# How to edit Session Token's file name? **URL:** \ **Category:** UXP Plugin API\ **Created:** [June 29, 2023, 1:04pm UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/how-to-edit-session-tokens-file-name/6450 "2023-06-29T13:04:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![joooopeeee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/91b2a8/32.png) [@joooopeeee](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/joooopeeee)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2023, 1:04pm UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/how-to-edit-session-tokens-file-name/6450/1 "2023-06-29T13:04:01Z")
Hey all, Is there a way to edit the sessions token’s file name? I am exporting jpgs using batchplay and for \_path, I am using session token. However my script needs to be able to modify the file name (ex. adding prefix or suffix). It seems like the \_name of the session token is read only. is there any other way to modify it? Thank you all in advance return await batchPlay( [ { \_obj: “save”, as: { \_obj: “JPEG”, extendedQuality: jpgQuality, matteColor: { \_enum: “matteColor”, \_value: “none” } }, in: { \_path: token, \_kind: “local” }, lowerCase: true, saveStage: { \_enum: “saveStageType”, \_value: “saveBegin” }, \_isCommand: false } ], {} ); ---
**Author:** ![Timothy\_Bennett](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/timothy_bennett/32/1251_2.png) [@Timothy\_Bennett](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/Timothy_Bennett)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2023, 1:22pm UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/how-to-edit-session-tokens-file-name/6450/2 "2023-06-29T13:22:42Z")
You want to generate a new token for each instance, for example by calling a generic save utility function , something like this: ```auto const saveJPEG = async (saveFolder, newFilename, quality) => { try { const doc = app.activeDocument; const theNewFile = await saveFolder.createFile(newFilename, { overwrite: true, }); const saveFile = await fs.createSessionToken(theNewFile); return batchPlay( [ { _obj: "save", as: { _obj: "JPEG", extendedQuality: quality, matteColor: { _enum: "matteColor", _value: "none", }, }, in: { _path: saveFile, _kind: "local", }, documentID: doc.id, lowerCase: true, saveStage: { _enum: "saveStageType", _value: "saveBegin", }, _isCommand: true, _options: { dialogOptions: "dontDisplay", }, }, ], {} ); } catch (error) { console.log("JPEG save failed") console log(error); } }; ``` ---
**Author:** ![joooopeeee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/91b2a8/32.png) [@joooopeeee](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/joooopeeee)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2023, 2:12pm UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/how-to-edit-session-tokens-file-name/6450/3 "2023-06-29T14:12:09Z")
Thank you so much Timothy. I am having trouble generating new token from string path. I tried the script you provided. I can see that this script is using createFile but I am not using the getFolder() from ‘localFileSystem’. Is there a way to make tokens from string path and filename? I tried generate new tokens using ‘createEntryWithUrl’ but I couldn’t figure it out! ---
**Author:** ![Timothy\_Bennett](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/timothy_bennett/32/1251_2.png) [@Timothy\_Bennett](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/Timothy_Bennett)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2023, 2:48pm UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/how-to-edit-session-tokens-file-name/6450/4 "2023-06-29T14:48:20Z")
`createSessionToken()` receives an [`entry`](https://developer.adobe.com/photoshop/uxp/2022/uxp-api/reference-js/Modules/uxp/Persistent%20File%20Storage/Entry/) and not a `string`. What’s your workflow? E.g. where are your string paths coming from? Collated from open documents? Or from a list of files in a folder? ---
**Author:** ![joooopeeee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/91b2a8/32.png) [@joooopeeee](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/joooopeeee)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2023, 3:04pm UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/how-to-edit-session-tokens-file-name/6450/5 "2023-06-29T15:04:27Z")
I understand. My first entry comes from ‘fs.getFileForSaving’. this is what my script does: - new file using fs.getFileForSaving - make changes to the image - export jpg (filename-V1) - make further changes to the image - export jpg under same folder (filename-V2) The reason I used getFileForSaving instead of getFolder is to get the base filename from the user. but aside from that I would love to be able to either generate new entry from a string path. I tried ‘createEntryWithUrl’ but I cannot make it work for the life of me! anytime I use it I get this error: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/xdplugins/original/2X/e/efbfb66bd3cb111d9236d6ca6443998950fc6c29.png) ---
