

    I have put the like var exportPath = "~/Desktop/Backdrops/png/";  and have removed the exportPath = exportPath + '/layers';
    but when i run the script it still comes up with the error
    could not complete action since the destination folder does not exist
    if you are using the extendedscript toolkit would be able to run the script and see if you know were the problem is coming from i cant seem to understand why its not seeing the destination.
    thanks for all your help
    // enable double clicking from the Macintosh Finder or the Windows Explorer
    #target photoshop
    //=================================================================
    // Globals
    //=================================================================
    var exportPath = "~/Desktop/Backdrops/png/";
    // UI strings to be localized
    var strTitle = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Title=X2L");
    var strButtonRun = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Run=Run");
    var strButtonCancel = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Cancel=Cancel");
    var strHelpText = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Help=Please specify the format and location for saving each layer as a file.");
    var strLabelDestination = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Destination=Destination:");
    var strButtonBrowse = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Browse=&Browse...");
    var strLabelFileNamePrefix = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/FileNamePrefix=File Name Prefix:");
    var strCheckboxVisibleOnly = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/VisibleOnly=&Visible Layers Only");
    var strLabelFileType = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/FileType=File Type:");
    var strCheckboxIncludeICCProfile = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/IncludeICC=&Include ICC Profile");
    var strJPEGOptions = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/JPEGOptions=JPEG Options:");
    var strLabelQuality = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Quality=Quality:");
    var strCheckboxMaximizeCompatibility = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Maximize=&Maximize Compatibility");
    var strTIFFOptions = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/TIFFOptions=TIFF Options:");
    var strLabelImageCompression = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/ImageCompression=Image Compression:");
    var strNone = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/None=None");
    var strPDFOptions = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/PDFOptions=PDF Options:");
    var strLabelEncoding = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Encoding=Encoding:");
    var strTargaOptions = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/TargaOptions=Targa Options:");
    var strLabelDepth = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Depth=Depth:");
    var strRadiobutton16bit = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Bit16=16bit");
    var strRadiobutton24bit = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Bit24=24bit");
    var strRadiobutton32bit = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Bit32=32bit");
    var strBMPOptions = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/BMPOptions=BMP Options:");
    var strAlertSpecifyDestination = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/SpecifyDestination=Please specify destination.");
    var strAlertDestinationNotExist = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/DestionationDoesNotExist=Destination does not exist.");
    var strTitleSelectDestination = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/SelectDestination=Select Destination");
    var strAlertDocumentMustBeOpened = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/OneDocument=You must have a document open to export!");
    var strAlertNeedMultipleLayers = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/NoLayers=You need a document with multiple layers to export!");
    var strAlertWasSuccessful = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Success= was successful.");
    var strUnexpectedError = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Unexpected=Unexpected error");
    var strMessage = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Message=X2L");
    var stretQuality = localize( "$$$/locale_specific/JavaScripts/X2L/ETQualityLength=30" );
    var stretDestination = localize( "$$$/locale_specific/JavaScripts/X2L/ETDestinationLength=160" );
    var strddFileType = localize( "$$$/locale_specific/JavaScripts/X2L/DDFileType=100" );
    var strpnlOptions = localize( "$$$/locale_specific/JavaScripts/X2L/PNLOptions=100" );
    var strPNG8Options = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/PNG8Options=PNG-8 Options:");
    var strCheckboxPNGTransparency = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Transparency=Transparency");
    var strCheckboxPNGInterlaced = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Interlaced=Interlaced");
    var strCheckboxPNGTrm = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Trim=Trim Layers");
    var strPNG24Options = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/PNG24Options=PNG-24 Options:");
    // the drop down list indexes for file type
    var png24Index = 7;
    main();
    // Functions
    // Function: main
    // Usage: the core routine for this script
    // Input: <none>
    // Return: <none>
    function main() {
        if ( app.documents.length <= 0 ) {
            if ( DialogModes.NO != app.playbackDisplayDialogs ) {
                alert( strAlertDocumentMustBeOpened );
            return 'cancel'; // quit, returning 'cancel' (dont localize) makes the actions palette not record our script
        var exportInfo = new Object();
        initExportInfo(exportInfo);
        // look for last used params via Photoshop registry, getCustomOptions will throw if none exist
        try {
        catch(e) {
            // it's ok if we don't have any options, continue with defaults
        try {
            var docName = app.activeDocument.name;  // save the app.activeDocument name before duplicate.
