Script, move to layer above, save PSD

Question

Hello friends, I am trying to automate a task in our office. I want to move to every layer above in point. At each point it stops, there is a staggered text field that I want to overlay on the frame at that time. I came up with this script but cannot get it to save the Photoshop file. Could someone with experience take a look. Any help or suggestions welcome. Thanksif (app.project.activeItem != null && app.project.activeItem instanceof CompItem) {
    var comp = app.project.activeItem;
    var selectedLayers = comp.selectedLayers;
    
    if (selectedLayers.length === 1) {
        app.beginUndoGroup("Move Up Through InPoints");
        
        var currentLayer = selectedLayers[0];
        var fileIndex = 1; // Start file index
        
        while (currentLayer.index > 1) {
            // Get layer above
            var layerAbove = comp.layer(currentLayer.index - 1);
            
            // Move playhead to layerAbove's inPoint
            comp.time = layerAbove.inPoint;
            
            // Pause for a moment
            $.sleep(1500);
            
            // Select layerAbove
            currentLayer.selected = false;
            layerAbove.selected = true;
            
            // **Automate Save Frame As Photoshop Layers**
            var savePath = new File("C:/Temp/Test_" + fileIndex + ".psd");
            app.executeCommand(app.findMenuCommandId("Save Frame As"));
            app.executeCommand(app.findMenuCommandId("Photoshop Layers"));

// Increment index for unique filenames
            fileIndex++;
            
            // Step to next layer up
            currentLayer = layerAbove;
        }
        
        app.endUndoGroup();
    } else {
        alert("Please select a single layer.");
    }
} else {
    alert("Please select a composition first.");
}

Dan Ebberts · Accepted Answer

I think I'd use the undocumented saveFrameToPng(), like this maybe:

if (app.project.activeItem != null && app.project.activeItem instanceof CompItem) {
    var comp = app.project.activeItem;
	for (var i = comp.numLayers; i > 0; i--){
		var savePath = new File("C:/Temp/Test_" + i + ".png");
		comp.saveFrameToPng(comp.layer(i).inPoint,savePath);
		$.sleep(500);
	}
} else {
    alert("Please select a composition first.");
}

EDIT: there was a bug, so I updated it. --DE

Dan Ebberts · Answer

I don't think your first executeCommand() does anything for you, and the second needs the 3 dots, like this:

app.executeCommand(app.findMenuCommandId("Photoshop Layers..."));

But I think all it will do is pop up the Save As dialog, where you'll have to intervene manually.

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