Action Inaction

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scb
Jun 4, 2005
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Earlier today I wrote an action that would open the most recently accessed file in PS CS. The recorded key strokes were: ALT+F -> R -> 1

The action seemed to work just fine. However, after manually opening another file, which put it at the top of the Recent Files List (#1) running the action opened the previously opened file, not the most recent. Upon checking within the action, I discovered that the action references the actual file by path and name, not by its position in the Recent File queue.

Is there any way to have the action ALWAYS reference the #1 file in the queue by its placement rather than by the absolute file path and name?

Shel
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Danny Raphael
Jun 4, 2005
Great question.

To my knowledge recording a File > Open in an action, regardless of which one you choose, will cause the file path to be hard coded in the command.

Insert Menu Item is of no help, either. The Recently Opened file list is grayed out.

I don’t have CS or CS2 installed, so this is a stab in the dark… Have you tried the function where you can define your own keyboard shortcuts (Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts, I believe)?
PC
Pierre_Courtejoie
Jun 4, 2005
Try this: while Photoshop loads, hold the ALT key: it will open the folder with the last location you saved to…

(from: <http://photoshoptechniques.com/forum/showthread.php?t=187> )

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