Add Suffix to Selected Layer Name

mycort · Post by **mycort** » Fri Jan 11, 2013 7:21 pm

Can someone help me write a small and hopefully easy script. Here's what I need:

1) I'd like to select one or multiple layers
2) Run the script
3) Script add's a ".png+@2x" suffix to the end of each layer name that is selected.

thx alot

pfaffenbichler · Post by **pfaffenbichler** » Sat Jan 12, 2013 1:10 pm

This Script utilizing code by Paul and Mike might work.
Code: Select all// thanks to mike hale and paul mr;
// 2013, use it at your own risk;
#target photoshop
if (app.documents.length > 0) {
var myDocument = app.activeDocument;
var theLayers = GetSelectedLayers();
myDocument.suspendHistory("operation", "main(myDocument)");
};
////////////////////////////////////
function main () {
// do stuff;
for (var n = 0; n < theLayers.length; n++) {
myDocument.activeLayer = theLayers[n];
try {
myDocument.activeLayer.name = myDocument.activeLayer.name + ".png+@2x"
}
catch (e) {}
};
// reselect layers;
var theIndices = new Array;
for (var o = 0; o < theLayers.length; o++) {
myDocument.activeLayer = theLayers[o];
theIndices.push(getSelectedLayerID())
};
for (var p = 0; p < theLayers.length; p++) {
selectLayerByIndex(theIndices[p], true)
};
};
// function to get selected layers by paul mr;
function GetSelectedLayers() {
var A=[];
var desc11 = new ActionDescriptor();
var ref9 = new ActionReference();
ref9.putClass( stringIDToTypeID('layerSection') );
desc11.putReference( charIDToTypeID('null'), ref9 );
var ref10 = new ActionReference();
ref10.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID('Lyr '), charIDToTypeID('Ordn'), charIDToTypeID('Trgt') );
desc11.putReference( charIDToTypeID('From'), ref10 );
executeAction( charIDToTypeID('Mk '), desc11, DialogModes.NO );
var gL = activeDocument.activeLayer.layers;
for(var i=0;i<gL.length;i++){
A.push(gL);
}
executeAction( charIDToTypeID('undo'), undefined, DialogModes.NO );
return A;
};
// by mike hale;
// http://ps-scripts.com/bb/viewtopic.php? ... dex#p14468
function getSelectedLayerID() {
try{
activeDocument.backgroundLayer;
var mod = 1;
}catch(e){
var mod = 0
}
var ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putProperty( charIDToTypeID("Prpr") , charIDToTypeID( "ItmI" ));
ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID("Lyr "), charIDToTypeID("Ordn"), charIDToTypeID("Trgt") );
return desc = executeActionGet(ref).getInteger(charIDToTypeID( "ItmI" ))-mod;
}
// by mike hale, via paul riggott;
// http://forums.adobe.com/message/1944754#1944754
function selectLayerByIndex(index,add){
add = undefined ? add = false:add
var ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putIndex(charIDToTypeID("Lyr "), index);
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){
alert(e.message);
}
};

mycort · Post by **mycort** » Sun Jan 13, 2013 5:06 am

Thanks for Paul and Mike for the code snippets................but especially a great thanks to pfaffenbichler for putting this together, it is purely great work that will help me immensely. thanks again!

pfaffenbichler · Post by **pfaffenbichler** » Sun Jan 13, 2013 3:00 pm

You’re welcome.

mycort · Post by **mycort** » Mon Jan 14, 2013 7:17 am

thx again, this somewhat simply task and script will help me alot.

if it's not too much trouble.....just one more thing, is it possible to add this to not just layers but also a folder or a bunch of folders names?

Thx again!

pfaffenbichler · Post by **pfaffenbichler** » Mon Jan 14, 2013 9:19 am

Does this work?

Code: Select all// thanks to mike hale and paul mr;
// 2013, use it at your own risk;
#target photoshop
if (app.documents.length > 0) {
var myDocument = app.activeDocument;
myDocument.suspendHistory("operation", "main(myDocument)");
};
////////////////////////////////////
function main () {
var theLayers = getSelectedLayersIdx();
// do stuff;
for (var n = 0; n < theLayers.length; n++) {
selectLayerByIndex(theLayers[n], false);
try {
myDocument.activeLayer.name = myDocument.activeLayer.name + ".png+@2x"
}
catch (e) {}
};
// reselect layers;
for (var p = 0; p < theLayers.length; p++) {
selectLayerByIndex(theLayers[p], true)
};
};
// function to get selected layers by paul mr;
function GetSelectedLayers() {
var A=[];
var desc11 = new ActionDescriptor();
var ref9 = new ActionReference();
ref9.putClass( stringIDToTypeID('layerSection') );
desc11.putReference( charIDToTypeID('null'), ref9 );
var ref10 = new ActionReference();
ref10.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID('Lyr '), charIDToTypeID('Ordn'), charIDToTypeID('Trgt') );
desc11.putReference( charIDToTypeID('From'), ref10 );
executeAction( charIDToTypeID('Mk '), desc11, DialogModes.NO );
var gL = activeDocument.activeLayer.layers;
for(var i=0;i<gL.length;i++){
A.push(gL);
}
executeAction( charIDToTypeID('undo'), undefined, DialogModes.NO );
return A;
};
// by mike hale, via paul riggott;
// http://forums.adobe.com/message/1944754#1944754
function selectLayerByIndex(index,add){
add = undefined ? add = false:add
var ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putIndex(charIDToTypeID("Lyr "), index);
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){
alert(e.message);
}
};
////// by paul mr;
function getSelectedLayersIdx(){
var selectedLayers = new Array;
var ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID("Dcmn"), charIDToTypeID("Ordn"), charIDToTypeID("Trgt") );
var desc = executeActionGet(ref);
if( desc.hasKey( stringIDToTypeID( 'targetLayers' ) ) ){
desc = desc.getList( stringIDToTypeID( 'targetLayers' ));
var c = desc.count
var selectedLayers = new Array();
for(var i=0;i<c;i++){
try{
activeDocument.backgroundLayer;
selectedLayers.push( desc.getReference( i ).getIndex() );
}catch(e){
selectedLayers.push( desc.getReference( i ).getIndex()+1 );
}
}
}else{
var ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putProperty( charIDToTypeID("Prpr") , charIDToTypeID( "ItmI" ));
ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID("Lyr "), charIDToTypeID("Ordn"), charIDToTypeID("Trgt") );
try{
activeDocument.backgroundLayer;
selectedLayers.push( executeActionGet(ref).getInteger(charIDToTypeID( "ItmI" ))-1);
}catch(e){
selectedLayers.push( executeActionGet(ref).getInteger(charIDToTypeID( "ItmI" )));
}
}
return selectedLayers;
};

mycort · Post by **mycort** » Mon Jan 14, 2013 10:17 pm

Works perfectly, thanks alot man!!!!