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Yes your change is good. That way the last layer won't have a mask applied. I wasn't sure if you wanted that, but put in the check for the background layer.
As far as saving, what file format do you want to save to? Here's how I save a psd:
...
var docRef = activeDocument
var doneFolder = new Folder('/c/photos/')
var layerName = docRef.activeLayer.name
var psdOptions = new PhotoshopSaveOptions();
psdOptions.layers = true;
app.displayDialogs = DialogModes.ALL;//include this line if you want the dialog
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Hello, @r-bin .
My script is as follows:
#target photoshop
//@include ./lib/clear-console.jsx;
//@include ./lib/get-selected-layers.jsx;
//@include ./lib/add-mask.jsx;
function main() {
// Clears the console window
clearConsole();
var docRef = app.activeDocument;
// Returns an array of the selected layers
var selectedLayers = getSelectedLayers(docRef);
for (i = 0; i < selectedLayers.length; i++) {
// The next layer in the array becomes the active layer.
docRef.activeLayer = selectedLayers[i];
// Duplicates the active layer.
// Does not work with the Background (locked) layer.
var newLayer = docRef.activeLayer.duplicate();
docRef.activeLayer = newLayer;
addMask(docRef);
}
}
main();
My references are:
For the clearConsole() function
Clearing the Adobe ExtendScript ToolKit Console Window
For the getSelectedLayers() function
I believe I am considering the
docRef.layers ==> docRef.layers[i]
By @r-bin
with this line already
docRef.activeLayer = selectedLayers[i];
or am I interpreting it wrong?
First of all, thank you for your reply.
I should have debbuged the script before asking. I would have known that my getSelectedLayers() function was returning an empty array. I tested with an image with only the Background, and (I believe that) as the Background is locked, it is not selected (although, in the GUI, it appears to be). So, the array was empty.
Having said that, your sugestion (the try-catch block) could not be tested. For some reason, the ExtendScript Debugger extension for VS Code kept crashing on me. I have just downloaded the ExtendScript Toolkit editor and I will try it later.
Hey @Stephen_A_Marsh here's the code and a quick sketch file I have set up to test it.
#target photoshop
var lyr = activeDocument.layers;
var lyrAct = activeDocument.activeLayer;
lyrAct = lyr.getByName("Group 1").layers.getByName("FOO");
layerMask ();
function layerMask() {
var idmake = stringIDToTypeID("make");
var desc6898 = new ActionDescriptor();
var idnew = stringIDToTypeID("new");
var idchannel = stringIDToTypeID("channel");
desc6898.putClass(idnew, idchannel);
var idat = stringIDToTypeID("at");
var ref412 = new ActionReference();
var idchannel = stringIDToTypeID("channel");
var idchannel = stringIDToTypeID("channel");
var idmask = stringIDToTypeID("mask");
ref412.putEnumerated(idchannel, idchannel, idmask);
desc6898.putReference(idat, ref412);
var idusing = stringIDToTypeID("using");
var iduserMaskEnabled = stringIDToTypeID("userMaskEnabled");
var idrevealAll = stringIDToTypeID("revealAll"); // ("hideAll")
desc6898.putEnumerated(idusing, iduserMaskEnabled, idrevealAll); // idhideAll
executeAction(idmake, desc6898, DialogModes.NO);
};In Photoshop, a mask will be added to layer "FOO" if the script is run when the layer is selected in the layer palette like this:
However the script won't do anything if Group 1 is selected in the layers palette like this:
The super simple test psd is attached.
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