Move LayerSet to another

[Domaneni]

Hi,

I have small problam with move one layerset to another.

var folder = app.activeDocument.layerSets.add();
app.activeDocument.activeLayer.name = app.activeDocument.name;
for(var j = layers.length-1; j >= 0; j--){
        var layer = layers;
        app.activeDocument.activeLayer = layer;
        if(layer != folder) {
            layer.move(folder, ElementPlacement.INSIDE); // <=========== HERE IS PROBLEM
        }
}

I want move layerset STAR to STAR.PSD with all content.

Can you tell me, where is problem??

Than you Domaneni

[Michael_L_Hale]

For what it is worth, trying to move a layerset into another layerset has never worked for me either.

// throws Illegal Argument error
//app.activeDocument.layers.getByName('Star').move(app.activeDocument.layers.getByName('Star.psd'),ElementPlacement.INSIDE);
// throws error saying you can't dupe set into another set
// but you can in the GUI or by using scriptlistener
//app.activeDocument.layers.getByName('Star').duplicate(app.activeDocument.layers.getByName('Star.psd'),ElementPlacement.INSIDE);
// does move the artLayer
app.activeDocument.layers.getByName('Star').artLayers[0].move(app.activeDocument.layers.getByName('Star.psd'),ElementPlacement.INSIDE);
// does dupe the artLayer
app.activeDocument.layers.getByName('Star').artLayers[0].duplicate(app.activeDocument.layers.getByName('Star.psd'),ElementPlacement.INSIDE);

As noted you can move or dupe a layerset into another layerset using scriptlistener. But you have to work out the layerSets's Action Manager index.

[Domaneni]

I wrote this, but it isn't corect.

Can you help me with this??

function moveLayerToLayer(fromLayer, toLayer){
    var id766 = charIDToTypeID( "slct" );
    var desc45 = new ActionDescriptor();
    var id767 = charIDToTypeID( "null" );
    var ref9 = new ActionReference();
    var id768 = charIDToTypeID( "Lyr " );
    ref9.putName( id768, fromLayer);
    desc45.putReference( id767, ref9 );
    var id769 = charIDToTypeID( "MkVs" );
    desc45.putBoolean( id769, false );
    executeAction( id766, desc45, DialogModes.NO);
    //=====================================
    var id770 = charIDToTypeID( "move" );
    var desc46 = new ActionDescriptor();
    var id771 = charIDToTypeID( "null" );
    var ref10 = new ActionReference();
    var id772 = charIDToTypeID( "Lyr " );
    var id773 = charIDToTypeID( "Ordn" );
    var id774 = charIDToTypeID( "Trgt" );
    ref10.putEnumerated( id772, id773, id774 );
    desc46.putReference( id771, ref10 );
    var id775 = charIDToTypeID( "T   " );
    var ref11 = new ActionReference();
    var id776 = charIDToTypeID( "Lyr " );
    ref11.putName( id776, toLayer);
    desc46.putReference( id775, ref11 );
    var id777 = charIDToTypeID( "Vrsn" );
    desc46.putInteger( id777, 2 );
    executeAction( id770, desc46, DialogModes.NO );
}

[Michael_L_Hale · Accepted solution]

Where you able to get the scriptlistener log to output using the layerSet name in the to reference or did you edit the log file? I have only been able get it to output index. And it doesn't seem to work by name. I would do something like this.

var sourceLayerSet = app.activeDocument.layers.getByName('Star');
var destinationLayerSet = app.activeDocument.layers.getByName('Star.psd');
moveLayerSet( sourceLayerSet, destinationLayerSet );
function moveLayerSet( fromLayer, toLayer ){// layerSet objects
    var desc = new ActionDescriptor();
        var sourceRef = new ActionReference();
        sourceRef.putName( charIDToTypeID( "Lyr " ), fromLayer.name );
    desc.putReference( charIDToTypeID( "null" ), sourceRef );
            var indexRef = new ActionReference();
            indexRef.putName( charIDToTypeID("Lyr "), toLayer.name );
            var layerIndex = executeActionGet(indexRef).getInteger(stringIDToTypeID('itemIndex'));
        var destinationRef = new ActionReference();
        destinationRef.putIndex( charIDToTypeID( "Lyr " ), layerIndex-1 );
    desc.putReference( charIDToTypeID( "T   " ), destinationRef );
    desc.putBoolean( charIDToTypeID( "Adjs" ), false );
    desc.putInteger( charIDToTypeID( "Vrsn" ), 5 );
    executeAction( charIDToTypeID( "move" ), desc, DialogModes.NO );
}

[baozi]

It is working with same layer name?