Select Frame Layer + its contents

[AG_Ps_100]

Hello everyone,

Photoshop CC 2019 introduced the new frame tool. which is quite useful.

As I was trying to automate my work today, I wanted to Free Transform the Frame + Contents so in order to do this i need to select both.

I couldn't find a solution using actions because it just selects the Frame layer, like this:

But I need both, like this:

I have tried the Alt+[ ] that I would normally use in actions, but it doesn't choose the contents.

Maybe via script it might work, any ideas?

[Joachim Hiller]

The frame and the picture each have their own Layer ID.

You can select them via the ID's.

function selectLayerById(id, add) {
    var ref = new ActionReference();
    ref.putIdentifier(charIDToTypeID('Lyr '), id);
    var desc = new ActionDescriptor();
    desc.putReference(charIDToTypeID("null"), ref);
    if (add) desc.putEnumerated(stringIDToTypeID("selectionModifier"), stringIDToTypeID("selectionModifierType"), stringIDToTypeID("addToSelection"));
    //Sichtbarkeit der Ebene
    desc.putBoolean(charIDToTypeID("MkVs"), false);
    executeAction(charIDToTypeID("slct"), desc, DialogModes.NO);
};
selectLayerById(frameID);
selectLayerById(imgID, true);

[AG_Ps_100]

we're getting there, how do I know what is my frameID and my imgID?

usually the layer is 1 layer before the bottom:

[SuperMerlin]

They are based on a layerset.

You could select both by...

#target photoshop;
if(activeDocument.activeLayer.name.match(/Frame$/)){
var Frame1 = activeDocument.activeLayer.id;
var Frame2 = activeDocument.activeLayer.layers[0].id;
selectLayerById(Frame1);
selectLayerById(Frame2,true);
}
function selectLayerById(id,add){ 
var ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putIdentifier(charIDToTypeID('Lyr '), id);
var desc = new ActionDescriptor();
desc.putReference(charIDToTypeID("null"), ref );
if(add) desc.putEnumerated( stringIDToTypeID( "selectionModifier" ), stringIDToTypeID( "selectionModifierType" ), stringIDToTypeID( "addToSelection" ) ); 
desc.putBoolean( charIDToTypeID( "MkVs" ), false ); 
try{
executeAction(charIDToTypeID("slct"), desc, DialogModes.NO );
}catch(e){}
};

[SuperMerlin · Accepted solution]

Another version, that checks which is selected (must have a frame layer selected)

#target photoshop;
if(app.activeDocument.activeLayer.blendMode == BlendMode.PASSTHROUGH){
var Frame1 = activeDocument.activeLayer.id;
var Frame2 = activeDocument.activeLayer.layers[0].id;
}else{
var Frame1 = activeDocument.activeLayer.parent.id;
var Frame2 = activeDocument.activeLayer.id;
}
selectLayerById(Frame1);
selectLayerById(Frame2,true);
function selectLayerById(id,add){ 
var ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putIdentifier(charIDToTypeID('Lyr '), id);
var desc = new ActionDescriptor();
desc.putReference(charIDToTypeID("null"), ref );
if(add) desc.putEnumerated( stringIDToTypeID( "selectionModifier" ), stringIDToTypeID( "selectionModifierType" ), stringIDToTypeID( "addToSelection" ) ); 
desc.putBoolean( charIDToTypeID( "MkVs" ), false ); 
try{
executeAction(charIDToTypeID("slct"), desc, DialogModes.NO );
}catch(e){}
};

[AG_Ps_100]

Perfect, I tried the first and it worked very good, thank you!!!