Launch photoshop action using code

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Cédric Boivin picture Cédric Boivin · Feb 19, 2013 · Viewed 9k times · Source

Is it possible to launch Photoshop action using code? I mean launch the action in Photoshop via a batch file? Or something like that?

Answer

dinesh picture dinesh · Feb 20, 2013

Newer versions of Photoshop (CS5 and CS6 are the only ones I've worked with) support a feature called Droplets that lets you create executables to run a set of actions.

Check here for detailed information on creating and running the droplet. Will update this answer with the steps shortly.

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