Iterate over all document layers applescript

[alfonsodev]

Hi,I have experience as programmer but not in applescript or photoshop scritpting,

Basically I want to apply some actions to layers, but only to those layers that are named ending in '-changeMe' e.g ( 'Layer 1-changeMe', 'Background-changeMe')

I'm trying to convert the pseudocode below to applescript

foreach layer in CurrentDocument.layers

   if layer.name contains '-changeMe'

       do something

   end if

end foreach

In the pseudocode above I'm inveting the notation, but I hoppe you get the idea.

it's posible?

Thanks!

[c.pfaffenbichler]

Would you be willing to use JavaScript instead?

I think at least one of the regulars in this Forum is AppleScript savvy, but most people seem to avoid it for Photoshop Scripting purposes.

[alfonsodev]

Yes, I love javascript, but I'm wondering if it's posible to launch javascript  actions from actionscript.  Because I want to have some actions integrated at the OS level, to have the posibility for example to right click on a folder or file and launch the script from there, passing the folder path or file as an argument.

Not sure if I can call javascript from applescript.

Apart of that I'm intresting to see javascript solutions to the same problem, I may still change my mind while practicing.

[Muppet Mark]

Yes you can call any JavaScript syntax including Action Manager syntax from AppleScript… You pass the command a string or file to the JS and it also takes arguments…

[pixxxelschubser]

I can't help you with AppleScript.

But this JavaScript works.

// FindStringInLayersName.jsx
// http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1227665?tstart=0
// find layers which have "-changeMe" in the name
var theLayers = app.activeDocument.layers;
var LayersName, result;
var searchString = /[-]changeMe/;
for (i=0; i<theLayers.length; i++) {
    LayersName = theLayers.name;
    result = LayersName.search(searchString);
    if (result != -1) {
        alert("Found in layer: "+LayersName);
        // or do something else
    }
}

Perhaps someone else can translate this.

Good luck

[alfonsodev · Accepted solution]

Thanks guys for the help, I finally manage to mix applescript and javascript, simply awesome.

--target Photoshop CS6

tell application "Adobe Photoshop CS6"

do javascript "

           var theLayers = app.activeDocument.layers;

var LayersName, result;

var searchString = /[-]changeMe/;

for (i=0; i<theLayers.length; i++) {

    LayersName = theLayers.name;

    result = LayersName.search(searchString);

    if (result != -1) {

        alert('Found in layer: '+LayersName);

        // or do something else

    }

}

          "

end tell