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peterodzuck
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September 13, 2019
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Copy Layer Name To Clipboard?

  • September 13, 2019
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Hey folks,

 

i am looking for a script, which allows me to copy the name of my active layer to the clipboard.

 

Thank you for your help and best regrads,

 

S.

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Correct answer Stephen Marsh

The following code should do the trick, it does exactly what you ask and nothing else:

 

 

 

// Copy Active Layer Name to Clipboard.jsx
#target photoshop 
var doc = activeDocument;
var aLayer = doc.activeLayer.name;
var d = new ActionDescriptor();  
d.putString(stringIDToTypeID("textData"), aLayer);  
executeAction(stringIDToTypeID("textToClipboard"), d, DialogModes.NO);

 

 

 

Based on:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/Photoshop/Copy-foreground-RGB-values-to-clipboard/td-p/10529244

 

2 replies

Stephen Marsh
Community Expert
Stephen MarshCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
September 13, 2019

The following code should do the trick, it does exactly what you ask and nothing else:

 

 

 

// Copy Active Layer Name to Clipboard.jsx
#target photoshop 
var doc = activeDocument;
var aLayer = doc.activeLayer.name;
var d = new ActionDescriptor();  
d.putString(stringIDToTypeID("textData"), aLayer);  
executeAction(stringIDToTypeID("textToClipboard"), d, DialogModes.NO);

 

 

 

Based on:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/Photoshop/Copy-foreground-RGB-values-to-clipboard/td-p/10529244

 

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    peterodzuckAuthor
    Known Participant
    September 14, 2019

    This script works awesome...

    maybe you can help me out with my next problem. Now i want to rename my current group. The Name should be pasted from the clipboard.

     

    thank you very much!

    Stephen Marsh
    Community Expert
    Stephen MarshCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    September 14, 2019
    I am not sure if this is possible… An alternative may be possible if you can list the exact step by step process.
    smithcgl9043167
    smithcgl9043167
    Inspiring
    September 13, 2019
    ////// Run over matrix layer
var theLayer = activeDocument.activeLayer;
var theParent = theLayer.parent;
if (theParent != activeDocument) {var theString = theParent.name+"-"+theLayer.name}
else {var theString = theLayer.name};

changeLayer(); ////// Choose target layer
function changeLayer(){
	var des = new ActionDescriptor();
	var list = new ActionList();
	var ref = new ActionReference();
	ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID( "Lyr " ), charIDToTypeID( "Ordn" ), charIDToTypeID( "Bckw" ));
	des.putReference( charIDToTypeID( "null" ), ref );
	list.putInteger( 3 );
	des.putList( charIDToTypeID( "LyrI" ), list );
	executeAction( charIDToTypeID( "slct" ), des, DialogModes.NO );
}

////////// Paste Name:
app.activeDocument.activeLayer.name = theString;
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