Duplicate layer on the top of layers on all open documents

Question

I tried to duplicate some layer with a script to all open documents and put that layer on the top (with script listed below), but problem occures when on another document, active layer have cliped layers, this script unclipe layer. Does anyone now how to improve this?  if( app.documents.length > 0 ){
    duplicateToAll();
}
function duplicateToAll(){
    docs = app.documents;
    curDoc = app.activeDocument;
    for(var i = 0; i < docs.length; i++){
        if(curDoc != docs[i]){
        var curLayer;
        try { curLayer = docs[i].activeLayer; } catch(e) {}
        curDoc.activeLayer.duplicate(docs[i],ElementPlacement.PLACEATBEGINNING);
        }
        app.activeDocument = curDoc;
    }
}

Stephen Marsh · Accepted Answer

@milevic

The following code will select the top layer on all open files without changing their original visibility. The active doc is presumed to be the file that you will dupe the layer group from. After selecting the top layer of all open docs the script will return to the original doc.

You should be able to add your code after this code.

/*
The active doc should be the source doc containing the layer or group to be duplicated to all other open docs
*/

// Set the original doc
var origDoc = activeDocument;

// Loop over all open docs
for (var i = 0; i < app.documents.length; i++) {
    app.activeDocument = app.documents[i];
    
    // Ignore the original doc
    if (activeDocument !== origDoc) {
        
        // Select the top/front layer without changing visibility
        if (activeDocument.layers[0].visible === false) {
            activeDocument.activeLayer = activeDocument.layers[0];
            activeDocument.activeLayer.visible = false;
        } else {
            activeDocument.activeLayer = activeDocument.layers[0];
        }
    }
}

// Return to the original doc
activeDocument = origDoc;

Chuck Uebele · Answer

You would need to add a routine to check for a clipped layer, then if there is a grouped layer select both the active layer and the clipped layer and duplicate them both.

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