Continue a script in Photoshop

Question

Hi
I need to write a script that export artboards as PSD then open these files in Photoshop in order to continue the processing.
So here´s basically the concept:
#target illustrator
...body of the code to be executed in Illustrator, concluding with the document.exportFile (...) method; //it´s perfect up here. It generates the PSD properly.
if (app.activeDocument.artboards.length == 1){ //if the Ai File had only one artboard then I know only 1 PSD file was exported. So I need to open this document and continue in Photoshop
...execute this first code in Photoshop.
else
if (app.activeDocument.artboards.length > 1){
...execute this second code inn Photoshop
The problem is. How it could change the target application in the middle of the script? (this case, inside an IF loop)?
I tried to read about BridgeTalk but perhaps I did not understand it right. Should I send the code portion as a "message" to Photoshop?? I´m having no luck doing this
Best Regards
Gustavo.

Answer 1

Hi Muppet
I´m trying to read the documentation and chapter about BridgeTalk but it´s
unclear for me. Could you help me a little more?
Here´s an example of function that should be sent as message to Photoshop
execute:
function psExecute (arg) { //the argument will be a File stored in a variable called "f".
    photoshop.open (arg);       
    var doc = app.activeDocument;
    doc.flatten();
    doc.convertProfile ("sRGB IEC61966-2.1", Intent.RELATIVECOLORIMETRIC , true, true);
    doc.resizeImage (UnitValue(largura, "px"), UnitValue(altura, "px"), 300, ResampleMethod.BICUBIC);
    var opJPG = new JPEGSaveOptions();
    opJPG.embedColorProfile = true;
    opJPG.formatOptions = FormatOptions.STANDARDBASELINE;
    opJPG.matte = MatteType.WHITE;
    opJPG.quality = 12;
    var outputPS = new File ("~/Desktop/File.jpg");       
    doc.saveAs (outputPS, opJPG, true, Extension.LOWERCASE);       
Now here´s what I´ve already done with BridgeTalk:
var f = new File ("~/Desktop/F1.psd");
var messenger = new BridgeTalk();
messenger.target = "photoshop-60.064";
//messenger.body ?????? Here´s the problem. How could I use the toSource method passing the psExecute (f)??
messenger.send();
Gustavo.
Message was edited by: Gustavo Del Vechio
Message was edited by: Gustavo Del Vechio