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Reworking Photoshop layer renaming script for Illustrator

  • October 16, 2012
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The Photoshop scripting guru Paul R over at RetouchPro has created a really cool script to batch rename and number selected Photoshop layers. I haven't found anything similar on the Illustrator side.

He's given permission for me to post it here in my hopes that some Illustrator scripting genius could come up with a similar script for Illustrator. Would it be terribly difficult to convert this into something Illustrator could use?

http://www.mediafire.com/file/g7usr73u0236p0a/Rename_&_Renumber_Selected_Layers.jsx

http://www.mediafire.com/file/dbah74x13bsa74c/Rename_&_Renumber_Selected_Layers.jsx.zip

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    Correct answer CarlosCanto

    I need rename only visible sublayers, It's possible? thanks carlos

    Necesito solo renombrar las subcapas visibles, es eso posible? gracias


    Hola Julio, I updated the script to rename visible Layers or Sublayers, and also fixed the Color

    #target illustrator
    

    

    main();
    

    function main(){
    

        if(!documents.length) return;
    

        //var allLayers = app.activeDocument.layers;
    

        var win = new Window( 'dialog', '' );
    

        g = win.graphics;
    

        //  var myBrush = g.newBrush(g.BrushType.SOLID_COLOR, [0.99, 0.99, 0.99, 1]); // CS5
    

        var myBrush = g.newBrush(g.BrushType.SOLID_COLOR, [0.50, 0.50, 0.50, 1]); // CS6
    

        g.backgroundColor = myBrush;
    

        win.orientation='stack';
    

        win.p1= win.add("panel", undefined, undefined, {borderStyle:"black"});
    

        win.g1 = win.p1.add('group');
    

        win.g1.orientation = "row";
    

        win.title = win.g1.add('statictext',undefined,'Rename Visible Layers or Sublayers');
    

        win.title.alignment="fill";
    

        var g = win.title.graphics;
    

        g.font = ScriptUI.newFont("Georgia","BOLDITALIC",22);
    

        win.g5 =win.p1.add('group');
    

        win.g5.orientation = "column";
    

        win.g5.alignChildren='left';
    

        win.g5.spacing=10;
    

        win.g5.st1 = win.g5.add('statictext',undefined,'New layer name');
    

        win.g5.et1 = win.g5.add('edittext');
    

        win.g5.et1.preferredSize=[250,20];
    

        win.g10 =win.p1.add('group');
    

        win.g10.orientation = "row";
    

        win.g10.alignment='fill';
    

        win.g10.spacing=10;
    

        win.g10.st1 = win.g10.add('statictext',undefined,'Serial Number');
    

        win.g10.et1 = win.g10.add('edittext',undefined,'1');
    

        win.g10.et1.preferredSize=[50,20];
    

        win.g10.et1.onChanging = function() {
    

          if (this.text.match(/[^\-\.\d]/)) {
    

            this.text = this.text.replace(/[^\-\.\d]/g, '');
    

          }
    

        };
    

        win.g10.st1 = win.g10.add('statictext',undefined,'Length');
    

        var nums=[2,3,4,5];
    

        win.g10.dl1 = win.g10.add('dropdownlist',undefined,nums);
    

        win.g10.dl1.selection=0;
    

        win.g15 =win.p1.add('group');
    

        win.g15.orientation = "row";
    

        win.g15.alignment='fill';
    

        win.g15.cb1 = win.g15.add('checkbox',undefined,'Reverse layer order');
    

        win.g15.cb2 = win.g15.add('checkbox',undefined,'Rename Sublayers Only');
    

        win.g100 =win.p1.add('group');
    

        win.g100.orientation = "row";
    

        win.g100.alignment='center';
    

        win.g100.spacing=10;
    

        win.g100.bu1 = win.g100.add('button',undefined,'Rename');
    

        win.g100.bu1.preferredSize=[120,30];
    

        win.g100.bu2 = win.g100.add('button',undefined,'Cancel');
    

        win.g100.bu2.preferredSize=[120,30];
    

        win.g100.bu1.onClick=function(){
    

            if(win.g5.et1.text == ''){
    

                alert("No layer name has been entered!");
    

                return;
    

            }
    

            win.close(0);
    

           
    

            var sublayersOnly = win.g15.cb2.value;
    

            var visibleLayers = [];
    

            getVisibleLayers (app.activeDocument, visibleLayers, sublayersOnly);
    

    

    

            if(win.g15.cb1.value) visibleLayers.reverse();
    

    

            for(b=0; b<visibleLayers.length; b++){
    

                var LayerName = win.g5.et1.text + zeroPad((Number(win.g10.et1.text)+Number(b)), Number(win.g10.dl1.selection.text));
    

                visibleLayers.name = LayerName;
    

            }
    

        }
    

        win.center();
    

        win.show();
    

       
    

       
    

        function getVisibleLayers(container, visibleLayers, sublayersOnly) {
    

    

    

            for(var a=0; a<container.layers.length; a++){
    

                var ilayer = container.layers;
    

                if (ilayer.visible) {
    

                    if (sublayersOnly) {
    

                        getVisibleLayers (ilayer, visibleLayers, false); // false to process only 1 sublayer depth
    

