Fix "the command get is not currently available" in CS6

Question

I want use Photoshop CS6 for batch editing because it is lite and can be used in sandboxie software. following script is fully execute in the latest version of Photoshop (2023):   #target photoshop

/* Check for selection - from jazz-y */
var selectionBounds = null;
try {
    selectionBounds = activeDocument.selection.bounds
} catch (e) {}
if (selectionBounds) {

/* Start Process selected layers - from jazz-y */
        var s2t = stringIDToTypeID;
        (r = new ActionReference()).putProperty(s2t('property'), p = s2t('targetLayersIDs'));
        r.putEnumerated(s2t('document'), s2t('ordinal'), s2t('targetEnum'));
        var lrs = executeActionGet(r).getList(p),
            sel = new ActionReference();
        for (var i = 0; i < lrs.count; i++) {
            sel.putIdentifier(s2t('layer'), p = lrs.getReference(i).getIdentifier(s2t('layerID')));
            (r = new ActionReference()).putIdentifier(s2t('layer'), p);
            (d = new ActionDescriptor()).putReference(s2t("target"), r);
            executeAction(s2t('select'), d, DialogModes.NO);
        /* End Process selected layers - from jazz-y */

/* Clear selected layers */
        try {
            activeDocument.selection.clear()
        } catch (e) {}
    }

} else {
    alert("This script requires a selection!");
}  but when i run above script in CS6 i get following error:    how to fix this error in CS6?

r-bin · Accepted Answer

I checked and found that only scripts that use following code not working with CS6 and other scripts working!

#target photoshop

/* Start Process selected layers - from jazz-y */
var s2t = stringIDToTypeID;
(r = new ActionReference()).putProperty(s2t('property'), p = s2t('targetLayersIDs'));
r.putEnumerated(s2t('document'), s2t('ordinal'), s2t('targetEnum'));
var lrs = executeActionGet(r).getList(p),
    sel = new ActionReference();

for (var i = 0; i < lrs.count; i++) {
    sel.putIdentifier(s2t('layer'), p = lrs.getReference(i).getIdentifier(s2t('layerID')));
    (r = new ActionReference()).putIdentifier(s2t('layer'), p);
    (d = new ActionDescriptor()).putReference(s2t("target"), r);
    executeAction(s2t('select'), d, DialogModes.NO);
/* End Process selected layers - from jazz-y */

// Your code here:
alert(activeDocument.activeLayer.name);

}

var nn = 0;
try { activeDocument.backgroundLayer } catch(e) { nn = 1; }

var s2t = stringIDToTypeID;
(r = new ActionReference()).putProperty(s2t('property'), p = s2t('targetLayers'));
r.putEnumerated(s2t('document'), s2t('ordinal'), s2t('targetEnum'));
var lrs = executeActionGet(r).getList(p),
    sel = new ActionReference();

for (var i = 0; i < lrs.count; i++) {
    sel.putIndex(s2t('layer'), p = lrs.getReference(i).getIndex(i));
    (r = new ActionReference()).putIndex(s2t('layer'), p+nn);
    (d = new ActionDescriptor()).putReference(s2t("target"), r);
    executeAction(s2t('select'), d, DialogModes.NO);

// Your code here:
alert(activeDocument.activeLayer.name);

}

c.pfaffenbichler · Answer

I can’t remember in which version the selected layers finally became addressable in a meaningful manner, but prior to that there used to be work-arounds using DOM-code.

This example provides an Array of ArtLayers – in DOM, not AM!

So you would need to adapt the whole for-clause

        for (var i = 0; i < lrs.count; i++) {

accordingly.

This example might give you a start:

#target photoshop
var myDocument = app.activeDocument;
alert (getSelectedArtLayers(myDocument))


////// adapted from an xbytor script, thanks to xbytor //////
function getSelectedArtLayers (doc) {
	var layerSets = collectLayerSets(doc);
	var visibleSets = [];
	for (var m = 0; m < layerSets.length; m++) {
		var theSet = layerSets[m];
		visibleSets[m] = theSet.visible;
		theSet.visible = true;
		};	
	var layers = collectArtLayers(doc);
	var visible = [];
	var selLayers = [];
	for (var i = 0; i < layers.length; i++) {
		var l = layers[i];
		visible[i] = l.visible;
		l.visible = true;
		};
////// hide selected;
	var id807 = charIDToTypeID( "Hd  " );
	var desc161 = new ActionDescriptor();
	var id808 = charIDToTypeID( "null" );
	var ref116 = new ActionReference();
	var id809 = charIDToTypeID( "Lyr " );
	var id810 = charIDToTypeID( "Ordn" );
	var id811 = charIDToTypeID( "Trgt" );
	ref116.putEnumerated( id809, id810, id811 );
	desc161.putReference( id808, ref116 );
	executeAction( id807, desc161, DialogModes.NO );
// show all layersets;
	for (var m = 0; m < layerSets.length; m++) {
		var theSet = layerSets[m];
		theSet.visible = true;
		};
//////
	for (var i = 0; i < layers.length; i++) {
		var l = layers[i];
		if (!l.visible) {
			selLayers.push(l);			
			};
		l.visible = visible[i];
		};
// reset layerset visibility;
	for (var m = 0; m < layerSets.length; m++) {
		var theSet = layerSets[m];
		theSet.visible = visibleSets[m];
		};
	return selLayers;
	};

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