Problem with invoking "Export As" via batchplay in the latest version of Photoshop

[Adam]

Hi,

I’m having a problem with opening File/ Export/ “Export As…” function.
It did work in one of the previous releases of PS.

I was trying to record an Action, add Menu item and then convert it to Batch Play via Occultist but it doesn’t work.

This is what Action records:

This is what Occultist gets:

   {
      _obj: "select",
      _target: [
         {
            _ref: "menuItemClass",
            _enum: "menuItemType",
            _value: "exportDocumentAsDialog"
         }
      ],
      _options: {
         dialogOptions: "dontDisplay"
      }
   }

I was also trying to use Alchemist to record event but it also doesn’t work:

   {
      _obj: "invokeCommand",
      commandID: 3443,
      kcanDispatchWhileModal: true,
      _options: {
         dialogOptions: "dontDisplay"
      }
   },
   {
      _obj: "featureInfo",
      active: false,
      command: "getFeatureActive",
      _options: {
         dialogOptions: "dontDisplay"
      }
   }

No matter what I do I’m just getting errors:

Do you have any idea how to fix it? Thank you!

[Jarda]

How about this? Render layer example
And change params to show dialog?

[Adam]

Hi Jarda,

I can’t find a piece of code that would do what I want, maybe I’m missing something.
My goal is simple - to open Export As dialog window:

[tomzag]

   {
      _obj: "select",
      _target: [
         {
            _ref: "menuItemClass",
            _enum: "menuItemType",
            _value: "exportDocumentAsDialog"
         }
      ],
      _options: {
         dialogOptions: "dontDisplay"
      }
   }

Change dialogOptions: "dontDisplay" to dialogOptions: "display".

[Adam]

@tomzag

   {
      _obj: "select",
      _target: [
         {
            _ref: "menuItemClass",
            _enum: "menuItemType",
            _value: "exportDocumentAsDialog"
         }
      ],
      _options: {
         dialogOptions: "dontDisplay"
      }
   }

Unfortunately it doesn’t work for me. That’s the whole piece of code for this function, I’m still getting an error:

async function exportas() {

   await core.executeAsModal(() => {
 
      batchPlay(
         [ 

            {
               _obj: "select",
               _target: [
                  {
                     _ref: "menuItemClass",
                     _enum: "menuItemType",
                     _value: "exportDocumentAsDialog"
                  }
               ],
               _options: {
                  dialogOptions: "display"
               }
            }
         
         ], {});
      })
      }
      
document.getElementById("btnexportas").addEventListener("click", exportas);

[tomzag]

Is it possible that you don’t have a document open?

[Adam]

I do have it open I’m using PS v23.1.1 and the plugin based on API 2. That’s the only function that doesn’t work at all. I guess that something was changed in the lates versions of PS reg. export and it’s not fixed yet.

[tomzag]

Working fine for me on Mac with v23.1.1 and API 2.
This error also occurs when PS is in a state where calling this command is not possible. For example when no document is open. Basically always when “Export as” is greyed out in the main menu.

[Adam]

Weird, no matter what I do, it doesn’t work. I have the file opened, I can access export as from the menu but the script doesn’t work.

[AnthonyK]

const psCore = require('photoshop').core;
psCore.performMenuCommand({ "commandID": 3443 });

[Adam]

@AnthonyK

const psCore = require('photoshop').core;
psCore.performMenuCommand({ "commandID": 3443 });

That works, thank you!

[Karmalakas]

Be aware, that in very rare cases even command ID can change on Ps update. Like it happened for Select > Subject on upgrade v23.1 to v23.2