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Chuck Uebele
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Chuck UebeleCommunity Expert
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November 21, 2023
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Script: convert path to shape layer not working

  • November 21, 2023
  • 1 reply
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With javascript, I was trying to convert a path into a shape layer, with a red fill. I recorded the below script, with ScriptListner, but when run, it does nothing. Any ideas or workarounds?

 

var idMk = charIDToTypeID( "Mk  " );
    var desc340 = new ActionDescriptor();
    var idnull = charIDToTypeID( "null" );
        var ref21 = new ActionReference();
        var idcontentLayer = stringIDToTypeID( "contentLayer" );
        ref21.putClass( idcontentLayer );
    desc340.putReference( idnull, ref21 );
    var idUsng = charIDToTypeID( "Usng" );
        var desc341 = new ActionDescriptor();
        var idType = charIDToTypeID( "Type" );
            var desc342 = new ActionDescriptor();
            var idClr = charIDToTypeID( "Clr " );
                var desc343 = new ActionDescriptor();
                var idRd = charIDToTypeID( "Rd  " );
                desc343.putDouble( idRd, 255.000000 );
                var idGrn = charIDToTypeID( "Grn " );
                desc343.putDouble( idGrn, 0.000000 );
                var idBl = charIDToTypeID( "Bl  " );
                desc343.putDouble( idBl, 0.000000 );
            var idRGBC = charIDToTypeID( "RGBC" );
            desc342.putObject( idClr, idRGBC, desc343 );
        var idsolidColorLayer = stringIDToTypeID( "solidColorLayer" );
        desc341.putObject( idType, idsolidColorLayer, desc342 );
        var idShp = charIDToTypeID( "Shp " );
            var desc344 = new ActionDescriptor();
            var idTrgp = charIDToTypeID( "Trgp" );
            var idPthK = charIDToTypeID( "PthK" );
            var idTrgp = charIDToTypeID( "Trgp" );
            desc344.putEnumerated( idTrgp, idPthK, idTrgp );
        var idpathClass = stringIDToTypeID( "pathClass" );
        desc341.putObject( idShp, idpathClass, desc344 );
        var idstrokeStyle = stringIDToTypeID( "strokeStyle" );
            var desc345 = new ActionDescriptor();
            var idstrokeStyleVersion = stringIDToTypeID( "strokeStyleVersion" );
            desc345.putInteger( idstrokeStyleVersion, 2 );
            var idstrokeEnabled = stringIDToTypeID( "strokeEnabled" );
            desc345.putBoolean( idstrokeEnabled, false );
            var idfillEnabled = stringIDToTypeID( "fillEnabled" );
            desc345.putBoolean( idfillEnabled, true );
            var idstrokeStyleLineWidth = stringIDToTypeID( "strokeStyleLineWidth" );
            var idPxl = charIDToTypeID( "#Pxl" );
            desc345.putUnitDouble( idstrokeStyleLineWidth, idPxl, 1.000000 );
            var idstrokeStyleLineDashOffset = stringIDToTypeID( "strokeStyleLineDashOffset" );
            var idPnt = charIDToTypeID( "#Pnt" );
            desc345.putUnitDouble( idstrokeStyleLineDashOffset, idPnt, 0.000000 );
            var idstrokeStyleMiterLimit = stringIDToTypeID( "strokeStyleMiterLimit" );
            desc345.putDouble( idstrokeStyleMiterLimit, 100.000000 );

 

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Correct answer Chuck Uebele

I discovered the issue. You don't want to use the button in the menubar to convert the path. you want to use the menu item: Layer>New Fill Layer>Solid Color. You get this code instead.

 

var idMk = charIDToTypeID( "Mk  " );
    var desc430 = new ActionDescriptor();
    var idnull = charIDToTypeID( "null" );
        var ref30 = new ActionReference();
        var idcontentLayer = stringIDToTypeID( "contentLayer" );
        ref30.putClass( idcontentLayer );
    desc430.putReference( idnull, ref30 );
    var idUsng = charIDToTypeID( "Usng" );
        var desc431 = new ActionDescriptor();
        var idType = charIDToTypeID( "Type" );
            var desc432 = new ActionDescriptor();
            var idClr = charIDToTypeID( "Clr " );
                var desc433 = new ActionDescriptor();
                var idRd = charIDToTypeID( "Rd  " );
                desc433.putDouble( idRd, 59.926071 );
                var idGrn = charIDToTypeID( "Grn " );
                desc433.putDouble( idGrn, 232.000001 );
                var idBl = charIDToTypeID( "Bl  " );
                desc433.putDouble( idBl, 20.019456 );
            var idRGBC = charIDToTypeID( "RGBC" );
            desc432.putObject( idClr, idRGBC, desc433 );
        var idsolidColorLayer = stringIDToTypeID( "solidColorLayer" );
        desc431.putObject( idType, idsolidColorLayer, desc432 );
    var idcontentLayer = stringIDToTypeID( "contentLayer" );
    desc430.putObject( idUsng, idcontentLayer, desc431 );
executeAction( idMk, desc430, DialogModes.NO );

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Chuck Uebele
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Chuck UebeleCommunity ExpertAuthorCorrect answer
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November 21, 2023

I discovered the issue. You don't want to use the button in the menubar to convert the path. you want to use the menu item: Layer>New Fill Layer>Solid Color. You get this code instead.

 

var idMk = charIDToTypeID( "Mk  " );
    var desc430 = new ActionDescriptor();
    var idnull = charIDToTypeID( "null" );
        var ref30 = new ActionReference();
        var idcontentLayer = stringIDToTypeID( "contentLayer" );
        ref30.putClass( idcontentLayer );
    desc430.putReference( idnull, ref30 );
    var idUsng = charIDToTypeID( "Usng" );
        var desc431 = new ActionDescriptor();
        var idType = charIDToTypeID( "Type" );
            var desc432 = new ActionDescriptor();
            var idClr = charIDToTypeID( "Clr " );
                var desc433 = new ActionDescriptor();
                var idRd = charIDToTypeID( "Rd  " );
                desc433.putDouble( idRd, 59.926071 );
                var idGrn = charIDToTypeID( "Grn " );
                desc433.putDouble( idGrn, 232.000001 );
                var idBl = charIDToTypeID( "Bl  " );
                desc433.putDouble( idBl, 20.019456 );
            var idRGBC = charIDToTypeID( "RGBC" );
            desc432.putObject( idClr, idRGBC, desc433 );
        var idsolidColorLayer = stringIDToTypeID( "solidColorLayer" );
        desc431.putObject( idType, idsolidColorLayer, desc432 );
    var idcontentLayer = stringIDToTypeID( "contentLayer" );
    desc430.putObject( idUsng, idcontentLayer, desc431 );
executeAction( idMk, desc430, DialogModes.NO );
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