**Author:** ![dotproduct](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/258eb7/32.png) [@dotproduct](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/dotproduct)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2023, 4:17pm UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/how-to-edit-session-tokens-file-name/6450/6 "2023-06-29T16:17:11Z")
I think this becomes clear in the error message. Just to double check, have you checked whether the root of said path actually exists? ‘/Users/user’ looks like a generic example path to me. I think you need to construct this path, e.g. using ‘ **os** ’ module’s **homedir()** function. (Unless of course if your user name happens to be ‘user’) ---
**Author:** ![Timothy\_Bennett](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/timothy_bennett/32/1251_2.png) [@Timothy\_Bennett](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/Timothy_Bennett)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2023, 4:47pm UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/how-to-edit-session-tokens-file-name/6450/7 "2023-06-29T16:47:47Z")
To clarify, would you like to: A) • open user selected file • perform edits to file • save file • perform more edits • save file End result: 3 files Or B) • create new file • open new file • perform edits to file • save file • perform more edits • save file End result: 2 files ---
**Author:** ![joooopeeee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/91b2a8/32.png) [@joooopeeee](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/joooopeeee)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2023, 8:13pm UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/how-to-edit-session-tokens-file-name/6450/8 "2023-06-29T20:13:38Z")
thanks for the help. That was my first guess as well. but no matter what I do it seems like I cannot get the right syntax for the file address. (I tried both mac and windows). Do you happen to know what’s the right syntax for file path? ---
**Author:** ![joooopeeee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/91b2a8/32.png) [@joooopeeee](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/joooopeeee)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2023, 8:24pm UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/how-to-edit-session-tokens-file-name/6450/9 "2023-06-29T20:24:17Z")
Thanks Timothy. I am trying to do A. Sorry for being a bit vague. I was trying to avoid boring you with the complete function of my script! The function of my script is to export every frame of the timeline (as a copy) into individual jpgs and tiffs. which is why I am exporting every frame with a base name and a sequencer. I get the base name from “getFileForSaving” and repeat the base for every frame. Except I don’t want the user to enter the file name for every frame! I was going to use the SaveAs property of the document but I won’t be able to export tiff as well. if I can get the “createEntryWithUrl” to work I can use the \_nativepath from the entry and modify the name for every frame. appologies in advance for the long post! p.s: I am aware of image sequencer but that’s limited to 5000px and I need to have more control. ---
**Author:** ![dotproduct](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/258eb7/32.png) [@dotproduct](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/dotproduct)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2023, 11:01pm UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/how-to-edit-session-tokens-file-name/6450/10 "2023-06-29T23:01:13Z")
As far as **createEntryWithURL** goes, all the information is in the error message. It wasn’t able to find the path to ‘/Users/user/Documents’ because that doesn’t exist unless your user name on the Mac you’re trying this out happens to be ‘user’. It’s just a matter of specifying a correct path. So, rather than: `"file:/Users/user/Documents/tmp"` it should be `"file:/Users/YOUR_USERNAME/Documents/tmp"` Obviously you don’t want to hard-code this. And my guess would be this would be different on Windows. The right thing to do here is to construct this path using the ‘os’ module (described [here](https://developer.adobe.com/photoshop/uxp/2022/uxp-api/reference-js/Modules/os/OS/)) and its function ‘homedir()’ So something like this: ```auto // Construct file path from os.homedir: const filePath = path.join(os.homedir(), "Documents", "tmp"); const file = await fs.createEntryWithUrl(`file:${filePath}`) ``` I say ‘like’ because I haven’t tested this, but it should give you an idea on what to do… 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![joooopeeee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/91b2a8/32.png) [@joooopeeee](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/joooopeeee)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2023, 12:00am UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/how-to-edit-session-tokens-file-name/6450/11 "2023-06-30T00:00:46Z")
thank you very much. 🙂 I will try this out and let you know the result. ---