            var layerCount = app.documents[docName].layers.length;
            var layerSetsCount = app.documents[docName].layerSets.length;
            if ((layerCount <= 1)&&(layerSetsCount <= 0)) {
                if ( DialogModes.NO != app.playbackDisplayDialogs ) {
                    alert( strAlertNeedMultipleLayers );
                return 'cancel'; // quit, returning 'cancel' (dont localize) makes the actions palette not record our script
            } else {
                var rememberMaximize;
                var needMaximize = exportInfo.psdMaxComp ? QueryStateType.ALWAYS : QueryStateType.NEVER;
                app.activeDocument = app.documents[docName];
                var duppedDocument = app.activeDocument.duplicate();
                duppedDocument.activeLayer = duppedDocument.layers[duppedDocument.layers.length-1]; // for removing
                setInvisibleAllArtLayers(duppedDocument);
                exportChildren(duppedDocument, app.documents[docName], exportInfo, duppedDocument, exportInfo.fileNamePrefix);
                duppedDocument.close( SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES );
                if ( rememberMaximize != undefined ) {
                    app.preferences.maximizeCompatibility = rememberMaximize;
                if ( DialogModes.ALL == app.playbackDisplayDialogs ) {
                    //alert(strTitle + strAlertWasSuccessful);
                app.playbackDisplayDialogs = DialogModes.ALL;
        } catch (e) {
            if ( DialogModes.NO != app.playbackDisplayDialogs ) {
                alert(e);
            return 'cancel'; // quit, returning 'cancel' (dont localize) makes the actions palette not record our script
    // Function: settingDialog
    // Usage: pop the ui and get user settings
    // Input: exportInfo object containing our parameters
    // Return: on ok, the dialog info is set to the exportInfo object
    function settingDialog(exportInfo) {
      return;
    // Function: hideAllFileTypePanel
    // Usage: hide all the panels in the common actions
    // Input: <none>, dlgMain is a global for this script
    // Return: <none>, all panels are now hidden
    function hideAllFileTypePanel() {
    // Function: initExportInfo
    // Usage: create our default parameters
    // Input: a new Object
    // Return: a new object with params set to default
    function initExportInfo(exportInfo) {
        //exportInfo.destination = new String(exportPath);
        exportInfo.fileNamePrefix = new String("untitled_");
        exportInfo.visibleOnly = false;
        exportInfo.fileType = png24Index;
        exportInfo.icc = true;
        exportInfo.png24Transparency = true;
        exportInfo.png24Interlaced = false;
        exportInfo.png24Trim = true;
        try {
            exportInfo.destination = Folder(new String(exportPath)).fsName; // destination folder
            var tmp = app.activeDocument.fullName.name;
            exportInfo.fileNamePrefix = decodeURI(tmp.substring(0, tmp.indexOf("."))); // filename body part
        } catch(someError) {
            exportInfo.destination = new String(exportPath);
            exportInfo.fileNamePrefix = app.activeDocument.name; // filename body part
    // Function: saveFile
    // Usage: the worker routine, take our params and save the file accordingly
    // Input: reference to the document, the name of the output file,
    //        export info object containing more information
    // Return: <none>, a file on disk
    function saveFile( docRef, fileNameBody, exportInfo) {
                saveFile(docRef, fileNameBody, exportInfo, false, true);
                function saveFile( docRef, fileNameBody, exportInfo, interlacedValue, transparencyValue) {
                var id6 = charIDToTypeID( "Expr" );
                    var desc3 = new ActionDescriptor();
                    var id7 = charIDToTypeID( "Usng" );
                        var desc4 = new ActionDescriptor();
                        var id8 = charIDToTypeID( "Op  " );
                        var id9 = charIDToTypeID( "SWOp" );
                        var id10 = charIDToTypeID( "OpSa" );
                        desc4.putEnumerated( id8, id9, id10 );
                        var id11 = charIDToTypeID( "Fmt " );
                        var id12 = charIDToTypeID( "IRFm" );
                        var id13 = charIDToTypeID( "PN24" );
                        desc4.putEnumerated( id11, id12, id13 );
                        var id14 = charIDToTypeID( "Intr" );
                        desc4.putBoolean( id14, interlacedValue );
                        var id15 = charIDToTypeID( "Trns" );
                        desc4.putBoolean( id15, transparencyValue );
                        var id16 = charIDToTypeID( "Mtt " );
                        desc4.putBoolean( id16, true );
                        var id17 = charIDToTypeID( "MttR" );
                        desc4.putInteger( id17, 255 );
                        var id18 = charIDToTypeID( "MttG" );
                        desc4.putInteger( id18, 255 );
                        var id19 = charIDToTypeID( "MttB" );
                        desc4.putInteger( id19, 255 );
                        var id20 = charIDToTypeID( "SHTM" );
                        desc4.putBoolean( id20, false );
                        var id21 = charIDToTypeID( "SImg" );
                        desc4.putBoolean( id21, true );
                        var id22 = charIDToTypeID( "SSSO" );
                        desc4.putBoolean( id22, false );
                        var id23 = charIDToTypeID( "SSLt" );
                            var list1 = new ActionList();
                        desc4.putList( id23, list1 );
                        var id24 = charIDToTypeID( "DIDr" );
                        desc4.putBoolean( id24, false );
                        var id25 = charIDToTypeID( "In  " );
                        desc4.putPath( id25, new File( exportPath + "C:/Users/Tim/Desktop/Backdrops/png/"  + fileNameBody + ".png") );
                    var id26 = stringIDToTypeID( "SaveForWeb" );
                    desc3.putObject( id7, id26, desc4 );
                executeAction( id6, desc3, DialogModes.NO );
    // Function: zeroSuppress
    // Usage: return a string padded to digit(s)
    // Input: num to convert, digit count needed
    // Return: string padded to digit length
    function zeroSuppress (num, digit) {
        var tmp = num.toString();
        while (tmp.length < digit) {
            tmp = "0" + tmp;
        return tmp;
    // Function: setInvisibleAllArtLayers
    // Usage: unlock and make invisible all art layers, recursively
    // Input: document or layerset
    // Return: all art layers are unlocked and invisible
