How to create a solid fill layer (shape layer)

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Hi again

Still rookie question I guess :S

I just try to create a solid fill layer.

The ScriptListener Code doesn't work :S

I can check if a layer is a solid fill 

if (doc.activeLayer.kind == LayerKind.SOLIDFILL)

I found a way to change the color of an existing one...

(borrowed CodeListener code)

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function setColorOfFillLayer( sColor ) {
    var desc = new ActionDescriptor();
        var ref = new ActionReference();
        ref.putEnumerated( stringIDToTypeID('contentLayer'), charIDToTypeID('Ordn'), charIDToTypeID('Trgt') );
    desc.putReference( charIDToTypeID('null'), ref );
        var fillDesc = new ActionDescriptor();
            var colorDesc = new ActionDescriptor();
            colorDesc.putDouble( charIDToTypeID('Rd  '), sColor.rgb.red );
            colorDesc.putDouble( charIDToTypeID('Grn '), sColor.rgb.green );
            colorDesc.putDouble( charIDToTypeID('Bl  '), sColor.rgb.blue );
        fillDesc.putObject( charIDToTypeID('Clr '), charIDToTypeID('RGBC'), colorDesc );
    desc.putObject( charIDToTypeID('T   '), stringIDToTypeID('solidColorLayer'), fillDesc );
    executeAction( charIDToTypeID('setd'), desc, DialogModes.NO );
}

But I'm unable to simply create a "solid fill layer"...

Thanks for help !

Have a nice day.

Vinz

[SuperMerlin]

#target photoshop;
var sc = new SolidColor();
sc.rgb.hexValue = "0000ff";
solidFill(sc);
function solidFill(colour) {
var ad = new ActionDescriptor();
var ar = new ActionReference();
var ad2 = new ActionDescriptor();
var ad3 = new ActionDescriptor();
var ad4 = new ActionDescriptor();
ar.putClass( stringIDToTypeID( "contentLayer" ));
ad.putReference( charIDToTypeID( "null" ), ar );
ad4.putDouble( charIDToTypeID( "Rd  " ), colour.rgb.red );
ad4.putDouble( charIDToTypeID( "Grn " ), colour.rgb.green );
ad4.putDouble( charIDToTypeID( "Bl  " ), colour.rgb.blue );
ad3.putObject( charIDToTypeID( "Clr " ), charIDToTypeID( "RGBC" ), ad4 );
ad2.putObject( charIDToTypeID( "Type" ), stringIDToTypeID( "solidColorLayer" ), ad3 );
ad.putObject( charIDToTypeID( "Usng" ), stringIDToTypeID( "contentLayer" ), ad2 );
executeAction( charIDToTypeID( "Mk  " ), ad, DialogModes.NO );
};

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Thanks a lot

Unfortunately, I have a popup ""create' command is not available"...(I have CC2017)

II only changed the executeAction for a non silent mode...

function testMe() {

    var sc = new SolidColor(); 

    sc.rgb.hexValue = "0000ff"; 

    solidFill(sc); 

}

function solidFill(colour) { 

   var ad = new ActionDescriptor(); 

   var ar = new ActionReference(); 

   var ad2 = new ActionDescriptor(); 

   var ad3 = new ActionDescriptor(); 

   var ad4 = new ActionDescriptor(); 

  ar.putClass( stringIDToTypeID( "contentLayer" )); 

  ad.putReference( charIDToTypeID( "null" ), ar ); 

  ad4.putDouble( charIDToTypeID( "Rd  " ), colour.rgb.red ); 

  ad4.putDouble( charIDToTypeID( "Grn " ), colour.rgb.green ); 

  ad4.putDouble( charIDToTypeID( "Bl  " ), colour.rgb.blue ); 

  ad3.putObject( charIDToTypeID( "Clr " ), charIDToTypeID( "RGBC" ), ad4 ); 

  ad2.putObject( charIDToTypeID( "Type" ), stringIDToTypeID( "solidColorLayer" ), ad3 ); 

  ad.putObject( charIDToTypeID( "Usng" ), stringIDToTypeID( "contentLayer" ), ad2 ); 

try { executeAction( charIDToTypeID( "Mk  " ), ad, DialogModes.NO );  } catch (e) { alert(e) }

}

Thanks

[SuperMerlin]

Sorry about that, I only have Photoshop CS6 (where it does work)  so things must have changed.

I am sure someone with cc2017 will soon give you an answer.

[Davide_Barranca · Accepted solution]

I think I haven't done anything different, but the following works on CC 2018 (at least Mac):

var c2t = function (s) {
return app.charIDToTypeID(s);
};
var s2t = function (s) {
return app.stringIDToTypeID(s);
};
function makeSolidColorLayer(r,g,b) {
    var d1 = new ActionDescriptor();
    var d2 = new ActionDescriptor();
    var d3 = new ActionDescriptor();
    var d4 = new ActionDescriptor();
    var r1 = new ActionReference();
    r1.putClass( s2t( "contentLayer" ));
    d1.putReference( c2t( "null" ), r1 );
    d4.putDouble( s2t( "red" ), r);
    d4.putDouble( c2t( "Grn " ), g);
    d4.putDouble( s2t( "blue" ), b);
    d3.putObject( s2t( "color" ), s2t( "RGBColor" ), d4 );
    d2.putObject( s2t( "type" ), s2t( "solidColorLayer" ), d3 );
    d1.putObject( s2t( "using" ), s2t( "contentLayer" ), d2 );
    executeAction( s2t( "make" ), d1, DialogModes.NO );
}
// E.g.
makeSolidColorLayer(10,20,10);

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Unfortunately, I have a popup ""create' command is not available"...(I have CC2017)

II only changed the executeAction for a non silent mode...

Do you have any open document?

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Hi,

My bad :S

Back at work, It works fine ...

Definitively an issue on my home workstation. (same config)

Thanks very very much for your help (and my apologies for this embarassing second issue !)

Real much appreciated !

Warmth and sun for everyone.

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Yep ! I found my issue.

I'm working on channels, and when I select a channel mask in my function, the focus change and is not directly on a "layer", this gives the "cannot Create" issue... Didn't thought about it at first !

My bad ! Sorry guys...

Still a newby !

[Davide_Barranca]

No problem 🙂

As a friendly advice (been there myself before), each time Photoshop pops up weird errors, it's likely because the otherwise correct action is applied to the wrong object.