                    }
    

                    else
    

                    visibleLayers.push(ilayer);
    

                }
    

            }
    

    

    

        }
    

    

    

    }
    

    

    

    

    

    function zeroPad(n, s) {
    

        n = n.toString();
    

        while (n.length < s) n = '0' + n;
    

        return n;
    

    };

    3 replies

    julioc4816867
    julioc4816867
    Known Participant
    February 14, 2015

    it's possible rename sublayers? thanks, sorry my bad english

    CarlosCanto
    Community Expert
    CarlosCantoCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    February 14, 2015

    you can write in your language (español?)

    it might be possible, show a screen shot of your layers expanded

    ananggadipa
    ananggadipa
    Participating Frequently
    August 27, 2016

    Hola Julio, I updated the script to rename visible Layers or Sublayers, and also fixed the Color

    #target illustrator
    

    

    main();
    

    function main(){
    

        if(!documents.length) return;
    

        //var allLayers = app.activeDocument.layers;
    

        var win = new Window( 'dialog', '' );
    

        g = win.graphics;
    

        //  var myBrush = g.newBrush(g.BrushType.SOLID_COLOR, [0.99, 0.99, 0.99, 1]); // CS5
    

        var myBrush = g.newBrush(g.BrushType.SOLID_COLOR, [0.50, 0.50, 0.50, 1]); // CS6
    

        g.backgroundColor = myBrush;
    

        win.orientation='stack';
    

        win.p1= win.add("panel", undefined, undefined, {borderStyle:"black"});
    

        win.g1 = win.p1.add('group');
    

        win.g1.orientation = "row";
    

        win.title = win.g1.add('statictext',undefined,'Rename Visible Layers or Sublayers');
    

        win.title.alignment="fill";
    

        var g = win.title.graphics;
    

        g.font = ScriptUI.newFont("Georgia","BOLDITALIC",22);
    

        win.g5 =win.p1.add('group');
    

        win.g5.orientation = "column";
    

        win.g5.alignChildren='left';
    

        win.g5.spacing=10;
    

        win.g5.st1 = win.g5.add('statictext',undefined,'New layer name');
    

        win.g5.et1 = win.g5.add('edittext');
    

        win.g5.et1.preferredSize=[250,20];
    

        win.g10 =win.p1.add('group');
    

        win.g10.orientation = "row";
    

        win.g10.alignment='fill';
    

        win.g10.spacing=10;
    

        win.g10.st1 = win.g10.add('statictext',undefined,'Serial Number');
    

        win.g10.et1 = win.g10.add('edittext',undefined,'1');
    

        win.g10.et1.preferredSize=[50,20];
    

        win.g10.et1.onChanging = function() {
    

          if (this.text.match(/[^\-\.\d]/)) {
    

            this.text = this.text.replace(/[^\-\.\d]/g, '');
    

          }
    

        };
    

        win.g10.st1 = win.g10.add('statictext',undefined,'Length');
    

        var nums=[2,3,4,5];
    

        win.g10.dl1 = win.g10.add('dropdownlist',undefined,nums);
    

        win.g10.dl1.selection=0;
    

        win.g15 =win.p1.add('group');
    

        win.g15.orientation = "row";
    

        win.g15.alignment='fill';
    

        win.g15.cb1 = win.g15.add('checkbox',undefined,'Reverse layer order');
    

        win.g15.cb2 = win.g15.add('checkbox',undefined,'Rename Sublayers Only');
    

        win.g100 =win.p1.add('group');
    

        win.g100.orientation = "row";
    

        win.g100.alignment='center';
    

        win.g100.spacing=10;
    

        win.g100.bu1 = win.g100.add('button',undefined,'Rename');
    

        win.g100.bu1.preferredSize=[120,30];
    

        win.g100.bu2 = win.g100.add('button',undefined,'Cancel');
    

        win.g100.bu2.preferredSize=[120,30];
    

        win.g100.bu1.onClick=function(){
    

            if(win.g5.et1.text == ''){
    

                alert("No layer name has been entered!");
    

                return;
    

            }
    

            win.close(0);
    

           
    

            var sublayersOnly = win.g15.cb2.value;
    

            var visibleLayers = [];
    

            getVisibleLayers (app.activeDocument, visibleLayers, sublayersOnly);
    

    

    

            if(win.g15.cb1.value) visibleLayers.reverse();
    

    

            for(b=0; b<visibleLayers.length; b++){
    

                var LayerName = win.g5.et1.text + zeroPad((Number(win.g10.et1.text)+Number(b)), Number(win.g10.dl1.selection.text));
    

                visibleLayers.name = LayerName;
    

            }
    

        }
    

        win.center();
    

        win.show();
    

       
    

       
    

        function getVisibleLayers(container, visibleLayers, sublayersOnly) {
    

    

    

            for(var a=0; a<container.layers.length; a++){
    

                var ilayer = container.layers;
    

                if (ilayer.visible) {
    

                    if (sublayersOnly) {
    

                        getVisibleLayers (ilayer, visibleLayers, false); // false to process only 1 sublayer depth
    

                    }
    

                    else
    

                    visibleLayers.push(ilayer);
    

                }
    

            }
    

    

    

        }
    

    

    

    }
    

    

    

    

    

    function zeroPad(n, s) {
    

        n = n.toString();
    

        while (n.length < s) n = '0' + n;
    

        return n;
    

    };

    Great script, instead of visible layer could it set for layer with object selected?

