Looking for a JSFL script to prefix layers names with numbers in the timeline

Question

I need this to only run on layers in the active/open timeline and not go diving into symbols, etc. So for example, the layers…ManWomanDogBackground Would change to…01 Man02 Woman03 Dog04 Background I found this in the Illustator forum, and I assumed the syntax would be similar but I can't get it to work. var docRef = app.activeDocument;
with (docRef) {
     for (var i = 0; i < layers.length; i++) {
          layers.name = layers.length - i;
     }
} Any help is appreciated!

JoãoCésar17023019 · Accepted Answer

Hi.

Save this script in a .jsfl file using any text editor and execute it. Pleace notice that this script will prompt you to turn off the advanced layers mode first because layers cannot start with numbers in this mode.

var dom = fl.getDocumentDOM();
var timeline = dom.getTimeline();
var layers = timeline.layers;
var turnOffAdvancedLayers;

function main()
{	
	turnOffAdvancedLayers = confirm("For this script to work, the advanced layers mode needs do be turned off first. Do you want to continue?");
	
	if (!turnOffAdvancedLayers)
		return;
	
	timeline.advancedLayersEnabled = false;

	layers.forEach(function(layer, index)
	{
		layer.name = zeropad(index, 2) + " " + layer.name;
	});
}

function zeropad(number, length) {
   
    var str = '' + number;
	
    while (str.length < length)
		str = '0' + str;
   
    return str;
}

main();

Learn more about scripting with JSFL and creating extensions for Animate in the following links:

https://www.adobe.io/apis/creativecloud/animate.html

https://www.adobe.io/apis/creativecloud/animate/docs.html

https://help.adobe.com/archive/pt_BR/flash/cs5/flash_cs5_extending.pdf

Regards,

JC