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Change a layer rename script into a group folder rename script for photoshop

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Aug 05, 2022 Aug 05, 2022

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Hi everyone, I'm trying to rework this lovely script that can replace layer names with another name. What I would like it to also do or do instead is to search and replace the group folder name. I would appreciate any help on this.

//#target Photoshop
app.bringToFront();
main();
function main(){
if(!documents.length) return;
var selLayers=getSelectedLayersIdx();
var selIdxNames=[];
for(var s in selLayers){
selIdxNames.push([[Number(selLayers[s])],[getLayerNameByIndex(Number(selLayers[s]))]]);
}
selectAllLayers();
var allLayers = getSelectedLayersIdx();
var allIdxNames=[];
for(var n in allLayers){
allIdxNames.push([[Number(allLayers[n])],[getLayerNameByIndex(Number(allLayers[n]))]]);
}
try{
var win = new Window( 'dialog', 'Layer Name Editor' );
g = win.graphics;
var myBrush = g.newBrush(g.BrushType.SOLID_COLOR, [0.15, 0.30, 0.40, 1]);
g.backgroundColor = myBrush;
win.orientation='column';
win.p1= win.add("panel", undefined, undefined, {borderStyle:"black"});
win.p1.preferredSize=[350,100];
win.g1 = win.p1.add('group');
win.g1.orientation = "row";
win.title = win.g1.add('statictext',undefined,'Layer Name Editor');
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 = "row";
win.g5.alignment='fill';
win.g5.spacing=10;
win.g5.rb1 = win.g5.add('radiobutton',undefined,'Use Selected Layers');
win.g5.rb2 = win.g5.add('radiobutton',undefined,'Use All Layers');
win.g5.rb1.value=true;
win.g10 =win.p1.add('group');
win.g10.orientation = "row";
win.g10.alignment='fill';
win.g10.rb1 = win.g10.add('radiobutton',undefined,'Prefix');
win.g10.rb2 = win.g10.add('radiobutton',undefined,'Suffix');
win.g10.rb3 = win.g10.add('radiobutton',undefined,'Remove');
win.g10.rb4 = win.g10.add('radiobutton',undefined,'Insert');
win.g10.rb5 = win.g10.add('radiobutton',undefined,'replace');
win.g10.rb5.value=true;
win.g15 =win.p1.add('group');
win.g15.orientation = "row";
win.g15.alignment='fill';
win.g15.cb1 = win.g15.add('checkbox',undefined,'Create Snapshot');

win.stack =win.add('group');
win.stack.spacing=10;
win.stack.orientation = 'stack';
win.stack.alignment="left";

win.p2= win.stack.add("panel", undefined, undefined, {borderStyle:"black"}); //Prefix
win.p2.preferredSize=[350,100];
win.p2.visible=false;
win.g200 =win.p2.add('group');
win.g200.orientation = "row";
win.g200.alignment='fill';
win.g200.st1 = win.g200.add('statictext',undefined,'Prefix');
win.g200.st1.preferredSize=[75,20];
win.g200.et1 = win.g200.add('edittext');
win.g200.et1.preferredSize=[200,20];

win.p3= win.stack.add("panel", undefined, undefined, {borderStyle:"black"}); //Suffix
win.p3.preferredSize=[350,100];
win.p3.visible=false;
win.g300 =win.p3.add('group');
win.g300.orientation = "row";
win.g300.alignment='fill';
win.g300.st1 = win.g300.add('statictext',undefined,'Suffix');
win.g300.st1.preferredSize=[75,20];
win.g300.et1 = win.g300.add('edittext');
win.g300.et1.preferredSize=[200,20];

win.p4= win.stack.add("panel", undefined, undefined, {borderStyle:"black"}); //Remove
win.p4.preferredSize=[350,100];
win.p4.visible=false;
win.g400 =win.p4.add('group');
win.g400.orientation = "row";
win.g400.alignment='fill';
win.g400.rb1 = win.g400.add('radiobutton',undefined,'First(n) chars');
win.g400.rb2 = win.g400.add('radiobutton',undefined,'Last(n) chars');
win.g400.rb3 = win.g400.add('radiobutton',undefined,'Range From(n)');
win.g400.rb1.value=true;
win.g410 =win.p4.add('group');
win.g410.orientation = "row";
win.g410.alignment='fill';
win.g410.et1 = win.g410.add('edittext');
win.g410.et1.preferredSize=[50,20];
win.g410.et1.onChanging = function() {
if (this.text.match(/[^\-\.\d]/)) {
this.text = this.text.replace(/[^\-\.\d]/g, '');
}
};
win.g410.st1 = win.g410.add('statictext',undefined,'Number of Chars.');
win.g410.et2 = win.g410.add('edittext');
win.g410.et2.preferredSize=[50,20];
win.g410.et2.onChanging = function() {
if (this.text.match(/[^\-\.\d]/)) {
this.text = this.text.replace(/[^\-\.\d]/g, '');
}
};
win.g410.et2.visible=false;
win.g410.st1.visible=false;
win.g400.rb1.onClick=function(){
win.g410.et2.visible=false;
win.g410.st1.visible=false;
}
win.g400.rb2.onClick=function(){
win.g410.et2.visible=false;
win.g410.st1.visible=false;
}
win.g400.rb3.onClick=function(){
win.g410.et2.visible=true;
win.g410.st1.visible=true;
}