    function setInvisibleAllArtLayers(obj) {
        for( var i = 0; i < obj.artLayers.length; i++) {
            obj.artLayers[i].allLocked = false;
            obj.artLayers[i].visible = false;
        for( var i = 0; i < obj.layerSets.length; i++) {
            setInvisibleAllArtLayers(obj.layerSets[i]);
    // Function: removeAllInvisibleArtLayers
    // Usage: remove all the invisible art layers, recursively
    // Input: document or layer set
    // Return: <none>, all layers that were invisible are now gone
    function removeAllInvisibleArtLayers(obj) {
        for( var i = obj.artLayers.length-1; 0 <= i; i--) {
            try {
                if(!obj.artLayers[i].visible) {
                    obj.artLayers[i].remove();
            catch (e) {
        for( var i = obj.layerSets.length-1; 0 <= i; i--) {
            removeAllInvisibleArtLayers(obj.layerSets[i]);
    // Function: removeAllEmptyLayerSets
    // Usage: find all empty layer sets and remove them, recursively
    // Input: document or layer set
    // Return: empty layer sets are now gone
    function removeAllEmptyLayerSets(obj) {
        var foundEmpty = true;
        for( var i = obj.layerSets.length-1; 0 <= i; i--) {
            if( removeAllEmptyLayerSets(obj.layerSets[i])) {
                obj.layerSets[i].remove();
            } else {
                foundEmpty = false;
        if (obj.artLayers.length > 0) {
            foundEmpty = false;
        return foundEmpty;
    // Function: zeroSuppress
    // Usage: return a string padded to digit(s)
    // Input: num to convert, digit count needed
    // Return: string padded to digit length
    function removeAllInvisible(docRef) {
        removeAllInvisibleArtLayers(docRef);
        removeAllEmptyLayerSets(docRef);
    // Function: exportChildren
    // Usage: find all the children in this document to save
    // Input: duplicate document, original document, export info,
    //        reference to document, starting file name
    // Return: <none>, documents are saved accordingly
    function exportChildren(dupObj, orgObj, exportInfo, dupDocRef, fileNamePrefix) {
        for( var i = 0; i < dupObj.artLayers.length; i++) {
            if (exportInfo.visibleOnly) { // visible layer only
                if (!orgObj.artLayers[i].visible) {
                    continue;
            dupObj.artLayers[i].visible = true;
            var layerName = dupObj.artLayers[i].name;  // store layer name before change doc
            var duppedDocumentTmp = dupDocRef.duplicate();
            if ((png24Index == exportInfo.fileType)||(png8Index == exportInfo.fileType)) { // PSD: Keep transparency
                removeAllInvisible(duppedDocumentTmp);
                //PNGFileOptions
                        if (activeDocument.activeLayer.isBackgroundLayer == false) { //is it anything but a background layer?
                            app.activeDocument.trim(TrimType.TRANSPARENT);
            } else { // just flatten
                duppedDocumentTmp.flatten();
            // Edit
            var docName = app.activeDocument.name;
            // For some reason indexOf fails if we include the '-', so we use 'copy' and decrement the index by 1.
            docName = docName.slice(0, docName.indexOf('copy')-1);
            var fileNameBody = (docName+'_'+layerName).toLowerCase();
            fileNameBody = fileNameBody.replace(/[:\/\\*\?\"\<\>\|]/g, "_");  // '/\:*?"<>|' -> '_'
            if (fileNameBody.length > 120) {
                fileNameBody = fileNameBody.substring(0,120);
            saveFile(duppedDocumentTmp, fileNameBody, exportInfo);
            duppedDocumentTmp.close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES);
            dupObj.artLayers[i].visible = false;
        for( var i = 0; i < dupObj.layerSets.length; i++) {
            if (exportInfo.visibleOnly) { // visible layer only
                if (!orgObj.layerSets[i].visible) {
                    continue;
            var fileNameBody = fileNamePrefix;
            fileNameBody += "_" + zeroSuppress(i, 4) + "s";
            exportChildren(dupObj.layerSets[i], orgObj.layerSets[i], exportInfo, dupDocRef, fileNameBody);  // recursive call
    // Function: objectToDescriptor
    // Usage: create an ActionDescriptor from a JavaScript Object
    // Input: JavaScript Object (o)
    //        object unique string (s)
    //        Pre process converter (f)
    // Return: ActionDescriptor
    // NOTE: Only boolean, string, number and UnitValue are supported, use a pre processor
    //       to convert (f) other types to one of these forms.
    // REUSE: This routine is used in other scripts. Please update those if you
    //        modify. I am not using include or eval statements as I want these
    //        scripts self contained.
    function objectToDescriptor (o, s, f) {
        o = {};
        var d = new ActionDescriptor;
        var l = o.reflect.properties.length;
        d.putString( app.charIDToTypeID( 'Msge' ), s );
        for (var i = 0; i < l; i++ ) {
            var k = o.reflect.properties[i].toString();
            if (k == "__proto__" || k == "__count__" || k == "__class__" || k == "reflect")
                continue;
            var v = o[ k ];
            k = app.stringIDToTypeID(k);
            switch ( typeof(v) ) {
                case "boolean":
                    d.putBoolean(k, v);
                    break;
                case "string":
                    d.putString(k, v);
                    break;
                case "number":
                    d.putDouble(k, v);
                    break;
                default:
                    if ( v instanceof UnitValue ) {
                        var uc = new Object;
                        uc["px"] = charIDToTypeID("#Rlt"); // unitDistance
                        uc["%"] = charIDToTypeID("#Prc"); // unitPercent
                        d.putUnitDouble(k, uc[v.type], v.value);
                    } else {
                        throw( new Error("Unsupported type in objectToDescriptor " + typeof(v) ) );
        return d;
    // Function: descriptorToObject
    // Usage: update a JavaScript Object from an ActionDescriptor
    // Input: JavaScript Object (o), current object to update (output)
    //        Photoshop ActionDescriptor (d), descriptor to pull new params for object from
    //        object unique string (s)
    //        JavaScript Function (f), post process converter utility to convert
    // Return: Nothing, update is applied to passed in JavaScript Object (o)
    // NOTE: Only boolean, string, number and UnitValue are supported, use a post processor
    //       to convert (f) other types to one of these forms.
