importoptions

ImportOptions object

new ImportOptions();

new ImportOptions(file);

Description

The ImportOptions object encapsulates the options used to import a file with the Project.importFile() methods.

The constructor takes an optional parameter, an Extendscript File object for the file.

If it is not supplied, you must explicitly set the value of the file attribute before using the object with the importFile method. For example:

new ImportOptions().file = new File("myfile.psd");

Attributes

ImportOptions.file

importOptions.file

Description

The file to be imported. If a file is set in the constructor, you can access it through this attribute.

Type

Extendscript File object; read/write.

ImportOptions.forceAlphabetical

importOptions.forceAlphabetical

Description

When true, has the same effect as setting the “Force alphabetical order” option in the File > Import > File dialog box.

Type

Boolean; read/write.

ImportOptions.importAs

importOptions.importAs

Description

The type of object for which the imported file is to be the source. Before setting, use canImportAs to check that a given file can be imported as the source of the given object type.

Type

An ImportAsType enumerated value; read/write. One of:

ImportAsType.COMP_CROPPED_LAYERS
ImportAsType.FOOTAGE
ImportAsType.COMP
ImportAsType.PROJECT

ImportOptions.rangeEnd

importOptions.rangeEnd

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Description

Sets the end clipping range of the sequence, that is going to be imported.

Creates ‘missing frames’ (video-bards) if the rangeEnd exceeds the duration of the sequence to be imported.
Has no effect if sequence is set to false.
Throws an exception if forceAlphabetical is set to true.
Throws an exception if rangeEnd is less then rangeStart and resets the range to include all the files.

Type

Integer; read/write.

ImportOptions.rangeStart

importOptions.rangeStart

Description

Sets the start clipping range of the sequence, that is going to be imported.

Has no effect if sequence is set to false.
Throws an exception if forceAlphabetical is set to true.
Throws an exception if rangeEnd value is 0.
Throws an exception if rangeStart is greater then rangeEnd and resets the range to include all the files.

Type

Integer; read/write.

Example

/*
 Import 20 frames of the sequence, starting at frame 10 and ending at frame 30
 */
var mySequence = '~/Desktop/sequence/image_000.png';

var importOptions = new ImportOptions();
importOptions.file = new File(mySequence);
importOptions.sequence = true;
importOptions.forceAlphabetical = false;
importOptions.rangeStart = 10;
importOptions.rangeEnd = 30;

var item = app.project.importFile(importOptions);

ImportOptions.sequence

importOptions.sequence

Description

When true, a sequence is imported; otherwise, an individual file is imported.

Type

Boolean; read/write.

Methods

ImportOptions.canImportAs()

importOptions.canImportAs(type)

Description

Reports whether the file can be imported as the source of a particular object type. If this method returns true, you can set the given type as the value of the importAs attribute.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
`type`	`ImportAsType` enum.	The type of file that can be imported. One of:
		- `ImportAsType.COMP`
		- `ImportAsType.FOOTAGE`
		- `ImportAsType.COMP_CROPPED_LAYERS`
		- `ImportAsType.PROJECT`

Returns

Boolean.

Example

var io = new ImportOptions(new File("c:\\myFile.psd"));
if (io.canImportAs(ImportAsType.COMP)) {
 io.importAs = ImportAsType.COMP;
}

ImportOptions.isFileNameNumbered()

importOptions.isFileNameNumbered(file)

Description

Reports whether the file object is numbered, i.e. file name has a digit.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
`file`	Extendscript File object	The file to check

Returns

Object, containing 2 keys:

isNumbered: Boolean; wether the file name contains any digit,
num: Integer; a number found in file name. Returns 0 when isNumbered is false.

Example

var importOptions = new ImportOptions();
importOptions.isFileNameNumbered('image.png'); // "isNumbered": false, "num": 0
importOptions.isFileNameNumbered('003image.png'); // "isNumbered": true, "num": 3
importOptions.isFileNameNumbered('ima0102ge.png'); // "isNumbered": true, "num": 102
importOptions.isFileNameNumbered('image0120.png'); // "isNumbered": true, "num": 120