Export selected top-level layer sets? (CS5)

[3stripe]

Hi folks,

I have large PSDs containing 10 to 20 website page mockups and currently export each layer set by hand...

Here's a simplified example of one...

I would love a scrip to do the following...

a) Export selected top-level layer sets (eg 00, 01, 02 and 03 in the screenshot)

b) Include certain shared layers with each export (eg —Navigation wider and —Background... could this done by examining the prefix of the layer name perhaps?)

But I've got no idea where to start, and am pretty confused by the presets included with CS5...

Thanks for your time

[Paul Riggott]

I wonder if this is close?

It will save the new psds to the same location as the original open document...

function main(){
if(!documents.length){
    alert("No document is open!");
    return;
}
var Includes = [];
var Export =[];
var doc = activeDocument;
if(!doc.layerSets.length){
    alert("No Layersets are in this document!");
    return;
}
for(var a =0;a <doc.layerSets.length;a++){
    if(doc.layerSets.name[0]=='-') {
        Includes.push(doc.layerSets.name);
        }else{
            Export.push(doc.layerSets.name);
            }
}
originalPath = decodeURI(doc.path);
originalName = decodeURI(doc.name.replace(/\...










win.g5.pn1= win.g5.add("panel", undefined, "Select Includes", {borderStyle:"black"}); 
win.g5.pn1.lb1 = win.g5.pn1.add('listbox', undefined, undefined, {multiselect: true} );
win.g5.pn1.lb1.preferredSize=[200,200];
win.g5.pn1.lb1.add("item","No Includes");
for(var i in Includes){
win.g5.pn1.lb1.add("item",Includes.toString());
}
win.g5.pn1.lb1.selection=0;
win.g5.pnl2= win.g5.add("panel", undefined, "Select Exports", {borderStyle:"black"}); 
win.g5.pnl2.lb1 = win.g5.pnl2.add('listbox', undefined, undefined, {multiselect: true} );
win.g5.pnl2.lb1.preferredSize=[200,200];
for(var e in Export){
win.g5.pnl2.lb1.add("item",Export.toString());
}
win.g5.pnl2.lb1.selection=0;
win.g5.spacing=10;
win.g10 =win.p1.add('group');
win.g10.spacing=10;
win.g10.pnl1= win.g10.add("panel", undefined, undefined, {borderStyle:"black"}); 
win.g10.pnl1.preferredSize=[460,50];
win.g10.pnl1.orientation = "row";
win.g10.pnl1.bu1 = win.g10.pnl1.add('button',undefined,'Process');
win.g10.pnl1.bu1.preferredSize=[220,30];
win.g10.pnl1.bu2 = win.g10.pnl1.add('button',undefined,'Cancel');
win.g10.pnl1.bu2.preferredSize=[220,30];
win.g10.pnl1.bu1.onClick=function(){
ExportCount =0;
try{
ExportCount = win.g5.pnl2.lb1.selection.length;
}catch(e){ExportCount = 0;}
if(ExportCount == 0){
    alert("You have not selected any LayerSets to Export!");
    return;
    }
IncludeCount =0;
try{
IncludeCount = win.g5.pn1.lb1.selection.length;
if(win.g5.pn1.lb1.selection[0].text == "No Includes") IncludeCount =0;
}catch(e){
    IncludeCount = 0;
    var ac=Window.confirm ("No Includes Have Been Selected Ok?", false, "Please select");
if(!ac) return;
}
win.close(1);
Process();
}
win.show();
function Process(){
 for(var E =0 ;E< ExportCount;E++){
     selectLayerByName(win.g5.pnl2.lb1.selection.toString());
     for(var I =0 ;I< IncludeCount;I++){
         selectLayerByName(win.g5.pn1.lb1.selection.toString(),true);
         }
     dupLayers(win.g5.pnl2.lb1.selection.toString());
     var saveFile = File(originalPath + "/"+originalName +"["+ win.g5.pnl2.lb1.selection.toString()+"] "+time() +".psd");
     SavePSD(saveFile);
     app.activeDocument.close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES);
     }
    }
}
main();
function selectLayerByName(lyrName,add){ 
      add = undefined ? add = false:add 
      var desc = new ActionDescriptor(); 
      var ref = new ActionReference(); 
      ref.putName( charIDToTypeID( "Lyr " ), lyrName); 
      desc.putReference( charIDToTypeID( "null" ), ref ); 
      if(add) desc.putEnumerated( stringIDToTypeID( "selectionModifier" ), stringIDToTypeID( "selectionModifierType" ), stringIDToTypeID( "addToSelection" ) ); 
      desc.putBoolean( charIDToTypeID( "MkVs" ), false ); 
      executeAction( charIDToTypeID( "slct" ), desc, DialogModes.NO ); 
}
function dupLayers(LayerName) { 
    var desc143 = new ActionDescriptor();
        var ref73 = new ActionReference();
        ref73.putClass( charIDToTypeID('Dcmn') );
    desc143.putReference( charIDToTypeID('null'), ref73 );
    desc143.putString( charIDToTypeID('Nm  '), "TempDoc" );
        var ref74 = new ActionReference();
        ref74.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID('Lyr '), charIDToTypeID('Ordn'), charIDToTypeID('Trgt') );
    desc143.putReference( charIDToTypeID('Usng'), ref74 );
    executeAction( charIDToTypeID('Mk  '), desc143, DialogModes.NO );
}
function SavePSD(saveFile){ 
psdSaveOptions = new PhotoshopSaveOptions(); 
psdSaveOptions.embedColorProfile = true; 
psdSaveOptions.alphaChannels = true;  
activeDocument.saveAs(saveFile, psdSaveOptions, true, Extension.LOWERCASE); 
}
function time(){
var date = new Date();
 var d  = date.getDate();
 var day = (d < 10) ? '0' + d : d;
 var m = date.getMonth() + 1;
 var month = (m < 10) ? '0' + m : m;
 var yy = date.getYear();
 var year = (yy < 1000) ? yy + 1900 : yy;
 var digital = new Date();
 var hours = digital.getHours();
 var minutes = digital.getMinutes();
 var seconds = digital.getSeconds();
 var amOrPm = "AM";
 if (hours > 11) amOrPm = "PM";
 if (hours > 12) hours = hours - 12;
 if (hours == 0) hours = 12;
 if (minutes <= 9) minutes = "0" + minutes;
 if (seconds <= 9) seconds = "0" + seconds;
 todaysDate = hours + "_" + minutes + "_" + seconds + amOrPm;
 return todaysDate.toString();
};

[3stripe]

Paul, wow, that is brilliant, cheers for that...

I need to save the layers as jpgs but will try and work that out for myself.

One question — how do I add layers/groups to the includes? I'm assuming this is where I can add global elements.

(I'm on a Mac btw)

[3stripe]

D'oh, I spotted the prefix in the script