Photoshop save as PDF

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#1

I am trying to open an EPS in Photoshop using options, flatten it and save it as a PDF. I have the first two parts working, but I keep getting an error on the save command. If anyone could tell me what I am doing wrong, I would really appreciate it.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks in advance.

Tom

set x to choose file with prompt "Select EPS File"

tell application "Adobe Photoshop CS"
	
	set myOpenOptions to {class:EPS open options, resolution:300, mode:CMYK, constrain proportions:true}
	open x as EPS with options myOpenOptions
	
	set mySaveOptions to {class:PDF save options, quality:10}
	flatten current document
	save current document in file x as Photoshop PDF with options mySaveOptions appending lowercase extension
end tell
#2

I found a couple things. First, in your save options, you have to say "JPEG quaity:10". Then, instead of saying: "save current document in file x… ", just say “save current document in x…” (no ‘file’).

Also, one suggestion I have is to specify the type of file you want to user to select, like this:

set x to choose file of type "EPSF" with prompt "Select EPS File"

Doing this will keep the select dialog from being cluttered with all the extra (including invisible) files.

#3

Thank you for the info!

I know that this is off the subject, but do you know the “of file type” that I would use for an InDesign file? Is that info located somewhere in the dictionary?

Thanks,
Tom

#4

InDesign CS file type is “IDd3”

Kari

#5

I appreciate the info, but most of the file types seem pretty cryptic, which leads to two questions:

Where do you find this information other than on a user forum?

Why don’t they use something more logical, like the extension?

#6

Yes they do. InDesign’s extension is .indd. If you don’t seet it go to Finder->Preferences->Advanced and select Show all file extensions.

Kari

#7

Maybe I wasn’t clear. I know what the file extensions are, I was wondering why they wouldn’t use the extension as the file type. For example:

set x to choose file with prompt “Select InDesign File” of type {“indd”}

Other examples:
type “.txt” --for text
type “pdf” --for PDF
type “eps” --for EPS

I guess I don’t expect anyone to have a lo have a logical answer to this question, but I would really like to know where I would find this information when I need it? What documentation tells me that the file type for InDesign is “IDd3”? Is it in the dictionary? If so, where? If not, am I supposed to guess until I get it right? Do I post a question on a forum every time I need a simple question answered and risk getting scolded for not looking in the right place?

I apologize if my frustration is showing, but I am new to Applescript, I am trying to learn as much as I can as fast as I can and I would like to find these answers on my own, but often the answer is not where i would expect to find it.

#8

The Macintosh OS does not need to rely on the file extension because of the file type and file creator of any file. Example, a text file could have a .txt extension but have been created with MSWord to the creator type and file type would be differant from a text file created with TextEdit. This would mean that although the file is simply a text file it will open with MSWord. Changing the creator type alone can have a differant application open the same file. Look in almost any scripting dictionary under the

class file: A file
creator type type class -- the OSType identifying the application that created the item

So in applescript:

choose file with prompt "Pick a file" of type {"TEXT"}

This would list only files that are regardless of thier extension.

This URL explains these issues and reason much better than I am able to here:
http://www.geo.unizh.ch/~uruetsch/macos/creatortype.html

here is a way of getting the file types/creator type on this forum:
http://bbs.applescript.net/viewtopic.php?t=4098&highlight=filetype

#9

Thank you Brandon, I will give that a try!