Adobe photoshop cs 2.0 User Guide

Photoshop CS2

Adobe Photoshop CS2 Scripting Guide

Scripting basics 22

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Our Hello World scripts will do the following:

1. Open the Photoshop CS2 application.

2. Create a new Document object.

When we create the document, we will also create a variable named docRef and then assign a
reference to the document as the value of docRef. The document will be 4 inches wide and 2 inches
high.

3. Create an Art Layer object.

In our script, we will create a variable named artLayerRef and then assign a reference to the Art
Layer

object as the value of artLayerRef.

4. Define artLayerRef as a text item.

5. Set the contents of the text item to "Hello World".

Note:

We will also include comments throughout the scripts. In fact, because this is our first script, we will
use comments to excess.

These steps mirror a specific path in the containment hierarchy, as illustrated below.

Creating and Running an AppleScript

You must open Apple’s Script Editor application in order to complete this procedure.

Note:

The default location for the Script Editor is Applications > AppleScript > Script Editor.

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To create and run your first Photoshop CS2 AppleScript:

1. Enter the following script in the Script Editor:

Application

Document

Art Layer

Text Item