**Author:** ![Timothy\_Bennett](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/timothy_bennett/32/1251_2.png) [@Timothy\_Bennett](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/Timothy_Bennett)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2023, 1:42am UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/how-to-edit-session-tokens-file-name/6450/12 "2023-06-30T01:42:22Z")
I’ve [posted](http://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/batchplay-layer-visibility-nested-smart-objects-bitmap-halftone-saving-closing-oh-my/6267/24) about this before in detail, but essentially you need a token for the folder you want to save to. In that post I’m giving the example of getting a folder entry/token via `getFolder()` and then using `getEntries()` to get an array of the folder contents - your use case is different in that your starting point is a file and you want the parent folder. You’ve got two choices: 1. prompt the user for a save destination with `getFolder()` 2. use `getEntryWithUrl()` using the path of the active document to get an entry and bypass any user input I’d say that 2 is what you want from a UX perspective, but as you can [see](http://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/getentrywithurl/6453) I’m perhaps not the best person to comment on that 😭 ---
**Author:** ![joooopeeee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/91b2a8/32.png) [@joooopeeee](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/joooopeeee)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2023, 3:32am UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/how-to-edit-session-tokens-file-name/6450/13 "2023-06-30T03:32:35Z")
Thank you so much mate. appreciate all your helps. I will definitely give this a try ---
**Author:** ![Timothy\_Bennett](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/timothy_bennett/32/1251_2.png) [@Timothy\_Bennett](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/Timothy_Bennett)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2023, 12:55pm UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/how-to-edit-session-tokens-file-name/6450/14 "2023-06-30T12:55:09Z")
Here you go, a rough demo of what you want. It bypasses user input and gets an `entry` for the opened file’s parent folder using `getEntryWithUrl()` and then generates a session token for each jpeg as it saves them. ```auto const { app, core } = require("photoshop"); const batchPlay = require("photoshop").action.batchPlay; const lfs = require("uxp").storage.localFileSystem; try { // Helper functions const getParentFolderEntry = async (filepath) => { const folderPath = path.dirname(filepath); return await lfs.getEntryWithUrl(folderPath); }; const getAnimationFrameCount = async () => { return await batchPlay( [ { _obj: "get", _target: [ { _property: "frameCount", }, { _ref: "animationClass", _enum: "ordinal", _value: "targetEnum", }, ], _options: { dialogOptions: "dontDisplay", }, }, ], {} ); }; const selectAnimationFrame = async (index) => { return await batchPlay( [ { _obj: "select", _target: [ { _ref: "animationFrameClass", _index: index, }, ], _options: { dialogOptions: "dontDisplay", }, }, ], {} ); }; const makeSnapshot = async (name) => { return batchPlay( [ { _obj: "make", _target: [ { _ref: "snapshotClass", }, ], from: { _ref: "historyState", _property: "currentHistoryState", }, name: name, using: { _enum: "historyState", _value: "fullDocument", }, _isCommand: true, _options: {}, }, ], {} ); }; const revertToSnapshot = async (name) => { return batchPlay( [ { _obj: "select", _target: [ { _ref: "snapshotClass", _name: name, }, ], _isCommand: true, _options: { dialogOptions: "dontDisplay", }, }, ], {} ); }; const deleteSnapshot = async (name) => { return batchPlay( [ { _obj: "delete", _target: [ { _ref: "historyState", _name: name, }, ], _isCommand: true, _options: { dialogOptions: "dontDisplay", }, }, ], {} ); }; const saveJPEG = async (saveFolder, newFilename, quality) => { try { const doc = app.activeDocument; const theNewFile = await saveFolder.createFile(newFilename, { overwrite: true, }); const saveFile = await lfs.createSessionToken(theNewFile); return batchPlay( [ { _obj: "save", as: { _obj: "JPEG", extendedQuality: quality, matteColor: { _enum: "matteColor", _value: "none", }, }, in: { _path: saveFile, _kind: "local", }, documentID: doc.id, lowerCase: true, saveStage: { _enum: "saveStageType", _value: "saveBegin", }, _isCommand: true, _options: { dialogOptions: "dontDisplay", }, }, ], {} ); } catch (error) { console.log(error); } }; // Main process await core.executeAsModal(async () => { const file = await lfs.getFileForOpening(); const saveFolder = await getParentFolderEntry(file.nativePath); await app.open(file); const doc = app.activeDocument; const baseFilename = doc.name.slice(0, doc.name.lastIndexOf(".")); const countFrames = await getAnimationFrameCount(); const frameCount = countFrames[0].frameCount; for (let i = 0; i < frameCount; i++) { const newFilename = `${baseFilename}_${i + 1}`; await selectAnimationFrame(i + 1); await makeSnapshot(newFilename); doc.flatten(); await saveJPEG(saveFolder, newFilename, 12); await revertToSnapshot(newFilename); await deleteSnapshot(newFilename); } }); } catch (error) { console.error(error); console.trace(error); } ``` You’ll also need to have your `manifest` conform to v5 like so: ```auto { "host": [ { "app": "PS", "minVersion": "24.6.2", "data": { "apiVersion": 2 } } ], "manifestVersion": 5, "requiredPermissions": { "localFileSystem": "fullAccess" } // ...all other manifest properties } ```