Create Annotations with 'author' name tool property

Question

Philip Cord has kindly sent me this code that allows to create annotations with the "Author" tool property (older versions than CS3 couldn't get this on script listener - only on the CS3 script listener).
Hope it helps anyone like me that can't have access anymore to CS3
var colour = new SolidColor();
colour.rgb.hexValue = 'ff00ff';
selectNote(0);
colourNote(colour);
addAuthorToNote("Author Name");
function colourNote(colour) {
var Saturation = colour.hsb.saturation;
var Brightness = colour.hsb.brightness;
var Hue =colour.hsb.hue;
var desc = new ActionDescriptor();
var ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putEnumerated( stringIDToTypeID('annotation'), charIDToTypeID('Ordn'), charIDToTypeID('Trgt') );
desc.putReference( charIDToTypeID('null'), ref );
var desc2 = new ActionDescriptor();
var desc3 = new ActionDescriptor();
desc3.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID('H   '), charIDToTypeID('#Ang'), Hue );
desc3.putDouble( charIDToTypeID('Strt'), Saturation );
desc3.putDouble( charIDToTypeID('Brgh'), Brightness);
desc2.putObject( charIDToTypeID('Clr '), charIDToTypeID('HSBC'), desc3 );
desc.putObject( charIDToTypeID('T   '), stringIDToTypeID('annotation'), desc2 );
executeAction( charIDToTypeID('setd'), desc, DialogModes.NO );
function selectNote(number) {
var desc = new ActionDescriptor();
var ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putIndex( stringIDToTypeID('annotation'), number );
desc.putReference( charIDToTypeID('null'), ref );
try{
executeAction( charIDToTypeID('Shw '), desc, DialogModes.NO );
}catch(e){}
function addAuthorToNote(Author) {
var desc = new ActionDescriptor();
var ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putEnumerated( stringIDToTypeID('annotation'), charIDToTypeID('Ordn'), charIDToTypeID('Trgt') );
desc.putReference( charIDToTypeID('null'), ref );
var desc2 = new ActionDescriptor();
desc2.putString( charIDToTypeID('Athr'),  Author);
desc.putObject( charIDToTypeID('T   '), stringIDToTypeID('annotation'), desc2 );
executeAction( charIDToTypeID('setd'), desc, DialogModes.NO );
function makeAnnotation(X,Y,Width,Height) {
var desc = new ActionDescriptor();
var ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putClass( stringIDToTypeID('annotation') );
desc.putReference( charIDToTypeID('null'), ref );
var desc2 = new ActionDescriptor();
var desc3 = new ActionDescriptor();
desc3.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID('Hrzn'), charIDToTypeID('#Pxl'), X );
desc3.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID('Vrtc'), charIDToTypeID('#Pxl'), Y );
desc2.putObject( charIDToTypeID('Lctn'), charIDToTypeID('Pnt '), desc3 );
var desc4 = new ActionDescriptor();
desc4.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID('Hrzn'), charIDToTypeID('#Pxl'), Width );
desc4.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID('Vrtc'), charIDToTypeID('#Pxl'), Height );
desc2.putObject( charIDToTypeID('Sz  '), charIDToTypeID('Ofst'), desc4 );
desc2.putEnumerated( stringIDToTypeID('annotType'), stringIDToTypeID('annotType'), stringIDToTypeID('annotText') );
desc.putObject( charIDToTypeID('Usng'), stringIDToTypeID('annotation'), desc2 );
executeAction( charIDToTypeID('Mk  '), desc, DialogModes.NO );

Answer 1

This is a bit more robust (it won't fall over if you have no images open or can't find the corresponding image) I've made it so if you have the thumbnail image open it will find the mannequin image and visa versa. Save the script to your PS scripts directory. In photoshop record an action that uses the script. Stop recording! Then you can run the script as an action.
app.preferences.rulerUnits = Units.PIXELS;
if (documents.length == 0)
    alert ("No documents open, dude!")
else
    var dir1 = "Mannequin";
    var dir2 = "Thumbnails";
    // call the current document
    var tempDoc = app.activeDocument;
    // get the info out of the source doc
    var fileName = tempDoc.name;
    var filePath = tempDoc.path.toString();
    var fileNameAndPath = filePath + '/' + fileName;
    var tempDir = filePath.substring(filePath.lastIndexOf("/") +1, filePath.length);
    var goCode = false;
    var docName = fileName.substring(0,fileName.length -4);
    if (tempDir == dir1)
        var otherImagePath = filePath.substring(0, filePath.lastIndexOf(dir1));
        var tempFile  = decodeURI(otherImagePath + "/" + dir2 + "/" + fileName);
        goCode = true;
    if (tempDir == dir2)
        var otherImagePath = filePath.substring(0, filePath.lastIndexOf(dir2));
        var tempFile  = decodeURI(otherImagePath + "/" + dir1 + "/" + fileName);
        goCode = true;
    if (tempDir != dir1 && tempDir != dir2)
        alert("Cannot find matching image.")
        goCode = false;
    if (goCode)
        //open the other image
        var fileRef = new File(tempFile)
        if (fileRef.exists)
            app.open(fileRef);
        else
            alert("Matching file does not exist.")
}// end doc check
Hope this helps.