Photoshop scipt

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• Photoshop JavaScript: Delete all guides?

  I can only find out a way to remove a single guide from the layout:

  activeDocument.guides[0].remove();
  

  This targets a single guide using an index. Isn't there a menu I can call to clear all guides at once?
• Photoshop script to export unique layer permutation compositions

  I'm using the following script to generate compositions within the top-level document groups. However I want only unique combinations of the layers and not every possible combination.

  For example there are 5 elements in 5 colours and I want only unique combinations to be generated, as shown in the screen shot. There should be a total of 120 unique compositions, 24 with a blue background, 24 with a yellow background etc.

  

  The script that's being used is as follows.

  var userDisplayDialogsPref = app.displayDialogs;
  
  app.displayDialogs = DialogModes.ALL;
  
  var savePath;
  
  app.displayDialogs = DialogModes.NO;
  
  function getType(thing) {
    if (thing === null) return "[object Null]"; // special case
    return Object.prototype.toString.call(thing);
  }
  
  function getCombinations(arr, n) {
    if (n == 1) {
      var ret = [];
      for (var i = 0; i < arr.length; i++) {
        for (var j = 0; j < arr[i].length; j++) {
          ret.push([arr[i][j]]);
        }
      }
      return ret;
    } else {
      var ret = [];
      for (var i = 0; i < arr.length; i++) {
        var elem = arr.shift();
        for (var j = 0; j < elem.length; j++) {
          var childperm = getCombinations(arr.slice(), n - 1);
          for (var k = 0; k < childperm.length; k++) {
            ret.push([elem[j]].concat(childperm[k]));
          }
        }
      }
      return ret;
    }
  }
  
  function showAllArtLayers() {
    for (var i = 0; i < layerSets.length; i++) {
      for (var z = 0; z < layerSets[i].artLayers.length; z++) {
        layerSets[i].artLayers[z].visible = true;
      }
    }
  }
  
  function hideAllArtLayers() {
    var layerSets = app.activeDocument.layerSets;
  
    for (var i = 0; i < layerSets.length; i++) {
      if (layerSets[i].artLayers.length) {
        for (var z = 0; z < layerSets[i].artLayers.length; z++) {
          layerSets[i].artLayers[z].visible = false;
        }
      } else {
        for (var z = 0; z < layerSets[i].layerSets.length; z++) {
          layerSets[i].layerSets[z].visible = false;
        }
      }
    }
  }
  
  function getArtLayerCollectionCollection() {
    var layerSets = app.activeDocument.layerSets,
      artLayerCollectionCollection = [];
  
    for (var i = 0; i < layerSets.length; i++) {
      var artlayerCollection = [];
      if (layerSets[i].artLayers.length) {
        for (var z = 0; z < layerSets[i].artLayers.length; z++) {
          if (layerSets[i].name.indexOf('__') !== 0)
            artlayerCollection.push(layerSets[i].artLayers[z]);
        }
      } else {
        for (var z = 0; z < layerSets[i].layerSets.length; z++) {
          if (layerSets[i].name.indexOf('__') !== 0)
            artlayerCollection.push(layerSets[i].layerSets[z]);
        }
      }
      artLayerCollectionCollection.push(artlayerCollection);
    }
  
    return artLayerCollectionCollection;
  }
  
  function combine() {
    var artLayerCollectionCollection = getArtLayerCollectionCollection(),
      artLayerCollectionCollectionCombinations = getCombinations(artLayerCollectionCollection, getLayerSetsCount()),
      continueConfirmation;
  
    if (!artLayerCollectionCollectionCombinations.length) return alert('Script has aborted. No combinations found. Please make sure no empty groups are present.');
  
    continueConfirmation = confirm(artLayerCollectionCollectionCombinations.length + " combinations found. Would you like to continue?");
  
    if (!continueConfirmation) return alert('Script has been aborted.');
  
    savePath = Folder.selectDialog("Select an output folder");
  
    var includePSDFiles = confirm('Would you like to include corresponding PSD documents?')
  
