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TK949
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July 27, 2022
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Action/Script to select everything above guide?

  • July 27, 2022
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Hi, I have a document where I executed a script creating a single horizontal guide based on a marquee selection. That guide is always in a different position.
Now I want to make a new marquee selection (the old one is deselected), selecting everything above that guide (the selection attached to it).
Is there an action or script for this?

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Correct answer jazz-y
app.preferences.rulerUnits = Units.PIXELS;
app.preferences.typeUnits = TypeUnits.PIXELS
var aDoc = activeDocument;
var Sel = aDoc.selection.bounds;
aDoc.guides.add(Direction.HORIZONTAL, Sel[1]);
activeDocument.selection.select([[0,0], [activeDocument.width,0], [activeDocument.width, Sel[1]], [0, Sel[1]]])

1 reply

Stephen Marsh
Stephen Marsh
Community Expert
July 27, 2022

@TK949 – It may help to share the original script in order to create a new script to "pick up where it left off"...

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    TK949Author
    New Participant
    July 27, 2022

    Found it here in the discussions:

    // regards pixxxel schubser

    var aDoc = activeDocument;

    var Sel = aDoc.selection.bounds;

    aDoc.guides.add(Direction.HORIZONTAL, Sel[1].as('px'));

    I'm a total noob with scripts.

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    jazz-yCorrect answer
    Brainiac
    July 27, 2022
    app.preferences.rulerUnits = Units.PIXELS;
app.preferences.typeUnits = TypeUnits.PIXELS
var aDoc = activeDocument;
var Sel = aDoc.selection.bounds;
aDoc.guides.add(Direction.HORIZONTAL, Sel[1]);
activeDocument.selection.select([[0,0], [activeDocument.width,0], [activeDocument.width, Sel[1]], [0, Sel[1]]])
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