    // REUSE: This routine is used in other scripts. Please update those if you
    //        modify. I am not using include or eval statements as I want these
    //        scripts self contained.
    function descriptorToObject (o, d, s, f) {
        var l = d.count;
        if (l) {
            var keyMessage = app.charIDToTypeID( 'Msge' );
            if ( d.hasKey(keyMessage) && ( s != d.getString(keyMessage) )) return;
        for (var i = 0; i < l; i++ ) {
            var k = d.getKey(i); // i + 1 ?
            var t = d.getType(k);
            strk = app.typeIDToStringID(k);
            switch (t) {
                case DescValueType.BOOLEANTYPE:
                    o[strk] = d.getBoolean(k);
                    break;
                case DescValueType.STRINGTYPE:
                    o[strk] = d.getString(k);
                    break;
                case DescValueType.DOUBLETYPE:
                    o[strk] = d.getDouble(k);
                    break;
                case DescValueType.UNITDOUBLE:
                    var uc = new Object;
                    uc[charIDToTypeID("#Rlt")] = "px"; // unitDistance
                    uc[charIDToTypeID("#Prc")] = "%"; // unitPercent
                    uc[charIDToTypeID("#Pxl")] = "px"; // unitPixels
                    var ut = d.getUnitDoubleType(k);
                    var uv = d.getUnitDoubleValue(k);
                    o[strk] = new UnitValue( uv, uc[ut] );
                    break;
                case DescValueType.INTEGERTYPE:
                case DescValueType.ALIASTYPE:
                case DescValueType.CLASSTYPE:
                case DescValueType.ENUMERATEDTYPE:
                case DescValueType.LISTTYPE:
                case DescValueType.OBJECTTYPE:
                case DescValueType.RAWTYPE:
                case DescValueType.REFERENCETYPE:
                default:
                    throw( new Error("Unsupported type in descriptorToObject " + t ) );
        if (undefined != f) {
            o = f(o);
    // Function: preProcessExportInfo
    // Usage: convert Photoshop enums to strings for storage
    // Input: JavaScript Object of my params for this script
    // Return: JavaScript Object with objects converted for storage
    function preProcessExportInfo(o) {
        o.tiffCompression = o.tiffCompression.toString();
        o.pdfEncoding = o.pdfEncoding.toString();
        o.targaDepth = o.targaDepth.toString();
        o.bmpDepth = o.bmpDepth.toString();
        return o;
    // Function: postProcessExportInfo
    // Usage: convert strings from storage to Photoshop enums
    // Input: JavaScript Object of my params in string form
    // Return: JavaScript Object with objects in enum form
    function postProcessExportInfo(o) {
        o.tiffCompression = eval(o.tiffCompression);
        o.pdfEncoding = eval(o.pdfEncoding);
        o.targaDepth = eval(o.targaDepth);
        o.bmpDepth = eval(o.bmpDepth);
        return o;
    // Function: StrToIntWithDefault
    // Usage: convert a string to a number, first stripping all characters
    // Input: string and a default number
    // Return: a number
    function StrToIntWithDefault( s, n ) {
        var onlyNumbers = /[^0-9]/g;
        var t = s.replace( onlyNumbers, "" );
        t = parseInt( t );
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    // ZStrings and auto layout by Tom Ruark
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    <eventid>6f1c2cf5-4a97-4e32-8f59-f5d7a087adef</eventid>
    <terminology><![CDATA[<< /Version 1
                             /Events <<
                              /6f1c2cf5-4a97-4e32-8f59-f5d7a087adef [Export Layers to Files_mod /noDirectParam <<
                               /message [($$$/Actions/Key/Message=Message) /char]
                               /destination [($$$/Actions/Key/Destination=Destination) /char]
                               /fileNamePrefix [($$$/Actions/Key/FileNamePrefix=Prefix) /char]
                               /visibleOnly [($$$/Actions/Key/CompsObject/UseVisibility=Visibility) /boolean]
                               /fileType  [($$$/Actions/Key/FileType=File Type) /integer]
                               /icc [($$$/Actions/Key/PDFGenericFormat/KeepProfile=Keep Profile) /boolean]
                               /jpegQuality [($$$/Actions/Key/JPEGQuality=JPEG Quality) /char]
                               /psdMaxComp [($$$/Actions/Key/MaximizePSDCompatibility=maximize compatibility for Photoshop files) /boolean]
                               /tiffCompression [($$$/Actions/Key/TiffCompression=TIFF encoding) /char]
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                               /pdfEncoding [($$$/Actions/Key/PDFEncoding=PDF encoding) /char]
                               /pdfJpegQuality [($$$/Actions/Key/PDFJPEGQuality=PDF JPEG Quality) /char]
                               /targaDepth [($$$/Actions/Key/Depth/TargaDepth=Targa depth) /char]
                               /bmpDepth [($$$/Actions/Key/Depth/BMPDepth=BMP depth) /char]
                               /png24Transparency [($$$/Actions/Key/Layer/PNG24PreserveTransparency=PNG 24 Preserve Transparency) /boolean]
                               /png24Interlaced [($$$/Actions/Key/Layer/PNG24Interlaced=PNG 24 Interlaced) /boolean]
                               /png24Trim [($$$/Image/Trim/PNG24=PNG 24 Trim) /boolean]
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                              >>]
                             >>
                          >> ]]></terminology>
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    //=================================================================
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         dlgMain.grpTopLeft.alignChildren = 'left';
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        dlgMain.btnBrowse = dlgMain.grpSecondLine.add("button", undefined, strButtonBrowse);
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        dlgMain.etFileNamePrefix.alignment = 'fill';
        dlgMain.etFileNamePrefix.preferredSize.width = StrToIntWithDefault( stretDestination, 160 );
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         dlgMain.pnlFileType.alignment = 'fill';
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        dlgMain.ddFileType.preferredSize.width = StrToIntWithDefault( strddFileType, 100 );
        dlgMain.ddFileType.alignment = 'left';
        dlgMain.ddFileType.add("item", "BMP");
        dlgMain.ddFileType.add("item", "JPEG");
        dlgMain.ddFileType.add("item", "PDF");
         dlgMain.ddFileType.add("item", "PSD");
        dlgMain.ddFileType.add("item", "Targa");
        dlgMain.ddFileType.add("item", "TIFF");
        dlgMain.ddFileType.add("item", "PNG-8");
        dlgMain.ddFileType.add("item", "PNG-24");
         dlgMain.ddFileType.onChange = function() {
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            dlgMain.cbIcc.show();
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                   case bmpIndex:     
