{RoboTask + PSD-Droplets.exe + Web}*.*
Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 7:46 am
{RoboTask + PSD-Droplets.exe + Web}*.*
Reading the follow up of my first post where Oleg wrote:
"This task have sense only for text files.
You can use in "Program or Document name" parameter the {name}.
If there is any program associated with document then system will start the default program for the file."
... I realised how powerful RoboTask can be... Is!
I use a Photoshop's 'droplet.exe' to batch process image files (.jpg .gif .png .tif etc) from location.
*A Photoshop droplet is a recorded batch of action that you apply on images.
You save the batch of actions in the form of 'droplet-name.exe' and it behaves like an application.
Draging and dropping a folder containing images onto the 'droplet.exe' icon will cause Photoshop
to process all images inside accordingly to a pre-recorded batch of action. You can also select all
images from within a folder and use "open with"-"the_droplet.exe"
On a local machine, I have 5 different folders with 5 associated 'droplet().exe'
'C:\program\droplet(1).exe' process incoming images from local folder 'C:\local_start(1)' and save them in local folder 'C:\local_done(1)'
The task I understand RoboTask can do looks like this:
-Monitor remote folder 'remote_start(1)' at 'impossibleweb.com' for new incoming image file.
-FTP download only new images files to local folder 'C:\local_start(1)'
-Select all file in 'C:\local_folder(1)' and open them with 'C:\program\droplet(1).exe'
-Wait for Photoshop to finish.
-FTP Upload local folder 'C:\local_done(1)' to remote foldert 'remote_done(1)'
-Wait for FTP upload to finish.
-Delete content of 'C:\local_start(1)' and delete also 'C:\local_done(1)'
(note: the content of remote_folder 'start and done' should never be deleted)
-Proceed to monitor remote folder 'remote_start(2)' and do the same.
I wish I could figure out how to write this task (still trying and going nuts)...
Thanks for your help.!
Reading the follow up of my first post where Oleg wrote:
"This task have sense only for text files.
You can use in "Program or Document name" parameter the {name}.
If there is any program associated with document then system will start the default program for the file."
... I realised how powerful RoboTask can be... Is!
I use a Photoshop's 'droplet.exe' to batch process image files (.jpg .gif .png .tif etc) from location.
*A Photoshop droplet is a recorded batch of action that you apply on images.
You save the batch of actions in the form of 'droplet-name.exe' and it behaves like an application.
Draging and dropping a folder containing images onto the 'droplet.exe' icon will cause Photoshop
to process all images inside accordingly to a pre-recorded batch of action. You can also select all
images from within a folder and use "open with"-"the_droplet.exe"
On a local machine, I have 5 different folders with 5 associated 'droplet().exe'
'C:\program\droplet(1).exe' process incoming images from local folder 'C:\local_start(1)' and save them in local folder 'C:\local_done(1)'
The task I understand RoboTask can do looks like this:
-Monitor remote folder 'remote_start(1)' at 'impossibleweb.com' for new incoming image file.
-FTP download only new images files to local folder 'C:\local_start(1)'
-Select all file in 'C:\local_folder(1)' and open them with 'C:\program\droplet(1).exe'
-Wait for Photoshop to finish.
-FTP Upload local folder 'C:\local_done(1)' to remote foldert 'remote_done(1)'
-Wait for FTP upload to finish.
-Delete content of 'C:\local_start(1)' and delete also 'C:\local_done(1)'
(note: the content of remote_folder 'start and done' should never be deleted)
-Proceed to monitor remote folder 'remote_start(2)' and do the same.
I wish I could figure out how to write this task (still trying and going nuts)...
Thanks for your help.!