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I ignored your last point but the other things should be addressed.
// 2023, use it at your own risk;
// Define the search terms
var searchTerms = ["BOOK", "COMP"];
// Get a reference to the active document;
var doc = app.activeDocument;
// Check if the "FINAL" group exists, and create it if it doesn't;
var finalGroup;
try {
finalGroup = doc.layerSets.getByName("FINAL");
doc.activeLayer = finalGroup;
} catch (e) {
finalGroup = doc.layerSets.add();
finalGroup.name = "FINAL";
};
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Attached is a before and after PSD.
Screen shots of before and after below
I actually want to get the FINAL folder to replace the location of the COMP folder but i can't figure out how to do that yet either.
Thanks for that, it does work well.
One question though, how do you read it to understand it, also how did you create it? By moving the layers with script listener or something?
And then wrapping the code in functions that take the appropriate arguments to be able to apply them efficiently.
Also a lot of advice by the Photoshop-Scripting-old-time-regulars.
I wanted to edit the top line with a regex string and i just seem to break it.
If you want help with this you will have to provide more relevant information.
I didn't. But if i do change the line to
if (theName.match(theNames[x]) != -1) {theLayers.push([theName, theIndex, theID])}I get this error.
If i replace the whole line i get a different error.
If i take the catch line out i then get another error.
Sorry, im a little lost
The line
moveLayerTo(theLayers[i][2], finalId);moves one Layer (identified by its Identifier) in front of another (identified by Index).
I also need to understand how to only search an move root level layers and folders. I will have a situation with duplicate names inside groups which using the current script get moved out of their subfolders within COMP and end up directly inside the FINAL folder therefore breaking the structure
You can either amend the function collectLayersByNames to disregard Layers and Groups in Groups or revert back to a DOM-approach.
I also need to understand how to only search an move root level layers and folders. I will have a situation with duplicate names inside groups which using the current script get moved out of their subfolders within COMP and end up directly inside the FINAL folder therefore breaking the structure
You can either amend the function collectLayersByNames to disregard Layers and Groups in Groups or revert back to a DOM-approach.
The line
moveLayerTo(theLayers[i][2], finalId);moves one Layer (identified by its Identifier) in front of another (identified by Index).
I also need to understand how to only search an move root level layers and folders. I will have a situation with duplicate names inside groups which using the current script get moved out of their subfolders within COMP and end up directly inside the FINAL folder therefore breaking the structure
You can either amend the function collectLayersByNames to disregard Layers and Groups in Groups or revert back to a DOM-approach.
By @c.pfaffenbichler
Sorry to be a pain but i can't read it, the DOM-approach wouldn't move groups so i can't go back to that.
I can see the function collectLayerByNames is split with comments
Do i need to comment out something below one of these sections?
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