Deb, you should be able to tell Photoshop directly to open the file
using a Perform AppleScript step.

Set the script step to perform a Calculated AppleScript and try this:

"tell application \"Adobe Photoshop CS3\" to open file \"" & Photo
Catalog::File Path & "\""

(You may want to tweak that a little in case your File Path values
contain double quote marks, and to fail gracefully on errors.)


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On 05/05/2011, at 4:08, Deborah Tinsley <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hey all,
> It has been a long time since I've posted.
> I have an image DB on my Mac (OSX - 10.5.8). I'd like to be able to
> open images from the database in Photoshop (CS3). If the images were
> saved using Photoshop, there is no problem, but some were saved using
> other software and my scipt opens those in whatever other software was
> used (primarily Preview or Nikon Scan). If I open the image up in
> Photoshop and save it, it opens up in PS, but I have thousands of
> images.
>
> The script I used was "Send Event" using the Document setting, I told
> it to open the image using the filepath name:
>
> Send Event ["Adobe Photoshop CS3"; "aevt"; "odoc"; Photo Catalog::File Path]
> Perform Script ["open image"]
>
> I had to add the "open image" or it wouldn't open images that were not
> saved in Photoshop.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Deb
>
>
>
>
>
> Deborah Tinsley
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