    for (var i = 0; i < artLayerCollectionCollectionCombinations.length; i++) {
      hideAllArtLayers();
      var artLayerNames = [];
      for (var z = 0; z < artLayerCollectionCollectionCombinations[i].length; z++) {
        var artLayer = artLayerCollectionCollectionCombinations[i][z];
        artLayer.visible = true;
        artLayerNames.push(artLayer.parent.name);
        artLayerNames.push(artLayer.name);
      }
      saveDocumentAsPNG(savePath + '/' + normalizeSaveFileName(artLayerNames.join('')).substr(0, 254));
      if (includePSDFiles) saveDocumentAsPSD(savePath + '/' + normalizeSaveFileName(artLayer.parent.name + artLayerNames.join('')).substr(0, 254));
    }
  }
  
  function getSmallestLayerSetCount() {
    var count = null,
      layerSets = app.activeDocument.layerSets;
  
    for (var i = 0; i < layerSets.length; i++) {
      var artLayers = layerSets[i].artLayers;
  
      if (count === null) count = artLayers.length;
  
      if (artLayers.length < count) count = artLayers.length;
    }
  
    return 1;
  }
  
  function getLayerSetsCount() {
    var layerSets = app.activeDocument.layerSets,
      count = 0;
  
    for (var i = 0; i < layerSets.length; i++) {
      if (layerSets[i].name.indexOf('__') !== 0) count++;
    }
  
    return count;
  }
  
  function normalizeSaveFileName(name) {
    return name;
  }
  
  function saveDocumentAsPNG(path) {
    app.activeDocument.saveAs(new File(path), new PNGSaveOptions());
  }
  
  function saveDocumentAsPSD(path) {
    app.activeDocument.saveAs(new File(path), new PhotoshopSaveOptions());
  }
  
  combine();
  
  app.displayDialogs = userDisplayDialogsPref;

  The logic would have to be for example: if the background is "blue" then don't use any layer named blue in the other group layers AND not to use the same colour in other group layers, all the layers in all the groups have the colour prefixed, as in "blue hills" or "red sun".

  I'm not sure how to go about modifying the above script to achieve the intended result.

  ---

  In Photoshop the PSD has the following grouping for example.

  -Hills (Group)

  --Pink hills

  --Blue hills

  --Yellow hills

  --Violet hills

  --Green hills

  -Sun (Group)

  --Pink sun

  --Blue sun

  --Yellow sun

  --Violet sun

  --Green sun

  -Sky (Group)

  --Pink sky

  --Blue sky

  --Yellow sky

  --Violet sky

  --Green sky

  -Trees (Group)

  --Pink trees

  --Blue trees

  --Yellow trees

  --Violet trees

  --Green trees

  -Background (Group)

  --Pink background

  --Blue background

  --Yellow background

  --Violet background

  --Green background

  So if the "--Pink background" layer from the group "Background" is used THEN "--Pink sun" from the group " "Sun", "--Pink hills" from the group "Hills" "--Pink trees" from the group " "Trees", "--Pink sky" from the group " "Sky" cannot be used.

  AND

  Same colours cannot be used in the other groups, example,

  If background layer used is blue and hills are violet then the sun, trees and sky cannot be violet, they have to be of other colours.

  This is the PSD file being used.
• How to make a custom pattern from selection in Photoshop?

  TL;DR - I want to use code to define a custom pattern from selection in Photoshop using scripting (Extendscript).

  Here is the code I have so far:

      (function () {
        var doc = app.activeDocument;
        // I put 2 guides in the doc to easily get coords for this test
        var guides = doc.guides;
        var hGuide = guides[0].coordinate.value;
        var vGuide = guides[1].coordinate.value;
        // Select whole doc
        doc.selection.selectAll();
        var sel = doc.selection.bounds;
        // Get percentages so we can resize the selection
        var xVal = (hGuide / sel[2].value) * 100;
        var yVal = (vGuide / sel[3].value) * 100;
        doc.selection.resizeBoundary(xVal, yVal, AnchorPosition.TOPLEFT);
    
        cTID = function (s) { return app.charIDToTypeID(s); };
        sTID = function (s) { return app.stringIDToTypeID(s); };
        
