@JoelGlobal – Here is the updated script for embedding.
Although I only needed to change a single entry of true to false, I decided to post the entire script rather than provide instructions for changing the previous script (there was a hint in the code comments).
There are "latent" options in the script to align all of the layers (top left, centre etc) or to reverse the layer order. The script removes the filename extension, so original-file.jpg would have a layer name of original-file – it is easy enough to change this if you prefer to have the extension in the layer as a reference.
/*
Stacker - Place Embedded.jsx
Stephen Marsh, v1.0
https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/layers-creating-layers/td-p/13252109
*/
#target photoshop
if (app.documents.length === 0) {
(function () {
var savedDisplayDialogs = app.displayDialogs;
app.displayDialogs = DialogModes.NO;
var origUnits = app.preferences.rulerUnits;
app.preferences.rulerUnits = Units.PIXELS;
var inputFolder = Folder.selectDialog('Please select the input folder:');
if (inputFolder === null) {
app.beep();
return;
}
var inputFiles = inputFolder.getFiles(/\.(jpg|jpeg|tif|tiff|png|psd|psb|gif)$/i);
// inputFiles.sort().reverse;
inputFiles.sort();
app.displayDialogs = DialogModes.NO;
var baseDoc = open(inputFiles[0]);
var baseDoc = activeDocument;
baseDoc.duplicate("Stacker", false);
baseDoc.close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES);
for (var i = 0; i < inputFiles.length; i++) {
placeFile(new File(inputFiles[i]), false, 0, 0);
// Remove the filename extension from the layer name
activeDocument.activeLayer.name = inputFiles[i].name.replace(/\.[^\.]+$/, '');
//align2SelectAll('AdCH');
//align2SelectAll('AdCV');
}
activeDocument.activeLayer = activeDocument.backgroundLayer;
activeDocument.activeLayer.remove();
//app.runMenuItem(stringIDToTypeID("selectAllLayers"));
//reverseLayerStack();
app.beep();
alert(inputFiles.length + ' files stacked!');
app.displayDialogs = savedDisplayDialogs;
app.preferences.rulerUnits = origUnits;
// Functions
function placeFile(null2, linked, horizontal, vertical) {
var s2t = function (s) {
return app.stringIDToTypeID(s);
};
var AD = new ActionDescriptor();
AD.putInteger(s2t("ID"), 1);
AD.putPath(s2t("null"), null2);
AD.putBoolean(s2t("linked"), linked); // false for embedded
AD.putEnumerated(s2t("freeTransformCenterState"), s2t("quadCenterState"), s2t("QCSAverage"));
AD.putUnitDouble(s2t("horizontal"), s2t("pixelsUnit"), horizontal);
AD.putUnitDouble(s2t("vertical"), s2t("pixelsUnit"), vertical);
AD.putObject(s2t("offset"), s2t("offset"), AD);
executeAction(s2t("placeEvent"), AD, DialogModes.NO);
}
function reverseLayerStack() {
var idreverse = stringIDToTypeID("reverse");
var desc4653 = new ActionDescriptor();
var idnull = stringIDToTypeID("null");
var ref2335 = new ActionReference();
var idlayer = stringIDToTypeID("layer");
var idordinal = stringIDToTypeID("ordinal");
var idtargetEnum = stringIDToTypeID("targetEnum");
ref2335.putEnumerated(idlayer, idordinal, idtargetEnum);
desc4653.putReference(idnull, ref2335);
executeAction(idreverse, desc4653, DialogModes.NO);
}
function align2SelectAll(method) {
/*
AdLf = Align Left
AdRg = Align Right
AdCH = Align Centre Horizontal
AdTp = Align Top
AdBt = Align Bottom
AdCV = Align Centre Vertical
*/
app.activeDocument.selection.selectAll();
var desc = new ActionDescriptor();
var ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putEnumerated(charIDToTypeID("Lyr "), charIDToTypeID("Ordn"), charIDToTypeID("Trgt"));
desc.putReference(charIDToTypeID("null"), ref);
desc.putEnumerated(charIDToTypeID("Usng"), charIDToTypeID("ADSt"), charIDToTypeID(method));
try {
executeAction(charIDToTypeID("Algn"), desc, DialogModes.NO);
} catch (e) {}
app.activeDocument.selection.deselect();
}
})();
} else {
alert('Please close all open files before running this script...');
}
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