    Btw update color for CC 2015: 

    var myBrush = g.newBrush(g.BrushType.SOLID_COLOR, [0.28, 0.28, 0.28, 1]);

    CarlosCanto
    Community Expert
    CarlosCantoCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    October 16, 2012

    it seems posible, we can't tell if more than one layer is active, but there are work arounds like in the thread posted above.

    but yeah, it seems very doable.

    CarlosCanto
    Community Expert
    CarlosCantoCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    October 17, 2012

    here you go, as I said, there's no access to "active layers" in illustrator, so we have to resort to workarounds. In this case the script will change the "visible" layers, hide layers you want to keep unchanged.

    #target illustrator
    main();
    function main(){
        if(!documents.length) return;
        var allLayers = app.activeDocument.layers;
        var win = new Window( 'dialog', '' ); 
        g = win.graphics;
        var myBrush = g.newBrush(g.BrushType.SOLID_COLOR, [0.99, 0.99, 0.99, 1]);
        g.backgroundColor = myBrush;
        win.orientation='stack';
        win.p1= win.add("panel", undefined, undefined, {borderStyle:"black"}); 
        win.g1 = win.p1.add('group');
        win.g1.orientation = "row";
        win.title = win.g1.add('statictext',undefined,'Rename Layers');
        win.title.alignment="fill";
        var g = win.title.graphics;
        g.font = ScriptUI.newFont("Georgia","BOLDITALIC",22);
        win.g5 =win.p1.add('group');
        win.g5.orientation = "column";
        win.g5.alignChildren='left';
        win.g5.spacing=10;
        win.g5.st1 = win.g5.add('statictext',undefined,'New layer name');
        win.g5.et1 = win.g5.add('edittext'); 
        win.g5.et1.preferredSize=[250,20];
        win.g10 =win.p1.add('group');
        win.g10.orientation = "row";
        win.g10.alignment='fill';
        win.g10.spacing=10;
        win.g10.st1 = win.g10.add('statictext',undefined,'Serial Number'); 
        win.g10.et1 = win.g10.add('edittext',undefined,'1');
        win.g10.et1.preferredSize=[50,20];
        win.g10.et1.onChanging = function() { 
          if (this.text.match(/[^\-\.\d]/)) { 
            this.text = this.text.replace(/[^\-\.\d]/g, ''); 
          } 
        };
        win.g10.st1 = win.g10.add('statictext',undefined,'Length'); 
        var nums=[2,3,4,5];
        win.g10.dl1 = win.g10.add('dropdownlist',undefined,nums);
        win.g10.dl1.selection=0;
        win.g15 =win.p1.add('group');
        win.g15.orientation = "row";
        win.g15.alignment='fill';
        win.g15.cb1 = win.g15.add('checkbox',undefined,'Reverse layer order');
        win.g100 =win.p1.add('group');
        win.g100.orientation = "row";
        win.g100.alignment='center';
        win.g100.spacing=10;
        win.g100.bu1 = win.g100.add('button',undefined,'Rename');
        win.g100.bu1.preferredSize=[120,30];
        win.g100.bu2 = win.g100.add('button',undefined,'Cancel');
        win.g100.bu2.preferredSize=[120,30];
        win.g100.bu1.onClick=function(){
            if(win.g5.et1.text == ''){
                alert("No layer name has been entered!");
                return;
            }
            win.close(0);
            var visibleLayers = [];
            for(a=0; a<allLayers.length; a++){
                var ilayer = allLayers;
                if (ilayer.visible) {
                    visibleLayers.push(ilayer);
                }
            }
            if(win.g15.cb1.value) visibleLayers.reverse();
            for(b=0; b<visibleLayers.length; b++){
                var LayerName = win.g5.et1.text + zeroPad((Number(win.g10.et1.text)+Number(b)), Number(win.g10.dl1.selection.text));
                visibleLayers.name = LayerName;
            }
        }
        win.center();
        win.show(); 
    }
    function zeroPad(n, s) { 
        n = n.toString(); 
        while (n.length < s) n = '0' + n; 
        return n; 
    };
      W
      W_J_T
      Inspiring
      October 17, 2012

      Nice conversion CarlosCanto.

      W
      W_J_T
      Inspiring
      October 16, 2012

      I didn't look at the script you provided, but this thread with code should be helpful as a starting point, by Muppet Mark, Jongware, Larry, etc:

      http://forums.adobe.com/message/2639824

      You could always add a prompt, or script a UI window, otherwise it seems to have everything (based on the screen grab you posted) to get going. Hope it's helpful.

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