How to get current selected action.

[ericpoh]

Hi,

I'd like to get the current selected action.

Please refer to the image below. Vignette (selection) is selected.

Is there a script that I could use to get the that?

Your help is very much appreciated.

[Michael_L_Hale · Accepted solution]

getSelectedAction()
function getSelectedAction(){
    var ref = new ActionReference();
    ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID("Actn"), charIDToTypeID("Ordn"), charIDToTypeID("Trgt") );
    try{
        var desc = executeActionGet(ref);
    }catch(e){ return; } // no action selected
    var selectedName = desc.getString(charIDToTypeID("Nm  "));
    var selectedIndex = desc.getInteger(charIDToTypeID("ItmI"));
    var parentName = desc.getString(charIDToTypeID("PrNm"));
    var parentIndex = desc.getInteger(charIDToTypeID("PrIn"));
    if(isActionSet( parentIndex, parentName )){
        var setName = parentName;
        var actionName = selectedName;
    }else{
        var setName = findAction(parentIndex, parentName );
        var actionName = parentName;
    }
    return [setName,actionName];
};
function isActionSet( parentIndex, parentName ){
   var res = false;
   try{
      var ref = new ActionReference();
      ref.putIndex( charIDToTypeID( "ASet" ), parentIndex );
      var setName = executeActionGet( ref ).getString(charIDToTypeID("Nm  "));
      if(setName == parentName) res = true;
   }catch(e){}
   return res;
};
function findAction(parentIndex, parentName ) {
  var i = 1;
  var found = false;
  while (!found) {
    var ref = new ActionReference();
    ref.putIndex(charIDToTypeID('ASet'), i);
    var desc;
    try {
      desc = executeActionGet(ref);
    } catch (e) {
      break;
    } finally {
    }
    if (desc.hasKey(charIDToTypeID('Nm  '))) { ;
      var setName = desc.getString(charIDToTypeID('Nm  '));
        var ref = new ActionReference();
        ref.putIndex(charIDToTypeID('Actn'), parentIndex);
        ref.putIndex(charIDToTypeID('ASet'), i);
        try{
        var adesc = executeActionGet(ref);
        var actName = adesc.getString(charIDToTypeID('Nm  '));
        if(actName==parentName) return setName;
        }catch(e){}
      }
    i++;
    }
};

[ericpoh]

Thank you, Michael!