Duplicate a Document with multiple layers

Question

Hi! I was wondering if there was a script I could use to duplicate a document I have? I just need a document (which has multiple layers in it) to be duplicated. Not saved or anything, just duplicated so I have two tabs one with the original document and one with the duplicated document.

Stephen Marsh · Accepted Answer

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Stephen Marsh · Answer

Is there a reason why simply duplicating the current doc isn't enough? Parameters can be added in the parentheses () as per the JavaScript reference for name and mergedlayers:

app.activeDocument.duplicate();

Or:

var docName = app.activeDocument.name.replace(/\.[^\.]+$/, '');
app.activeDocument.duplicate(docName);

This script does the job by selecting/duplicating all layers in order to not copy file info metadata:

https://github.com/MarshySwamp/Remove-All-Metadata-Retain-Layers/blob/main/Remove%20All%20Metadata%20%26%20Retain%20Layers.jsx

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