win.p5= win.stack.add("panel", undefined, undefined, {borderStyle:"black"}); //Insert
win.p5.preferredSize=[350,100];
win.p5.visible=false;
win.g500 =win.p5.add('group');
win.g500.orientation = "row";
win.g500.alignment='fill';
win.g500.st1 = win.g500.add('statictext',undefined,'Insert');
win.g500.st1.preferredSize=[75,20];
win.g500.et1 = win.g500.add('edittext');
win.g500.et1.preferredSize=[200,20];
win.g510 =win.p5.add('group');
win.g510.orientation = "row";
win.g510.alignment='fill';
win.g510.st1 = win.g510.add('statictext',undefined,'At position');
win.g510.st1.preferredSize=[75,20];
win.g510.et1 = win.g510.add('edittext');
win.g510.et1.preferredSize=[50,20];
win.g510.et1.onChanging = function() {
if (this.text.match(/[^\-\.\d]/)) {
this.text = this.text.replace(/[^\-\.\d]/g, '');
}
};

win.p6= win.stack.add("panel", undefined, undefined, {borderStyle:"black"}); //Replace
win.p6.preferredSize=[350,100];
win.g600 =win.p6.add('group');
win.g600.orientation = "row";
win.g600.alignment='fill';
win.g600.st1 = win.g600.add('statictext',undefined,'Replace');
win.g600.st1.preferredSize=[75,20];
win.g600.et1 = win.g600.add('edittext');
win.g600.et1.preferredSize=[200,20];
win.g610 =win.p6.add('group');
win.g610.orientation = "row";
win.g610.alignment='fill';
win.g610.st1 = win.g610.add('statictext',undefined,'With');
win.g610.st1.preferredSize=[75,20];
win.g610.et1 = win.g610.add('edittext');
win.g610.et1.preferredSize=[200,20];
win.g620 =win.p6.add('group');
win.g620.orientation = "row";
win.g620.alignment='fill';
win.g620.cb1 = win.g620.add('checkbox',undefined,'Global');
win.g620.cb2 = win.g620.add('checkbox',undefined,'Case Insensitive');
win.g620.cb2.value=true;

win.g10.rb1.onClick=function(){
if(win.g10.rb1.value){
win.p2.visible=true;
win.p3.visible=false;
win.p4.visible=false;
win.p5.visible=false;
win.p6.visible=false;
}
}
win.g10.rb2.onClick=function(){
if(win.g10.rb2.value){
win.p2.visible=false;
win.p3.visible=true;
win.p4.visible=false;
win.p5.visible=false;
win.p6.visible=false;
}
}
win.g10.rb3.onClick=function(){
if(win.g10.rb3.value){
win.p2.visible=false;
win.p3.visible=false;
win.p4.visible=true;
win.p5.visible=false;
win.p6.visible=false;
}
}
win.g10.rb4.onClick=function(){
if(win.g10.rb4.value){
win.p2.visible=false;
win.p3.visible=false;
win.p4.visible=false;
win.p5.visible=true;
win.p6.visible=false;
}
}
win.g10.rb5.onClick=function(){
if(win.g10.rb5.value){
win.p2.visible=false;
win.p3.visible=false;
win.p4.visible=false;
win.p5.visible=false;
win.p6.visible=true;
}
}

