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Ive been trying to write a Applescript using the bits of knowledge I have

current stumbling blocks are

-getting the returned list selection to run the photoshop action

-how to repeat the action on multiple images.

Aim
I want to use a list to extract different cobinations of files (with set naming conventions) from a defined folder,
I would then like that same list selection to choose between mutliple photoshop actions and run the extracted file combination through that action.

Stage 1
-on running open a list

-List to conatain a set of names relating to photoshop actions

-select from list

Stage 2
-choose folder with source images (always 14 images always with the same last 9 characters _0000.tif to _0013.tif)

-Choose a save folder

Stage 3
-dependant on original list selection, automatically gather files from source image folder and run them through a coresponsing photoshop action

e.g If "Action 1" selceted from List select image "_0001.tiff & _0010.tif" from source folder and do photoshop action "Action1"

Stage4
save in chosen "save folder"

The Script So Far

--Stage 1--

set PhotoshopActionList to "Action1", "Action2", "Action3", "Action4", "Action5"

set ActionrequiredAnswer to choose from list PhotoshopActionList with title "Actions Picker" with prompt "Choose Action?"


if ActionrequiredAnswer is false then
 error number -128 (* user cancelled *)
else
 set ActionrequiredAnswer to ActionrequiredAnswer's item 1 (* extract choice from list*)
end if

end run

--Stage 2--

property SourceFolder : missing value
property destinationFolder : missing value

if SourceFolder = missing value then
 set SourceFolder to (choose folder with prompt "Choose Base Images:")
 set destinationFolder to (choose folder with prompt "Choose Save Location:")
else

 tell application "Finder"
 set theFolders to every item of entire contents of SourceFolder as list
 repeat with thisFolder in theFolders
 make new alias file at destinationFolder to thisFolder
 end repeat
 end tell
end if

--Stage 3--

tell application "Finder"
 set filesList to files of entire contents of SourceFolder contains "_001", "_002", "003" as alias list
end tell

tell application "Adobe Photoshop"
 repeat with aFile in filesList
 open aFile

 do action "Action1" from "Actionsfolder"
end tell

--Stage 4--

save currentDocument in folder destinationFolder as JPEG

I did not found a way to select entire contents of folder AND filter extension 'tif', 'tiff',.. AND filter files whose name contains your patterns.

As work around, I did 2 steps:

1) select in entire contents only files with target extensions.

2)I loop through these files to check is file name contains the target pattern. This is done by routine FnameOK.

You need to complete the script bellow with your Photoshop action and the 'save as':

set PhotoshopActionList to "Action1", "Action2", "Action3", "Action4", "Action5"
set ListOK to "_001", "_002", "003"
set ActionRequiredAnswer to choose from list PhotoshopActionList with title "Actions Picker" with prompt "Choose Action?"
if ActionRequiredAnswer is false then
 error number -128 (* user cancelled *)
else
 set ActionRequiredAnswer to ActionRequiredAnswer's item 1 (* extract choice from list*)
end if

set SourceFolder to (choose folder with prompt "Choose Base Images:")
set DestinationFolder to (choose folder with prompt "Choose Save Location:")

tell application "Finder" to set filesList to files of entire contents of SourceFolder whose name extension is in "tiff", "tif"

repeat with aFile in filesList
 tell application "Finder" to set NameF to name of aFile
 if FNameOK(NameF, ListOK) then -- the file name contains a valid pattern, then process the file
 tell application "Adobe Photoshop" 
 open (aFile as alias)
 -- perform action selected
 -- save as to Destination Folder
 end tell
 end if
end repeat

on FNameOK(Local_Name, LocalList) -- check if the file name contains an element of the list
 set LocalCheck to false
 repeat with OneItem in LocalList
 if Local_Name contains OneItem then
 return true
 end if
 end repeat
 return false
end FNameOK