        // This part is recorded from an ActionListener
        var desc1 = new ActionDescriptor();
        var ref1 = new ActionReference();
        ref1.putClass(cTID('Ptrn'));
        desc1.putReference(cTID('null'), ref1);
        var ref2 = new ActionReference();
        ref2.putProperty(cTID('Prpr'), sTID("selection"));
        ref2.putEnumerated(cTID('Dcmn'), cTID('Ordn'), cTID('Trgt'));
        desc1.putReference(cTID('Usng'), ref2);
        desc1.putString(cTID('Nm  '), "Leaves");
        app.executeAction(cTID('Mk  '), desc1, DialogModes.NO);
      })();
  

  This is done manually, in the UI, by using a marquee tool to make a selection, then going to Edit > Define Pattern..., entering the name, then clicking ok.

  I have recorded myself doing just that and have gotten an action script in Javascript from it, but when I run it, Extendscript tells me: "General Photoshop error occured. This functionality may not be available in this version of Photoshop."

  I am not so skilled when it comes to using the ActionDescriptors and ActionReferences, so I would love some help in getting this to define a custom pattern.

  Thank you in advance!

  **EDIT:**The ActionScript code works when I manually make the selection, but when I use the above code to make the selection, it doesn't work. Why would there be a difference, I wonder?
• Why is "do"/"do script" not working in AppleScript for After Effects 2022

  I've been breaking my head for the past few hours trying to solve this. I've done a lot of research trying to find a clear answer, but no luck so far.

  I'm doing some automation tests for an Adobe Suite automated workflow. I'll be automating Photoshop, InDesign and After Effects files using AppleScript and ExtendScript.

  I wrote this test code for InDesign 2021 and it works just fine:

  set TheTitle to "Test Title"
  tell application "Adobe InDesign 2021"
      activate
      open file "path:to:folder:test.indd"
      set jsx_script to "/path/to/folder/test.jsx"
      do script jsx_script language javascript with arguments {TheTitle}
      close every document saving no
      quit
  end tell
  

  I use the same principle to work with After Effects 2022 and the do script portion keeps throwing the Expected end of line, etc. but found “script”. (-2741) error.

  This is the working version of the script for AE:

  set jsx_file to "/path/to/folder/test_ae.jsx"
  tell application "Adobe After Effects 2022"
      activate
      DoScriptFile jsx_file
  end tell
  

  If I only type do the Script Editor colors it green (as a variable instead of a command). So, neither do script nor do JavaScript are working.

  DoScriptFile does run the JSX within AE, but the problem is that I need to pass the variables into the JSX file and DoScriptFile won't allow it.

  So, I'm looking for either a way to pass arguments/variables to the JSX via DoScriptFile or a solution for do script not working with AE.
• Can a method return an object and a value?

  I'm learning Adobes Premiere Pro API (ExtendScript). In the documentation, is says that the method for a Sequence Object called Sequence.createSubsequence() "Returns 0 if successful".

  However in the example code, they assign the method to a variable, does this not suggest the method actually returns an Object rather than an integer (in this case it's a Sequence object)?

  New to coding so trying to understanding if there's something fundamental I don't get here, or whether this is in fact an error.

  var newSeq = activeSequence.createSubsequence(ignoreMapping);
                  newSeq.name = "myseqname";
  

  
• Is "cancel" a keyword or reserved word in Photoshop?

  Is "cancel" a keyword or reserved word?

  My simple dialog box:

  

  var dlg = new Window("dialog"); 
      dlg.text = "Proceed?"; 
      dlg.preferredSize.width = 160; 
  
  // GROUP1
  // ======
  var group1 = dlg.add("group", undefined, {name: "group1"}); 
      group1.preferredSize.width = 160; 
  
  // add buttons
  var button1 = group1.add ("button", undefined);
      button1.text = "OK";
  var button2 = group1.add ("button", undefined);
      button2.text = "Cancel";
  
  
  var myReturn = dlg.show();
  
  if (myReturn == 1)
  {
     // code here
  }
  

  Works fine. All is well. However replace the string "Cancel" with "Can" and the button no longer functions.

  

  You need to add extra code in order to regain functionality.

  button2.onClick = function()
  {
    // alert("Byas!");
    dlg.close();
    dialogResponse = "cancel";
  }
  

  So, what's going on, is "cancel" a keyword?