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How to download an image from url to use in Photoshop scripting (ExtendScript Toolkit)

In my Photoshop javascript (using ExtendScript toolkit), I need to download an image before processing it. I'm trying with wget, as such:

app.system("wget https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/73950/IMG_1827%20%282%29.png > ~/Desktop/test.png");

Unfortunately, this produces an empty png file.

What's the correct way to download files from url when scripting with Photoshop?

Solution

  • Tried your wget command without luck. But it worked with curl for me. 

    app.system("curl -o ~/Desktop/test.png https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/73950/IMG_1827%20%282%29.png")