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StrongBeaver
StrongBeaver
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June 29, 2015
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psdom

  • June 29, 2015
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I'm beginning in scripting using ps-dom.  What I want is to create a new document, that is 120x200, followed by adding another layer to the current document. The following code isn't working ?

var psdoc = app.documents.add(120,200)

psdoc.activeDocuments.layers.add()

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cromaline
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July 1, 2015

Hi StrongBeaver

as the topic for which you opened this thread has received the right answer you should flag it as "answered".

    matias.kiviniemi
    matias.kiviniemi
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    June 29, 2015

    I've noticed that creating a document with high resolution in Javascript can fail even if you can create same doc from the menu. I think I tried to create a 4096x4096@300PPI and had to drop to 72 PPI.

    StrongBeaver
    StrongBeaverAuthor
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    June 29, 2015

    Creating a 300dpi with JS will cause problems, thanks for the tip !

    StrongBeaver
    StrongBeaverAuthor
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    June 29, 2015

    Must I set the units and the ruler units, can't it go by whatever defaults are set for Ps ?

    I declared the resolution for the variable psdoc and still get an error on this line;

    var psdoc = app.documents.add(120,200,72)

    JJMack
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    JJMackCommunity Expert
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    June 29, 2015

    Perhaps this may work

    var startRulerUnits = app.preferences.rulerUnits; // save users current unit setting

    app.preferences.rulerUnits = Units.PIXELS; // tell ps to work with pixels

    var psdoc = app.documents.add(120,200, 72); // open new document width height res default the rest

    newLayer = psdoc.artLayers.add(); // add a new art layer var newLayer

    newLayer.name = "New Layer"; // set the new layer name to "New Layer"

    JJMack
    StrongBeaver
    StrongBeaverAuthor
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    June 29, 2015

    I didn't declare a resolution for the new document, arghh.

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