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mikew78101280
Inspiring
June 16, 2020
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create group from existing layers

  • June 16, 2020
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I have 2 layers that I wish to place in a new group called DATA, they have just been linked by the follwing code and so I can learn a bit more is it better to create the group first and add layers to it or does that not matter?

activeDocument.layers['INFO'].link(activeDocument.layers['ICONS']);
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Correct answer Kukurykus

No, my bad, something else I need to learn how to do

Mike


sTT =stringIDToTypeID, dsc = new ActionDescriptor(), ref = new ActionReference()
for(i = 0; i < (a = ['INFO', 'ICONS']).length;) ref.putName(sTT('layer'), a[i++])
dsc.putReference(sTT('null'), ref), executeAction(sTT('select'), dsc)

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Kukurykus
Kukurykus
Legend
June 16, 2020

Select both layers (to be grouped) and use this code:

 

 sTT = stringIDToTypeID;
 
(ref1 = new ActionReference()).putClass(sTT('layerSection'));
(dsc1 = new ActionDescriptor()).putReference(sTT('null'), ref1);
(ref2 = new ActionReference()).putEnumerated(sTT('layer'), sTT('ordinal'), sTT('targetEnum'))
dsc1.putReference(sTT('from'), ref2); (dsc2 = new ActionDescriptor()).putString(sTT('name'), 'DATA')
dsc1.putObject(sTT('using'), sTT('layerSection'), dsc2), executeAction(sTT('make'), dsc1)

 

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    mikew78101280Author
    Inspiring
    June 16, 2020

    This created the new group above existing layers but only put the top layer in the group.

    Mike

    Kukurykus
    Kukurykus
    Legend
    June 16, 2020

    Did you select both layers like I said?

    c.pfaffenbichler
    Community Expert
    c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    June 16, 2020

    Do you want to use DOM-code or AM-code? 

     

    Referencing Layers by name seems a bit risky by the way. 

    If you created the Layers withing the Script you may want to define them as a var right away. 

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    mikew78101280Author
    Inspiring
    June 16, 2020

    In all honesty I do not know the difference between the 2 types of code

    The layer names will always be the same as they are created in the script

    I have just found a way to create a Group (but this may not be the best method obviously)

     

     

    	var docRef = app.activeDocument;
	var newGroup = docRef.layerSets.add();
	newGroup.name = "DATA";

     

    so if I add that early enough I can use the following to add the layers to the group using after each new layer

     

    activeDocument.activeLayer.move(docRef.layerSets["DATA"], ElementPlacement.INSIDE);

     


    but when I try to run this I get an error

     

    	activeDocument.layers['INFO'].link(activeDocument.layers['ICONS']);

     



     

    Kukurykus
    Kukurykus
    Legend
    June 16, 2020
    lrs = (aD = activeDocument).layers
inf = lrs['INFO'], icns = lrs['ICONS']

//	use here code to move layers to layerSet

inf.link(icns)
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