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Help with script that select Layers based on string then move selected layers to specific folder.

Participant ,
Jul 03, 2021 Jul 03, 2021

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Hi,

I don't know Java so your help is greatly appreciated!

I want to sort my layers into folders based on naming convention.

Tsutey_1-1625316386153.png

 

The closest script I found was this from stackoverflow, but it is missing selecting layers, and moving them.

JavaScript string wildcards for photoshop

 

 

// group layer vegetables
var allLayers = new Array();
var artLayers = new Array();
var theLayers = collectAllLayers(app.activeDocument, 0);


var artLayerNames = "";
// loop over art layers backwards
for (var i = artLayers.length -1; i >= 0  ; i--)
{
  var temp = artLayers[i];
  var regEx = new RegExp(/t/gim);
  if (temp.match(regEx))
  {
    // if the layer contains the letter "t" show it!
    alert(temp);
  }
  artLayerNames+= artLayers[i] + "\n";
}

// print out all layers
alert(artLayerNames);



// function collect all layers
function collectAllLayers (theParent, level)
{
  for (var m = theParent.layers.length - 1; m >= 0; m--)
  {
    var theLayer = theParent.layers[m];
    // apply the function to layersets;
    if (theLayer.typename == "ArtLayer")
    {
      // get the art layers
      artLayers.push(theLayer.name);
    }
    else
    {
      allLayers.push(level + theLayer.name);
      collectAllLayers(theLayer, level + 1)
    }
  }
}

 

 

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Valorous Hero , Jul 03, 2021 Jul 03, 2021
var r_idx = new ActionReference();
var do_it = 0;

var text = prompt("Layer name:", "", "Input");

if (text != null)
    {
        var d = new ActionDescriptor();
        var r = new ActionReference();
        r.putEnumerated(stringIDToTypeID("layer"), stringIDToTypeID("ordinal"), stringIDToTypeID("targetEnum"));
        d.putReference(stringIDToTypeID("null"), r);
        executeAction(stringIDToTypeID("selectNoLayers"), d, DialogModes.NO);

    for (var i = 0; i < activeDocument.artLayers.leng
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LEGEND , Jul 03, 2021 Jul 03, 2021

 

sTT = stringIDToTypeID, obj = {ELEMENTS: [], MASKS: [], LIGHTS: []}
lrs = [].slice.call((aD = activeDocument).artLayers); while(lrs.length)
	(mtch = (shft = lrs.shift()).name.match(/(ELEMENT|MASK|LIGHT)/i))
	&& obj[mtch[1] + 'S'].push(shft.id); while(obj.__count__) {
	if ((itm = obj[frst = obj.reflect.properties[0]]).length) {
		ref1 = new ActionReference(); while(itm.length)
			ref1.putIdentifier(sTT('layer'), itm.shift())

		iI = aD.layerSets[0].layerSets.getByName(frst.name).itemIndex - 1;
...

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Valorous Hero ,
Jul 03, 2021 Jul 03, 2021

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The task is not clearly defined. For example, you have a LightMix and Alpha layer. Where to put them? The rest is also not very clear. Folder and layer names don't match very well.

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Jul 03, 2021 Jul 03, 2021

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Is is only necessary for me to select and move "ELEMENT", "MASK" And "LIGHT".

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Valorous Hero ,
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Now there is no time. If you wait, maybe there will be a script in the evening.

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If it is complicated, just selecting the layer is good enough.

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var r_idx = new ActionReference();
var do_it = 0;

var text = prompt("Layer name:", "", "Input");

if (text != null)
    {
        var d = new ActionDescriptor();
        var r = new ActionReference();
        r.putEnumerated(stringIDToTypeID("layer"), stringIDToTypeID("ordinal"), stringIDToTypeID("targetEnum"));
        d.putReference(stringIDToTypeID("null"), r);
        executeAction(stringIDToTypeID("selectNoLayers"), d, DialogModes.NO);

    for (var i = 0; i < activeDocument.artLayers.length; i++) 
        if (activeDocument.artLayers[i].name.indexOf(text) >= 0) { r_idx.putIdentifier(stringIDToTypeID("layer"), activeDocument.artLayers[i].id); ++do_it; }

    if (do_it)
        {
        var d = new ActionDescriptor();
        d.putReference(stringIDToTypeID("null"), r_idx);
        executeAction(stringIDToTypeID("select"), d, DialogModes.NO);
        }

    alert(do_it + " layers were selected");
    }

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You are amazing! Thank you 🙂

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Jul 05, 2021 Jul 05, 2021

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If a layer is nested inside groups, is it possible to find it by name?