                        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.text = strBMPOptions;
                        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpBMPOptions.show();     
                        break;
                   case jpegIndex:     
                        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.text = strJPEGOptions;
                        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpJPEGOptions.show();
                     dlgMain.cbIcc.hide();
                        break;
                   case tiffIndex:     
                        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.text = strTIFFOptions;
                        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.show();     
                        break;
                   case pdfIndex:     
                        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.text = strPDFOptions;
                        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.show();     
                        break;
                   case targaIndex:
                        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.text = strTargaOptions;
                        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTargaOptions.show();     
                        break;
                   case png8Index:          
                        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.text = strPNG8Options;
                        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG8Options.show();     
                        break;
                   case png24Index:          
                        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.text = strPNG24Options;
                        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG24Options.show();     
                        break;
                   case psdIndex:     
                   default:          
                        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.text = strPSDOptions;
                        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPSDOptions.show();     
                        break;
        dlgMain.ddFileType.items[exportInfo.fileType].selected = true;
         // -- now after all the radio buttons
        dlgMain.cbIcc = dlgMain.pnlFileType.add("checkbox", undefined, strCheckboxIncludeICCProfile);
        dlgMain.cbIcc.value = exportInfo.icc;
        dlgMain.cbIcc.alignment = 'left';
         // -- now the options panel that changes
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions = dlgMain.pnlFileType.add("panel", undefined, "Options");
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.alignment = 'fill';
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.orientation = 'stack';
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.preferredSize.height = StrToIntWithDefault( strpnlOptions, 100 );
         // PSD options
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPSDOptions = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.add("group");
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPSDOptions.cbMax = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPSDOptions.add("checkbox", undefined, strCheckboxMaximizeCompatibility);
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPSDOptions.cbMax.value = exportInfo.psdMaxComp;
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPSDOptions.visible = (exportInfo.fileType == psdIndex);
         // PNG8 options
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG8Options = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.add("group");
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG8Options.png8Trans = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG8Options.add("checkbox", undefined, strCheckboxPNGTransparency.toString());
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG8Options.png8Inter = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG8Options.add("checkbox", undefined, strCheckboxPNGInterlaced.toString());
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG8Options.png8Trm = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG8Options.add("checkbox", undefined, strCheckboxPNGTrm.toString());
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG8Options.png8Trans.value = exportInfo.png8Transparency;
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG8Options.png8Inter.value = exportInfo.png8Interlaced;
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG8Options.png8Trm.value = exportInfo.png8Trim;
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG8Options.visible = (exportInfo.fileType == png8Index);
        // PNG24 options
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG24Options = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.add("group");
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG24Options.png24Trans = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG24Options.add("checkbox", undefined, strCheckboxPNGTransparency.toString());
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG24Options.png24Inter = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG24Options.add("checkbox", undefined, strCheckboxPNGInterlaced.toString());
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG24Options.png24Trm = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG24Options.add("checkbox", undefined, strCheckboxPNGTrm.toString());
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG24Options.png24Trans.value = exportInfo.png24Transparency;
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG24Options.png24Inter.value = exportInfo.png24Interlaced;
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG24Options.png24Trm.value = exportInfo.png24Trim;
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG24Options.visible = (exportInfo.fileType == png24Index);
         // JPEG options
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpJPEGOptions = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.add("group");
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpJPEGOptions.add("statictext", undefined, strLabelQuality);
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpJPEGOptions.etQuality = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpJPEGOptions.add("edittext", undefined, exportInfo.jpegQuality.toString());
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpJPEGOptions.etQuality.preferredSize.width = StrToIntWithDefault( stretQuality, 30 );
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpJPEGOptions.visible = (exportInfo.fileType == jpegIndex);
         // TIFF options
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.add("group");
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.orientation = 'column';
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.visible = (exportInfo.fileType == tiffIndex);
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpCompression = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.add("group");
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpCompression.alignment = 'left';
