code to move selected text box to new layer

[davidn5918184]

I'm trying to create a script that creates a new named layer and Paragraph style, then takes the selected text box and moves it to that layer. I've got the new layer and style but I'm having trouble moving that selection. Could someone give me a example of how to do that?

var myDoc = app.activeDocument;  
var Sel = app.selection;


//Create INFO layer
if(!myDoc.layers.itemByName("INFO").isValid){myDoc.layers.add({name:"INFO"})}; 


//Create Notes Paragraph Style
if (!myDoc.paragraphStyles.item("INFO").isValid) {
    var pStyle = myDoc.paragraphStyles.add({name: "INFO"});
    with (pStyle) {
       appliedFont = "Helvetica Neue\tBold";
        pointSize = 14;
        fillColor = "Black";
    }

}

[Manan Joshi]

Try the following

Sel[0].itemLayer = myDoc.layers.itemByName("INFO")

 This will move the first element of the selection to the layer INFO, if you want to move the other elements of the selection as well then run a loop from zero to Sel.length. Sel is an array of all the elements that are selected

-Manan

[davidn5918184]

It doesn't seem to work. Have you tried it? Did it work for you?

[crazyPanda]

try

Sel[0].itemLayer = "INFO";

or

Sel[0].itemLayer = myDoc.layers.itemByName("INFO");

[Manan Joshi]

Yes, this code should be placed at the end of your code. If it does not work still. Show the whole code and let us know the error you get

-Manan

[davidn5918184]

Ok move to the bottom and still not working. Here is the code, the only things not working are attaching the new paragraph style to the object style and moving it to the new layer. Thank you for your help!

var myDoc = app.activeDocument;  
var Sel = app.selection;
var os = app.documents[0].objectStyles.itemByName("INFO")


//create color swatch
if(!myDoc.colors.item("INFO").isValid){
myDoc.colors.add({  
  colorValue: [0,50,0,0],  
  name: "INFO"  
  }); 
}

//Create INFO layer
if(!myDoc.layers.itemByName("INFO").isValid){myDoc.layers.add({name:"INFO"})}; 


//Create INFO Paragraph Style
if (!myDoc.paragraphStyles.item("INFO").isValid) {
    var pStyle = myDoc.paragraphStyles.add({name: "INFO"});
    with (pStyle) {
       appliedFont = "Helvetica Neue\tBold";
        pointSize = 10;
        fillColor = "Black";
    }
}

//Create object style
if (!myDoc.objectStyles.item("INFO").isValid) {
    var oStyle = myDoc.objectStyles.add({name: "INFO"});
    with (oStyle) {
        fillColor = "INFO";
        strokeColor = "INFO";
        strokeWeight = 5;
        paragraphStyle = "INFO"; //This isn't working
    }
}


//Apply object style
if(os.isValid){
Sel[0].applyObjectStyle(os)
}
	
//Move to layer
Sel[0] = myDoc.layers.itemByName("INFO");

[crazyPanda]

it's

Sel[0].itemLayer = "INFO";

or

Sel[0].itemLayer = myDoc.layers.itemByName("INFO");

[Manan Joshi · Accepted solution]

Ahh, sorry it was a typo I replied to you just getting out of bed and missed writing the property, as Crazy panda mentioned it has to be the following

Sel[0].itemLayer = myDoc.layers.itemByName("INFO");

Sorry for the confusion, I will edit the previous answer as well

-Manan

[davidn5918184]

No problem at all, and thank you for your help. Since you can see the whole script do you happen to know why I can't set the Object styles paragraph style? You can see where I try to set it when I create the objectstyle.

[Manan Joshi]

For object style issue use the property appliedParagraphStyle instead of paragraphStyle

-Manan

[davidn5918184]

You beat me to it.

[davidn5918184]

So would that be inline like I have it, because that isn't working.

//Create object style
if (!myDoc.objectStyles.item("NOTES").isValid) {
    var oStyle = myDoc.objectStyles.add({name: "NOTES"});
    with (oStyle) {
        fillColor = "NOTES";
        strokeColor = "NOTES";
        strokeWeight = 5;
        appliedParagraphStyle = "NOTES"; //This isn't working
    }
}

[Peter Kahrel]

Instead of 

appliedParagraphStyle = "NOTES"

use

appliedParagraphStyle = myDoc.paragraphStyles.item ("NOTES");

Referring to objects by using just a string usually but not always works. Always refer to objects by setting an object.

P.

[davidn5918184]

Thank you, this does set the paragraph style but it doesn't apply it because the checkbox for "Paragraph Styles" isn't checked in the object style. Would that be a Boolean?

[Manan Joshi]

You need to set the following property as well to apply the paragraph style

enableParagraphStyle = true

-Manan