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    copied!<p>I've written a file exporter in javascript for Photoshop which displays a dialog and allows the user to select some options then exports to multiple files. I'd like to provide a button in the dialog which creates an Action, and assigns a Function key shortcut to run the script afterwards by hitting the Function key.</p> <p>Usually, the user would create the Action manually, but most of my users aren't familiar with Actions and I'd like to make the workflow as simple as possible.</p> <p>So. I've used the ScriptingListener.plugin to grab the actions that are played when I manually create the Action (from the actions panel; create an action, name it, choose a function key, hit 'record', browse to my script, run it, end recording) and this is what it records;</p> <pre><code>var id1 = stringIDToTypeID( "AdobeScriptAutomation Scripts" ); var desc1 = new ActionDescriptor(); var id2 = charIDToTypeID( "jsCt" ); desc1.putPath( id2, new File( "/Users/stewart/Projects/Export.jsx" ) ); var id3 = charIDToTypeID( "jsMs" ); desc1.putString( id3, "undefined" ); executeAction( id1, desc1, DialogModes.YES ); </code></pre> <p>This appears to be just the code to run the script, but not the code to create the action.</p> <p>My assumption at this point is that because the ScriptingListener doesn't capture these interactions, scripting this won't be possible.</p> <p>I'm working with Photoshop CS3 or later.</p> <p>Is it possible to write a script which creates an Action that will run the script (effectively installing an Action for itself)?</p> <p>Further, can the script also assign a shortcut key for the created Action?</p>
 

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