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Jul 05, 2021 Jul 05, 2021

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Example:

Tsutey_0-1625526918014.png

 

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LEGEND ,
Jul 05, 2021 Jul 05, 2021

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if (activeDocument.activeLayer.typename == 'LayerSet') {
	lrs=[].slice.call(activeDocument.activeLayer.artLayers); while(lrs.length)
		(shft = lrs.shift()) && /PASS$/.test(nme = shft.name) && alert(nme)
}

 

btw is this in relation to this thread or this is independent issue?

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Jul 06, 2021 Jul 06, 2021

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relation to this thread, r-bins script selects only layers outside groups. It would be nice if it selected layers inside groups aswell.

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Jul 06, 2021 Jul 06, 2021

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How can is use this Kukurykus?

Is it possible to modifiy r-bins script to incorporate layer within groups aswell?

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LEGEND ,
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Let him adapt his script to. You can select folder and use a code for names ending with 'PASS':

 

function selectionOfLayersEndingWithPASS() {
	sTT = stringIDToTypeID, ref = new ActionReference(); while(arr.length)
	ref.putIdentifier(sTT('layer'),arr.shift());(dsc=new ActionDescriptor())
	.putReference(sTT('null'), ref), executeAction(sTT('select'), dsc)
}

if (activeDocument.activeLayer.typename == 'LayerSet') {
	arr = [], lrs = [].slice.call(activeDocument.activeLayer.artLayers);
	while(lrs.length) (shft = lrs.shift()) && /PASS$/.test(nme = shft.name)
	&& arr.push(shft.id); arr.length && selectionOfLayersEndingWithPASS()
}

 

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Selects only the first layer ending with PASS. And only if it is in one group.

 

Tsutey_2-1625595843487.png

Tsutey_3-1625595878473.png

 

 

 

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Jul 06, 2021 Jul 06, 2021

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That's right, exacly like in posted earlier image.

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Jul 07, 2021 Jul 07, 2021

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Ah, sorry for being unclear. Should I start a new thread for this?

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To make it works at least one layer(Set) must be selected:

 

arr = []; (function(v) {
	var lrs = [].slice.call(v); while(lrs.length) {
		if ((shft = lrs.shift()).typename == 'LayerSet')
			callee(shft.layers) else /PASS$/.test(shft.name) && arr.push(shft.id)
	}
})((aD = activeDocument).layerSets), sTT = stringIDToTypeID, arr.length && (function(){
	runMenuItem(sTT('selectNoLayers')), ref = new ActionReference(); while(arr.length)
		ref.putIdentifier(sTT('layer'), arr.shift()); (dsc = new ActionDescriptor())
	.putReference(sTT('null'), ref), executeAction(sTT('select'), dsc)
})()

 

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sTT = stringIDToTypeID, obj = {ELEMENTS: [], MASKS: [], LIGHTS: []}
lrs = [].slice.call((aD = activeDocument).artLayers); while(lrs.length)
	(mtch = (shft = lrs.shift()).name.match(/(ELEMENT|MASK|LIGHT)/i))
	&& obj[mtch[1] + 'S'].push(shft.id); while(obj.__count__) {
	if ((itm = obj[frst = obj.reflect.properties[0]]).length) {
		ref1 = new ActionReference(); while(itm.length)
			ref1.putIdentifier(sTT('layer'), itm.shift())

		iI = aD.layerSets[0].layerSets.getByName(frst.name).itemIndex - 1;
		(dsc = new ActionDescriptor()).putReference(sTT('null'), ref1);
		(ref2 = new ActionReference()).putIndex(sTT('layer'), iI)
		dsc.putBoolean(sTT('adjustment'), false)
		dsc.putReference(sTT('to'), ref2)
		executeAction(sTT('move'), dsc)
	}
	delete obj[frst]
}

 

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Jul 05, 2021 Jul 05, 2021

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Hey Kukurykus,

 

I get this error when I try your script:

 

Tsutey_0-1625521378003.png

 

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This script is made due to the layer(Sets) structure you showed on the screenshot. There is folder with 4 other subfolders inside, and then next to main folder there are many artLayers.

 

Do you use the same structure of folders and do you have layers column in the level zero, so under IMPORTS folder? I tried it again and it works for me. Please attach your .psd file so it will be easier for me to see if everything is like presented.

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Ah, I forgot the IMPORTS folder!

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