Opening an image in Photoshop from a Java program

[orion_mcl]

Hi everybody! I'm developing a program to manage an image listing, so, when the user has found the image that he was looking for he needs to open this image in Photoshop. How can I do this?

I found this solution in Delphi:

ShellExecute(Handle, 'Open', 'Photoshop', pchar('C:\imagen.jpg'), nil, SW_SHOW);

Is there a Java equivalent?

Please help me.

P.D.: Sorry for my English, I'm learning it too. :o

[camickr]

The ProcessBuilder class allows you to execute commands from the command line. So if you know how to invoke Photoshop and load a file from the command line you should be able to do the same in java.

[Eranga]

And also read bit more about Process class as well. It's helpful to have a clear idea about the ProcessBuilder usages. Start from the simple step, try to start the photoshop through the Java application first. There is an exe/executable for the photoshop, try to start that through the Java code. In next step think about that how you can pass more details (image name as your requirement...) to the process.

[atom86]

Setting photoshop as the defult program to open images.. and use Desktop class? could be a solution?

you'll need just to call

desktop.open("[...]img.jpg");

perhaps in this situation it's much simpler than process builder...and you can get the same result...

[orion_mcl]

Hi! Thank you for your answers. I've tried to open an image from the command line with the following:

c:/.../PhotoShop.exe "c:/image.jpeg"

I think this is the most common way to specify a file as parameter for an exe but this just opens PhotoShop and not the image.

Thank in advance.

[atom86]

Hi! Thank you for your answers. I've tried to open an image from the command line with the following:

c:/.../PhotoShop.exe "c:/image.jpeg"

I think this is the most common way to specify a file as parameter for an exe but this just opens PhotoShop and not the image.

Thank in advance.

with my solution you can open photoshop with the image you want.... but you discarded my solution without any explanation.....

[Eranga]

Setting photoshop as the defult program to open images.. and use Desktop class? could be a solution?

you'll need just to call

desktop.open("[...]img.jpg");

perhaps in this situation it's much simpler than process builder...and you can get the same result...

For me, changing the default program is not a good idea. I don't think any customer like that feature. What you think?

[Eranga]

Hi! Thank you for your answers. I've tried to open an image from the command line with the following:

c:/.../PhotoShop.exe "c:/image.jpeg"

I think this is the most common way to specify a file as parameter for an exe but this just opens PhotoShop and not the image.

Thank in advance.

Think that, you execute the executable, and exe for photoshop. But how that executable take external information? How to pass parameters to the application basically.

[Eranga]

with my solution you can open photoshop with the image you want.... but you discarded my solution without any explanation.....

No worries lol, he'll tryout your solution as well. I'm sure about that. :)

[atom86]

No worries lol, he'll tryout your solution as well. I'm sure about that. :)

now that i know this, i feel much better:)

anyway what are you saying is true, but if in this situation the customer need to use photoshop as a default application to open images (lots of graphics do this) this solution is quicker... if not it's not a good idea as you said before.

[Eranga]

anyway what are you saying is true, but if in this situation the customer need to use photoshop as a default application to open images (lots of graphics do this) this solution is quicker... if not it's not a good idea as you said before.

Yes your solution is okay, as I said earlier. In most of the case customer want to open only a specific image using photoshop, not all the images.