You will need to use ExtendScript Toolkit (ESTK), this gets installed with Photoshop
and is the integrated development environment (IDE).
This utility can be found in the relevant folder:-
PC: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Utilities
MAC: <hard drive>/Applications/Utilities/Adobe Utilities
Note: CS3 or CS4 ExtendScript Toolkit will be the best.
First put the ActionSet.atn on your server.
Now you need to get the correct path to this file so run the following code in a new window, this will then write the correct path to the ESTK Console
so that it can be copied and pasted into the script.
Code:
var ATN = File.openDialog("Please select Action Set file.","ATN File:*.atn");
if(ATN != null) $.writeln(decodeURI(ATN));
Here is the actual code that will unload the ActionSet if it exists then load the new one.
Code:
function main(){
//Paste your path and filename below.
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
var atnFile = new File("//Paulr-pc/i/Test Area/Special Actions.atn");
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
var rex = new RegExp (decodeURI(atnFile.name.replace(/\.[^\.]+$/, '')), "g");
//Check if atn file exists
if(!atnFile.exists){
alert("You ActionSet does not exist!\Please contact your administrator.");
return;
}
//Get a List of all ActionSets
var actionList =getActionSets();
//if ActionSet Exists remove it.
for(var d in actionList){
if(decodeURI(actionList[d]).match(rex)) unLoadAction(actionList[d]);
}
//Load the action set
app.load(atnFile);
//Check it loaded ok
var actionList =getActionSets();
var flag = false;
for(var d in actionList){
if(decodeURI(actionList[d]).match(rex)) flag=true;
}
if(!flag){
alert("The ActionSet did not load\nPlease contact the administrator");
return;
}
}
main();
function getActionSets() {
cTID = function(s) { return app.charIDToTypeID(s); };
var i = 1;
var sets = [];
while (true) {
var ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putIndex(cTID("ASet"), i);
var desc;
var lvl = $.level;
$.level = 0;
try {
desc = executeActionGet(ref);
} catch (e) {
break;
} finally {
$.level = lvl;
}
if (desc.hasKey(cTID("Nm "))) {
var set = {};
set.index = i;
set.name = desc.getString(cTID("Nm "));
set.toString = function() { return this.name; };
set.count = desc.getInteger(cTID("NmbC"));
set.actions = [];
for (var j = 1; j <= set.count; j++) {
var ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putIndex(cTID('Actn'), j);
ref.putIndex(cTID('ASet'), set.index);
var adesc = executeActionGet(ref);
var actName = adesc.getString(cTID('Nm '));
set.actions.push(actName);
}
sets.push(set);
}
i++;
}
return sets;
};
function unLoadAction(aSet){
var desc = new ActionDescriptor();
var ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putName( charIDToTypeID( "ASet" ), decodeURI(aSet));
desc.putReference( charIDToTypeID( "null" ), ref );
executeAction( charIDToTypeID( "Dlt " ), desc, DialogModes.NO );
};
Note: Photoshop CS uses Filename.js but Photoshop CS2 or newer uses Filename.jsx (extended)
If you are using windows Vista/Windows 7 you will need to save the script somewhere you will access (DeskTop will do)
Then copy the script to:
PC: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS#\Presets\Scripts\Event Scripts Only
MAC: <hard drive>/Applications/Adobe Photoshop CS#/Presets/Scripts/Event Scripts Only
# being the CS version
If Photoshop was open close and restart it so that it can pick up the new script.
Now you need to set up:-
File - Script Events Manager
Tick Enable Events to run Scripts/Actions
Select Photoshop Event: Start Application
Select your new script from the next dropdown box
Click Add
Thats it you are done.
There may be a startup folder for CS that you could put the script into (with a .js extension) but can't remember that far back.
Good Luck!