win.g1000 =win.add('group');
win.g1000.orientation = "row";
win.g1000.alignment='center';
win.g1000.bu1 = win.g1000.add('button',undefined,'Process');
win.g1000.bu1.preferredSize=[150,30];
win.g1000.bu2 = win.g1000.add('button',undefined,'Cancel');
win.g1000.bu2.preferredSize=[150,30];
snapshotFlag = false;
win.g1000.bu1.onClick=function(){
if(win.g15.cb1.value && !snapshotFlag){
snapshotFlag=true;
snapShot();
}
if(win.g10.rb1.value){//Prefix
if(win.g200.et1.text == ''){
alert("No Prefix has been entered!");
return;
}
win.close(0);
if(win.g5.rb1.value){var lList = selIdxNames;}else{var lList=allIdxNames;};
for(var z in lList){
putLayerNameByIndex( Number(lList[z][0]), win.g200.et1.text.toString() + lList[z][1].toString());
}
}
if(win.g10.rb2.value){//suffix
if(win.g300.et1.text == ''){
alert("No Suffix has been entered!");
return;
}
win.close(0);
if(win.g5.rb1.value){var lList = selIdxNames;}else{var lList=allIdxNames;};
for(var z in lList){
putLayerNameByIndex( Number(lList[z][0]), lList[z][1].toString() + win.g300.et1.text.toString());
}
}
if(win.g10.rb3.value){//Remove
if(win.g400.rb1.value){
if(win.g410.et1.text == ''){
alert("No number has been entered!");
return;
}
if(Number(win.g410.et1.text) <1 ){
alert("You can't remove zero characters!");
return;
}
win.close(0);
if(win.g5.rb1.value){var lList = selIdxNames;}else{var lList=allIdxNames;};
for(var z in lList){
var n = Number(win.g410.et1.text);
var rex = "/^(.{"+ n+"})(.+)/";
putLayerNameByIndex( Number(lList[z][0]), lList[z][1].toString().match(eval(rex))[2]);
}
}
if(win.g400.rb2.value){
if(win.g410.et1.text == ''){
alert("No number has been entered!");
return;
}
if(Number(win.g410.et1.text) <1 ){
alert("You can't remove zero characters!");
return;
}
win.close(0);
if(win.g5.rb1.value){var lList = selIdxNames;}else{var lList=allIdxNames;};
for(var z in lList){
var n = Number(win.g410.et1.text);
var rex = "/(.+)(.{"+n+"}$)/";
putLayerNameByIndex( Number(lList[z][0]), lList[z][1].toString().match(eval(rex))[1]);
}
}
if(win.g400.rb3.value){
if(win.g410.et1.text == '' || win.g410.et2.text == ''){
alert("No number has been entered!");
return;
}
if(Number(win.g410.et1.text) <1 || Number(win.g410.et2.text) <1 ){
alert("You can't remove zero characters!");
return;
}
win.close(0);
if(win.g5.rb1.value){var lList = selIdxNames;}else{var lList=allIdxNames;};
for(var z in lList){
var n = Number(win.g410.et1.text);
var r = Number(win.g410.et2.text);
var rex = "/^(.{"+ n+"})(.{"+r+"})(.+)/";
var parts = lList[z][1].toString().match(eval(rex));
var newName = parts[1] + parts[3];
putLayerNameByIndex( Number(lList[z][0]), newName);
}
}
}
if(win.g10.rb4.value){//Insert
if(win.g500.et1.text == ''){
alert("You have not entered a string!");
return;
}
if(win.g510.et1.text == ''){
alert("You must enter a start number!");
return;
}
win.close(0);
if(win.g5.rb1.value){var lList = selIdxNames;}else{var lList=allIdxNames;};
for(var z in lList){
var n = Number(win.g510.et1.text);
if(n<1) n=1;
var rex = "/^(.{"+ n+"})(.+)/";
var parts = lList[z][1].toString().match(eval(rex));
var newName = parts[1] + win.g500.et1.text.toString()+ parts[2];
putLayerNameByIndex( Number(lList[z][0]), newName);
}
}
if(win.g10.rb5.value){//Replace
if(win.g600.et1.text == ''){
alert("No replace value has been entered!");
return;
}
win.close(0);
if(win.g620.cb1.value && !win.g620.cb2.value) var changeFrom = new RegExp (win.g600.et1.text.toString(),"g");
if(!win.g620.cb1.value && win.g620.cb2.value) var changeFrom = new RegExp (win.g600.et1.text.toString(),"i");
if(win.g620.cb1.value && win.g620.cb2.value) var changeFrom = new RegExp (win.g600.et1.text.toString(),"gi");
if(!win.g620.cb1.value && !win.g620.cb2.value) var changeFrom = new RegExp (win.g600.et1.text.toString());
if(win.g5.rb1.value){var lList = selIdxNames;}else{var lList=allIdxNames;};
for(var z in lList){
if(changeFrom.test( lList[z][1].toString())){
putLayerNameByIndex( Number(lList[z][0]), lList[z][1].toString().replace(changeFrom,win.g610.et1.text.toString()));
}
}
}
}
}catch(e){alert(e + " - " + e.line);}