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpCompression.add("statictext", undefined, strLabelImageCompression);
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpCompression.ddCompression = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpCompression.add("dropdownlist");
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpCompression.ddCompression.add("item", strNone);
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpCompression.ddCompression.add("item", "LZW");
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpCompression.ddCompression.add("item", "ZIP");
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpCompression.ddCompression.add("item", "JPEG");
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpCompression.ddCompression.onChange = function() {
              if (this.selection.index == compJPEGIndex) {
                   dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpQuality.stQuality.enabled = true;
                   dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpQuality.etQuality.enabled = true;
              } else {
                   dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpQuality.stQuality.enabled = false;
                   dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpQuality.etQuality.enabled = false;
         dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpQuality = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.add("group");
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpQuality.alignment = 'left';
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpQuality.stQuality = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpQuality.add("statictext", undefined, strLabelQuality);
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpQuality.etQuality = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpQuality.add("edittext", undefined, exportInfo.tiffJpegQuality.toString());
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpQuality.etQuality.preferredSize.width = StrToIntWithDefault( stretQuality, 30 );
         dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpQuality.etQuality.graphics.disabledBackgroundColor = brush;
         var index;
        switch (exportInfo.tiffCompression) {
              case TIFFEncoding.NONE:     index = compNoneIndex; break;
            case TIFFEncoding.TIFFLZW:  index = compLZWIndex; break;
            case TIFFEncoding.TIFFZIP:  index = compZIPIndex; break;
            case TIFFEncoding.JPEG:     index = compJPEGIndex; break;
            default: index = compNoneIndex;    break;
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpCompression.ddCompression.items[index].selected = true;
         if (TIFFEncoding.JPEG != exportInfo.tiffCompression) { // if not JPEG
              dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpQuality.stQuality.enabled = false;
              dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpQuality.etQuality.enabled = false;
         // PDF options
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.add("group");
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.orientation = 'column';
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.visible = (exportInfo.fileType == pdfIndex);
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpCompression = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.add("group");
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpCompression.alignment = 'left';
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpCompression.add("statictext", undefined, strLabelEncoding);
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpCompression.rbZip = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpCompression.add("radiobutton", undefined, "ZIP");
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpCompression.rbZip.onClick = function() {
              dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpQuality.stQuality.enabled = false;  
              dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpQuality.etQuality.enabled = false;  
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpCompression.rbJpeg = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpCompression.add("radiobutton", undefined, "JPEG");
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpCompression.rbJpeg.onClick = function() {
              dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpQuality.stQuality.enabled = true;  
              dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpQuality.etQuality.enabled = true;  
         dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpQuality = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.add("group");
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpQuality.alignment = 'left';
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpQuality.stQuality = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpQuality.add("statictext", undefined, strLabelQuality);
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpQuality.etQuality = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpQuality.add("edittext", undefined, exportInfo.pdfJpegQuality.toString());
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpQuality.etQuality.preferredSize.width = StrToIntWithDefault( stretQuality, 30 );
         dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpQuality.etQuality.graphics.disabledBackgroundColor = brush;
        switch (exportInfo.pdfEncoding) {
            case PDFEncoding.PDFZIP:
                   dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpCompression.rbZip.value  = true;    break;
            case PDFEncoding.JPEG:
            default:
                   dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpCompression.rbJpeg.value = true;    break;
        if (PDFEncoding.JPEG != exportInfo.pdfEncoding) {
            dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpQuality.stQuality.enabled = false;
            dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpQuality.etQuality.enabled = false;
         // Targa options
         dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTargaOptions = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.add("group");
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTargaOptions.add("statictext", undefined, strLabelDepth);
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTargaOptions.visible = (exportInfo.fileType == targaIndex);
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTargaOptions.rb16bit = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTargaOptions.add( "radiobutton", undefined, strRadiobutton16bit);
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTargaOptions.rb24bit = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTargaOptions.add( "radiobutton", undefined, strRadiobutton24bit);
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTargaOptions.rb32bit = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTargaOptions.add( "radiobutton", undefined, strRadiobutton32bit);
        switch (exportInfo.targaDepth) {
