How do I find the menuID for the Photoshop Transform menu

Question

I am new to using ExtendScript and want to create a script that starts by selecting Transform >> Skew. The JavaScript script reference mentions the method 'runMenuItem' but I don't know how to find the menuID to use it.

I have gone · Accepted Answer

You create an action to select it using insert menuitem, then look at the scriptlistner output, from this you can use.try{app.runMenuItem(charIDToTypeID('Skew'));}catch(e){};

JJMack · Answer

cTID = function(s) { return app.charIDToTypeID(s); };

sTID = function(s) { return app.stringIDToTypeID(s); };

//==================== Interactive Transform ==============

function InteractiveTransform() {

// Menu Edit>Free transform

var desc1 = new ActionDescriptor();

var ref1 = new ActionReference();

ref1.putEnumerated(cTID('Mn '), cTID('MnIt'), cTID('FrTr'));

desc1.putReference(cTID('null'), ref1);

executeAction(cTID('slct'), desc1, DialogModes.NO);

};

Photoshop Javascript guide Appendix A: Event ID Codes has all the cods like FrTr for transform

use Scriptlistener Plugin to record Action manager code. Create functions the uset the functions.

try{

InteractiveTransform()

}catch(e){alert("Image Transform Canceled");}

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