Okay, this is not my script, one that I found online. The script works by allowing the user to set placeholders within the document and tag each placeholder with specific information such as DATE, TIME, FILENAME, etc.
The current placeholders that are setup for this script are:
{FILE}
{FILEPATH}
{FILENAME}
{FILEEXT}
{DATE}
{TIME}
I would like to add a few more placeholders, which is where I need some help. I would like to add a placeholder for the username or hostname, meaning computer name. {HOSTNAME}
I would also like to add a placeholder for colors used in the document listed in this format: PANTONE 186C, PANTONE 281C, BLACK, CYAN, MAGENTA, YELLOW, or as color swatches.
Also, is it possible to create a placeholder that will produce an interface allowing user input? Say you wanted a placeholder for Designer, and a dialog popped up asking for input.
Thanks for any help!
Here is the script:
var language="en"; // "de" fuer Deutsch
// -------------------------------------------------------------------
var WR="WR-DateAndTime v0.9\n\n";
var AIversion=version.slice(0,2);
if (language == "de") {
var format_preset = "{FILENAME}{FILEEXT} ({DATE} - {TIME})";
var MSG_unsetmark = WR+"Dieses Objekt ist als aktuelles Datum/Uhrzeit markiert, soll die Markierung aufgehoben werden?";
var MSG_setmark = WR+"Soll dieses Textobjekt als aktuelles Datum/Uhrzeit markiert werden?";
var MSG_askformat = WR+"Soll das Textobjekt als Datum/Uhrzeit formatiert werden? Formate:\n{DATE}, {TIME}, {FILE}, {FILEPATH}, {FILENAME} und {FILEEXT}:"
var MSG_editformat = WR+"Datums-/Uhrzeitformat bearbeiten (Leer = entfernen). Formate:\n{DATE}, {TIME}, {FILE}, {FILEPATH}, {FILENAME} und {FILEEXT}:"
var MSG_notexto = WR+"Kein Textobjekt!";
var MSG_selectedmany = "Zum Markieren als aktuelles Datum/Uhrzeit darf nur ein Textobjekt ausgew\xE4hlt sein und falls Sie die Daten aktualisieren wollen, darf kein Objekt ausgew\xE4hlt sein.";
var MSG_nodocs = WR+"Kein Dokument ge\xF6ffnet."
var Timeformat = 24;
var TimeSep = ":";
var AM = " am";
var PM = " pm";
var Dateformat = "dd.mm.yyyy";
} else {
var format_preset = "{FILENAME} ({DATE}, {TIME})";
var MSG_unsetmark = WR+"This object is marked as actual date'n'time, do you want to remove the mark?";
var MSG_setmark = WR+"Do you want to mark the selected textobject as actual date'n'time?";
var MSG_askformat = WR+"Do you want to mark the textobject as actual date'n'time? Formats:\n{DATE}, {TIME}, {FILE}, {FILEPATH}, {FILENAME} and {FILEEXT}:"
var MSG_editformat = WR+"Edit date'n'time (empty = remove). Formats:\n{DATE}, {TIME}, {FILE}, {FILEPATH}, {FILENAME} and {FILEEXT}:"
var MSG_notexto = WR+"No textobject!";
var MSG_selectedmany = "To mark as actual date'n'time, you have to select only one textobject. If you want to update the date'n'time-objects, there must be no object selected.";
var MSG_nodocs = WR+"You have no open document."
