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How to Delete the Last Object (an Image) inside a Layer using a Script?

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Jan 27, 2021 Jan 27, 2021

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Community Expert , Jan 27, 2021 Jan 27, 2021

Hello,

You can try following snippet if it is always last Object 

var doc = app.activeDocument;
var _pageItems = doc.pageItems;
_pageItems[_pageItems.length - 1].remove();

 

Or , if it can be at any position inside the layer, you can traverse and remove the item by following snippet.

var doc = app.activeDocument;
var _pageItems = doc.pageItems;
for (var i = _pageItems.length-1; i > 0; i--) {
    if (_pageItems[i].typename== "PlacedItem") {
        _pageItems[i].remove();
    }
}

 

 

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Jan 27, 2021 Jan 27, 2021
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Hello,

You can try following snippet if it is always last Object 

var doc = app.activeDocument;
var _pageItems = doc.pageItems;
_pageItems[_pageItems.length - 1].remove();

 

Or , if it can be at any position inside the layer, you can traverse and remove the item by following snippet.

var doc = app.activeDocument;
var _pageItems = doc.pageItems;
for (var i = _pageItems.length-1; i > 0; i--) {
    if (_pageItems[i].typename== "PlacedItem") {
        _pageItems[i].remove();
    }
}

 

 

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