            case TargaBitsPerPixels.SIXTEEN:     dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTargaOptions.rb16bit.value = true;   break;
            case TargaBitsPerPixels.TWENTYFOUR:  dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTargaOptions.rb24bit.value = true;   break;
            case TargaBitsPerPixels.THIRTYTWO:   dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTargaOptions.rb32bit.value = true;   break;
            default: dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTargaOptions.rb24bit.value = true;   break;
         // BMP options
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpBMPOptions = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.add("group");
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpBMPOptions.add("statictext", undefined, strLabelDepth);
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpBMPOptions.visible = (exportInfo.fileType == bmpIndex);
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpBMPOptions.rb16bit = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpBMPOptions.add( "radiobutton", undefined, strRadiobutton16bit);
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpBMPOptions.rb24bit = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpBMPOptions.add( "radiobutton", undefined, strRadiobutton24bit);
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpBMPOptions.rb32bit = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpBMPOptions.add( "radiobutton", undefined, strRadiobutton32bit);
        switch (exportInfo.bmpDepth) {
            case BMPDepthType.SIXTEEN:   dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpBMPOptions.rb16bit.value = true;   break;
            case BMPDepthType.TWENTYFOUR:dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpBMPOptions.rb24bit.value = true;   break;
            case BMPDepthType.THIRTYTWO: dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpBMPOptions.rb32bit.value = true;   break;
            default: dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpBMPOptions.rb24bit.value = true;   break;
         // the right side of the dialog, the ok and cancel buttons
         dlgMain.grpTopRight = dlgMain.grpTop.add("group");
         dlgMain.grpTopRight.orientation = 'column';
         dlgMain.grpTopRight.alignChildren = 'fill';
         dlgMain.btnRun = dlgMain.grpTopRight.add("button", undefined, strButtonRun );
        dlgMain.btnRun.onClick = function() {
              // check if the setting is properly
              var destination = dlgMain.etDestination.text;
              if (destination.length == 0) {
                 alert(strAlertSpecifyDestination);
                   return;
              var testFolder = new Folder(destination);
              if (!testFolder.exists) {
                 alert(strAlertDestinationNotExist);
                   return;
              dlgMain.close(runButtonID);
         dlgMain.btnCancel = dlgMain.grpTopRight.add("button", undefined, strButtonCancel );
        dlgMain.btnCancel.onClick = function() {
              dlgMain.close(cancelButtonID);
         dlgMain.defaultElement = dlgMain.btnRun;
         dlgMain.cancelElement = dlgMain.btnCancel;
            // the bottom of the dialog
         dlgMain.grpBottom = dlgMain.add("group");
         dlgMain.grpBottom.orientation = 'column';
         dlgMain.grpBottom.alignChildren = 'left';
         dlgMain.grpBottom.alignment = 'fill';
        dlgMain.pnlHelp = dlgMain.grpBottom.add("panel");
        dlgMain.pnlHelp.alignment = 'fill';
        dlgMain.etHelp = dlgMain.pnlHelp.add("statictext", undefined, strHelpText, {multiline:true});
        dlgMain.etHelp.alignment = 'fill';
         dlgMain.onShow = function() {
              dlgMain.ddFileType.onChange();
        // give the hosting app the focus before showing the dialog
        app.bringToFront();
        dlgMain.center();
        var result = dlgMain.show();
        if (cancelButtonID == result) {
              return result;  // close to quit
        // get setting from dialog
        exportInfo.destination = dlgMain.etDestination.text;
        exportInfo.fileNamePrefix = dlgMain.etFileNamePrefix.text;
        exportInfo.visibleOnly = dlgMain.cbVisible.value;
        exportInfo.fileType = dlgMain.ddFileType.selection.index;
        exportInfo.icc = dlgMain.cbIcc.value;
        exportInfo.jpegQuality = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpJPEGOptions.etQuality.text;
        exportInfo.psdMaxComp = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPSDOptions.cbMax.value;
        index = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpCompression.ddCompression.selection.index;
        if (index == compNoneIndex) {
              exportInfo.tiffCompression = TIFFEncoding.NONE;
        if (index == compLZWIndex) {
              exportInfo.tiffCompression = TIFFEncoding.TIFFLZW;
        if (index == compZIPIndex) {
              exportInfo.tiffCompression = TIFFEncoding.TIFFZIP;
        if (index == compJPEGIndex) {
              exportInfo.tiffCompression = TIFFEncoding.JPEG;
        exportInfo.tiffJpegQuality = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpQuality.etQuality.text;
        if (dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpCompression.rbZip.value) {
              exportInfo.pdfEncoding = PDFEncoding.PDFZIP;
        if (dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpCompression.rbJpeg.value) {
              exportInfo.pdfEncoding = PDFEncoding.JPEG;
        exportInfo.pdfJpegQuality = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpQuality.etQuality.text;
        if (dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTargaOptions.rb16bit.value) {
              exportInfo.targaDepth = TargaBitsPerPixels.SIXTEEN;
        if (dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTargaOptions.rb24bit.value) {
              exportInfo.targaDepth = TargaBitsPerPixels.TWENTYFOUR;
        if (dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTargaOptions.rb32bit.value) {
              exportInfo.targaDepth = TargaBitsPerPixels.THIRTYTWO;
        if (dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpBMPOptions.rb16bit.value) {
              exportInfo.bmpDepth = BMPDepthType.SIXTEEN;
        if (dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpBMPOptions.rb24bit.value) {
              exportInfo.bmpDepth = BMPDepthType.TWENTYFOUR;
        if (dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpBMPOptions.rb32bit.value) {
              exportInfo.bmpDepth = BMPDepthType.THIRTYTWO;
        return result;
    // Function: hideAllFileTypePanel
    // Usage: hide all the panels in the common actions
    // Input: <none>, dlgMain is a global for this script
    // Return: <none>, all panels are now hidden
    function hideAllFileTypePanel() {
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPSDOptions.hide();
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpJPEGOptions.hide();
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.hide();
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.hide();