var Timeformat = 12;
var TimeSep = ":";
var AM = " am";
var PM = " pm";
var Dateformat = "mm/dd/yyyy";
}
var error=0;
if (documents.length<1) {
error++;
alert(MSG_nodocs)
}
if (error < 1) {
date_n_time();
}
function TodayDate()
{
var Today = new Date();
var Day = Today.getDate();
var Month = Today.getMonth() + 1;
var Year = Today.getYear();
var PreMon = ((Month < 10) ? "0" : "");
var PreDay = ((Day < 10) ? "0" : "");
if(Year < 999) Year += 1900;
var theDate = Dateformat.replace(/dd/,PreDay+Day);
theDate = theDate.replace(/mm/,PreMon+Month);
theDate = theDate.replace(/d/,Day);
theDate = theDate.replace(/m/,Month);
theDate = theDate.replace(/yyyy/,Year);
theDate = theDate.replace(/yy/,Year.toString().substr(2,2));
return theDate;
}
function TodayTime()
{
var Today = new Date();
var Hours = Today.getHours();
var Minutes = Today.getMinutes();
var Suffix = "";
if (Timeformat == 12) {
if (Hours >= 12 ) {
Suffix = PM;
} else {
Suffix = AM;
}
if (Hours >= 13) {
Hours = Hours - 12;
}
if (Hours < 1) {
Hours = Hours + 12;
}
}
var PreHour = ((Hours < 10) ? "0" : "");
var PreMin = ((Minutes < 10) ? "0" : "");
return PreHour+Hours+TimeSep+PreMin+Minutes+Suffix;
}
function DateUpdate(Name) {
var docpath = activeDocument.path.fsName;
var docname = activeDocument.name.replace(/(.*?)(?:\.([^.]+))?$/,'$1');
var extension = activeDocument.name.replace(/(.*?)(?:(\.[^.]+))?$/,'$2');
if (docpath.slice(2,3) == "\\") {
docsep = "\\";
} else {
docsep = ":";
}
var content = Name.slice(11);
var content = content.replace(/\{FILE\}/,docpath+docsep+docname);
var content = content.replace(/\{FILEPATH\}/,docpath);
var content = content.replace(/\{FILENAME\}/,docname);
var content = content.replace(/\{FILEEXT\}/,extension);
var content = content.replace(/\{DATE\}/,TodayDate());
var content = content.replace(/\{TIME\}/,TodayTime());
return content;
}
function date_n_time()
{
if (selection.length == 1) {
if (selection[0].typename == "TextArtItem" || selection[0].typename == "TextFrame") {
if (selection[0].name.slice(0,11) == "actualDate:") {
dateformat = selection[0].name.slice(11);
Check = false;
if (AIversion == "10") {
Check = confirm( MSG_unsetmark );
} else {
dateformat = prompt(MSG_editformat, dateformat);
}
if(dateformat != "" && Check) {
selection[0].contents = selection[0].name.slice(11);
selection[0].name="";
selection[0].selected = false;
}
if(dateformat == "" && !Check) {
selection[0].name="";
selection[0].selected = false;
}
if(dateformat && dateformat !="" && !Check) {
selection[0].name="actualDate:"+dateformat;
selection[0].contents = DateUpdate(selection[0].name);
}
} else {
dateformat = selection[0].contents;
if(dateformat.search(/\{DATE\}/) == -1 && dateformat.search(/\{TIME\}/) == -1 && dateformat.search(/\{FILE[A-Z]*\}/) == -1) dateformat = format_preset;
Check = false;
if (AIversion == "10") {
Check = confirm( MSG_setmark );
} else {
dateformat = prompt(MSG_askformat, dateformat);
}
if (dateformat || Check) {
selection[0].name="actualDate:"+dateformat;
selection[0].contents = DateUpdate(selection[0].name);
selection[0].selected = false;
}
}
} else {
alert ( MSG_notexto );
}
} else if (selection.length > 1) {
alert ( MSG_selectedmany );
} else {
if (AIversion == "10") {
var textArtItems = activeDocument.textArtItems;
for (var i = 0 ; i < textArtItems.length; i++)
{
if (textArtItems[i].name.slice(0,11) == "actualDate:") {
textArtItems[i].selected = true;
textArtItems[i].contents = DateUpdate(textArtItems[i].name);
}
}
} else {
var textFrames = activeDocument.textFrames;
for (var i = 0 ; i < textFrames.length; i++)
{
if (textFrames[i].name.slice(0,11) == "actualDate:") {
textFrames[i].selected = true;
textFrames[i].contents = DateUpdate(textFrames[i].name);
}
}
}
}
}