Copy/Move Layerset From One Document To Another Without Flattening

[_J_Bruce_]

Hello,

Does anyone know how to move a layerset from one document to another using JavaScript ExtendScript, but without having to flatten the layers first as I still need to edit them after the move.

Many Thanks,

James

[Paul Riggott]

This requires that you have the the two documents open the first document open is the one you are copying from with the layer/layers selected.

activeDocument=documents[0];



dupLayers();







function dupLayers() {



    var desc15 = new ActionDescriptor();



        var ref12 = new ActionReference();



        ref12.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID('Lyr '), charIDToTypeID('Ordn'), charIDToTypeID('Trgt') );



    desc15.putReference( charIDToTypeID('null'), ref12 );



        var ref13 = new ActionReference();



        ref13.putName( charIDToTypeID('Dcmn'), documents[1].name );



    desc15.putReference( charIDToTypeID('T   '), ref13 );



    desc15.putInteger( charIDToTypeID('Vrsn'), 2 );



    executeAction( charIDToTypeID('Dplc'), desc15, DialogModes.NO );



};

[_J_Bruce_]

Thank you, you absolute star!!!!

[Michael_L_Hale]

This can also be done without using Action Manger.

var targetDoc = app.documents.getByName('Untitled-1');// create a reference
var sourceGroup = app.activeDocument.layers.getByName('Group 1');// or use an existing reference
sourceGroup.duplicate ( targetDoc );

[_J_Bruce_]

Thanks, that's a bit easier to understand. Perfect!