win.center();
win.show();
};
function selectLayerByIndex(index,add){
add = (add == undefined) ? add = false : add;
var ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putIndex(charIDToTypeID("Lyr "), index);
var desc = new ActionDescriptor();
desc.putReference(charIDToTypeID("null"), ref );
if(add) desc.putEnumerated( stringIDToTypeID( "selectionModifier" ), stringIDToTypeID( "selectionModifierType" ), stringIDToTypeID( "addToSelection" ) );
desc.putBoolean( charIDToTypeID( "MkVs" ), false );
try{ executeAction(charIDToTypeID("slct"), desc, DialogModes.NO );}catch(e){}
};
function getLayerNameByIndex( idx ) {
var ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putProperty( charIDToTypeID("Prpr") , charIDToTypeID( "Nm " ));
ref.putIndex( charIDToTypeID( "Lyr " ), idx );
return executeActionGet(ref).getString(charIDToTypeID( "Nm " ));
};
function selectAllLayers() {
var desc29 = new ActionDescriptor();
var ref23 = new ActionReference();
ref23.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID('Lyr '), charIDToTypeID('Ordn'), charIDToTypeID('Trgt') );
desc29.putReference( charIDToTypeID('null'), ref23 );
executeAction( stringIDToTypeID('selectAllLayers'), desc29, DialogModes.NO );
};
function getSelectedLayersIdx(){
var selectedLayers = new Array;
var ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID("Dcmn"), charIDToTypeID("Ordn"), charIDToTypeID("Trgt") );
var desc = executeActionGet(ref);
if( desc.hasKey( stringIDToTypeID( 'targetLayers' ) ) ){
desc = desc.getList( stringIDToTypeID( 'targetLayers' ));
var c = desc.count
var selectedLayers = new Array();
for(var i=0;i<c;i++){
try{
activeDocument.backgroundLayer;
selectedLayers.push( desc.getReference( i ).getIndex() );
}catch(e){
selectedLayers.push( desc.getReference( i ).getIndex()+1 );
}
}
}else{
var ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putProperty( charIDToTypeID("Prpr") , charIDToTypeID( "ItmI" ));
ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID("Lyr "), charIDToTypeID("Ordn"), charIDToTypeID("Trgt") );
try{
activeDocument.backgroundLayer;
selectedLayers.push( executeActionGet(ref).getInteger(charIDToTypeID( "ItmI" ))-1);
}catch(e){
selectedLayers.push( executeActionGet(ref).getInteger(charIDToTypeID( "ItmI" )));
}
var vis = app.activeDocument.activeLayer.visible;
if(vis == true) app.activeDocument.activeLayer.visible = false;
var desc9 = new ActionDescriptor();
var list9 = new ActionList();
var ref9 = new ActionReference();
ref9.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID('Lyr '), charIDToTypeID('Ordn'), charIDToTypeID('Trgt') );
list9.putReference( ref9 );
desc9.putList( charIDToTypeID('null'), list9 );
executeAction( charIDToTypeID('Shw '), desc9, DialogModes.NO );
if(app.activeDocument.activeLayer.visible == false) selectedLayers.shift();
app.activeDocument.activeLayer.visible = vis;
}
return selectedLayers;
};
function snapShot() {
var desc9 = new ActionDescriptor();
var ref5 = new ActionReference();
ref5.putClass( charIDToTypeID('SnpS') );
desc9.putReference( charIDToTypeID('null'), ref5 );
var ref6 = new ActionReference();
ref6.putProperty( charIDToTypeID('HstS'), charIDToTypeID('CrnH') );
desc9.putReference( charIDToTypeID('From'), ref6 );
desc9.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID('Usng'), charIDToTypeID('HstS'), charIDToTypeID('FllD') );
executeAction( charIDToTypeID('Mk '), desc9, DialogModes.NO );
};
function putLayerNameByIndex( idx, name ) {
if( idx == 0 ) return;
var desc = new ActionDescriptor();
var ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putIndex( charIDToTypeID( 'Lyr ' ), idx );
desc.putReference( charIDToTypeID('null'), ref );
desc.putBoolean( charIDToTypeID( "MkVs" ), false );
var nameDesc = new ActionDescriptor();
nameDesc.putString( charIDToTypeID('Nm '), name );
desc.putObject( charIDToTypeID('T '), charIDToTypeID('Lyr '), nameDesc );
executeAction( charIDToTypeID( 'slct' ), desc, DialogModes.NO );
executeAction( charIDToTypeID('setd'), desc, DialogModes.NO );
};
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