Data Manipulation action??

Is it possible to create an action that can create a small jpg, enter text from a spreadsheet/database/textfile save the file with a filename based on the text it typed and continue to the next record?

Why would you want to do this you are probably asking?

Good question. I am testing a software package that allows pictures to be attached to a database of findings. in testing I would like to create a picture that has the actual name or number of the finding and attach it to that finding. Rather than manually typing 1.1, 1.2,1.3etc I thought I might be able to script the creation of the image, add the text from an external source and have it save the file, then I would manually attach it to a finding.
The text is not going to be dynamic, just a list of know issue numbers.

Anyone ever tried anything like this?

Would fireworks scripting be a more viable solution?

Any advice or direction.

TIA,

JIM

I don't know about photoshop but..PHP can do it..

http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.imagejpeg.php

Have a look at their image functions.

And you can use php to access your database and all that.

Thanks CZAK, I will see what I can do with it. Appreciate the direction.

Jim