Script to hide layer named "Draft" in multiple files.

[christophero39755761]

new to scripting... please help! I have this script:

app.activeDocument.save();

var myWaterLayerName = "Draft";

try{app.activeDocument.layers.item(myWaterLayerName).visible = false;}

catch(_){alert("Can't find layer: " + myWaterLayerName);exit();};

that hides a layer in the active document. how can i modify to work on all open documents?

[pixxxelschubser]

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[Awitmer]

Hello!

I am new at scripting as well, but I think I’ve come up with a solution for you. The script may take a while to run if you have a lot of documents open.

Try the code below.

  var myWaterLayerName = "Draft";
        for(myCounter = app.documents.length;
              myCounter > 0;
              myCounter--){
        try{
            app.documents.item(myCounter-1).layers.item(myWaterLayerName).visible = false;
            app.documents.item(myCounter-1).save();          
            }
        catch(_){alert("Can't find layer: " + myWaterLayerName);exit();};
    }

[BarlaeDC]

Hi,

a similar but simpler script to do the job,

var toHideLayers = app.documents.everyItem().layers.itemByName("Draft").getElements();
for ( var i = 0; i < toHideLayers.length; i++)
{
    toHideLayers.visible = false;
}

This will get the layer called "Draft" from every open document.

Hope this helps.

Malcolm

[Laubender · Accepted solution]

Hi Malcom,

you need no loop because you can work with the collection of documents:

app.documents.everyItem().layers.itemByName("Draft").visible = false;

This is working even if some of the documents do not contain a layer named "Draft".

getElements() will give you an array. Because of that you have to loop.

Regards,
Uwe

[christophero39755761]

thanks! this is working perfectly! Much appreciated.

[BarlaeDC]

Of course, don't know how I didn't see that.

Regards

Malcolm

[christophero39755761]

thanks everyone for the help!