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTargaOptions.hide();
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpBMPOptions.hide();
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG8Options.hide();
        dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG24Options.hide();
    // Function: initExportInfo
    // Usage: create our default parameters
    // Input: a new Object
    // Return: a new object with params set to default
    function initExportInfo(exportInfo) {
        exportInfo.destination = new String("");
        exportInfo.fileNamePrefix = new String("untitled_");
        exportInfo.visibleOnly = false;
        exportInfo.fileType = psdIndex;
        exportInfo.icc = true;
        exportInfo.jpegQuality = 8;
        exportInfo.psdMaxComp = true;
        exportInfo.tiffCompression = TIFFEncoding.NONE;
        exportInfo.tiffJpegQuality = 8;
        exportInfo.pdfEncoding = PDFEncoding.JPEG;
        exportInfo.pdfJpegQuality = 8;
        exportInfo.targaDepth = TargaBitsPerPixels.TWENTYFOUR;
        exportInfo.bmpDepth = BMPDepthType.TWENTYFOUR;
        exportInfo.png24Transparency = true;
        exportInfo.png24Interlaced = false;
        exportInfo.png24Trim = true;
        exportInfo.png8Transparency = true;
        exportInfo.png8Interlaced = false;
        exportInfo.png8Trim = true;
        try {
            exportInfo.destination = Folder(app.activeDocument.fullName.parent).fsName; // destination folder
            var tmp = app.activeDocument.fullName.name;
            exportInfo.fileNamePrefix = decodeURI(tmp.substring(0, tmp.indexOf("."))); // filename body part
        } catch(someError) {
            exportInfo.destination = new String("");
            exportInfo.fileNamePrefix = app.activeDocument.name; // filename body part
    // Function: saveFile
    // Usage: the worker routine, take our params and save the file accordingly
    // Input: reference to the document, the name of the output file,
    //        export info object containing more information
    // Return: <none>, a file on disk
    function saveFile( docRef, fileNameBody, exportInfo) {
        switch (exportInfo.fileType) {
            case jpegIndex:
                 docRef.bitsPerChannel = BitsPerChannelType.EIGHT;
                /*var saveFile = new File(exportInfo.destination + "/" + fileNameBody + ".jpg");
                    jpgSaveOptions = new JPEGSaveOptions();
                    jpgSaveOptions.embedColorProfile = exportInfo.icc;
                    jpgSaveOptions.quality = exportInfo.jpegQuality;
                    docRef.saveAs(saveFile, jpgSaveOptions, true, Extension.LOWERCASE);*/
                var desc= new ActionDescriptor();
                var formatDesc = new ActionDescriptor();
                formatDesc.putInteger( charIDToTypeID( "EQlt" ), exportInfo.jpegQuality );
                formatDesc.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID( "MttC" ), charIDToTypeID( "MttC" ), charIDToTypeID( "None" ) );
                desc.putObject( charIDToTypeID( "As  " ), charIDToTypeID( "JPEG" ), formatDesc );
                desc.putPath( charIDToTypeID( "In  " ), saveFile );
                desc.putBoolean( charIDToTypeID( "Cpy " ), true );
                executeAction( charIDToTypeID( "save" ), desc4, DialogModes.NO );
                break;
            case psdIndex:
                var saveFile = new File(exportInfo.destination + "/" + fileNameBody + ".psd");
                psdSaveOptions = new PhotoshopSaveOptions();
                psdSaveOptions.embedColorProfile = exportInfo.icc;
                psdSaveOptions.maximizeCompatibility = exportInfo.psdMaxComp;
                docRef.saveAs(saveFile, psdSaveOptions, true, Extension.LOWERCASE);
                break;
            case tiffIndex:
                var saveFile = new File(exportInfo.destination + "/" + fileNameBody + ".tif");
                tiffSaveOptions = new TiffSaveOptions();
                tiffSaveOptions.embedColorProfile = exportInfo.icc;
                tiffSaveOptions.imageCompression = exportInfo.tiffCompression;
                if (TIFFEncoding.JPEG == exportInfo.tiffCompression) {
                        tiffSaveOptions.jpegQuality = exportInfo.tiffJpegQuality;
                docRef.saveAs(saveFile, tiffSaveOptions, true, Extension.LOWERCASE);
                break;
            case pdfIndex:
                  if (docRef.bitsPerChannel == BitsPerChannelType.THIRTYTWO)
                        docRef.bitsPerChannel = BitsPerChannelType.SIXTEEN;
                var saveFile = new File(exportInfo.destination + "/" + fileNameBody + ".pdf");
                pdfSaveOptions = new PDFSaveOptions();
                pdfSaveOptions.embedColorProfile = exportInfo.icc;
                pdfSaveOptions.encoding = exportInfo.pdfEncoding;
                if (PDFEncoding.JPEG == exportInfo.pdfEncoding) {
                        pdfSaveOptions.jpegQuality = exportInfo.pdfJpegQuality;
                docRef.saveAs(saveFile, pdfSaveOptions, true, Extension.LOWERCASE);
                break;
            case targaIndex:
                  docRef.bitsPerChannel = BitsPerChannelType.EIGHT;
                var saveFile = new File(exportInfo.destination + "/" + fileNameBody + ".tga");
                targaSaveOptions = new TargaSaveOptions();
                targaSaveOptions.resolution = exportInfo.targaDepth;
                docRef.saveAs(saveFile, targaSaveOptions, true, Extension.LOWERCASE);
                break;
            case bmpIndex:
                  docRef.bitsPerChannel = BitsPerChannelType.EIGHT;
                var saveFile = new File(exportInfo.destination + "/" + fileNameBody + ".bmp");
                bmpSaveOptions = new BMPSaveOptions();
                bmpSaveOptions.depth = exportInfo.bmpDepth;
                docRef.saveAs(saveFile, bmpSaveOptions, true, Extension.LOWERCASE);
                break;
            case png8Index:
                   saveFile(docRef, fileNameBody, exportInfo, dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG24Options.png24Inter.value, dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG24Options.png24Trans.value);
                 function saveFile( docRef, fileNameBody, exportInfo, interlacedValue, transparencyValue) {
                        var id5 = charIDToTypeID( "Expr" );
                             var desc3 = new ActionDescriptor();
                             var id6 = charIDToTypeID( "Usng" );
                                  var desc4 = new ActionDescriptor();
                                  var id7 = charIDToTypeID( "Op  " );
                                  var id8 = charIDToTypeID( "SWOp" );
                                  var id9 = charIDToTypeID( "OpSa" );
                                  desc4.putEnumerated( id7, id8, id9 );
                                  var id10 = charIDToTypeID( "Fmt " );
                                  var id11 = charIDToTypeID( "IRFm" );
                                  var id12 = charIDToTypeID( "PNG8" );
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