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Article #1571Re: Change name of Layers
From: Kasyan_Servetsky
Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2009 19:34
Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2009 19:34
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Hi Seth McGraw,
What do you mean saying 'default layer': the active layer or "Layer 1"?
The following script renames the active layer.
Kasyan
var myDoc = app.activeDocument;
var myListOfLayerNames = ["Silkscreen", "Litho"];
var myDialog = app.dialogs.add({name:"Select a new name for the layer", canCancel:true});
var myColumn = myDialog.dialogColumns.add();
var myPanel = myColumn.borderPanels.add();
with (myPanel.dialogColumns.add()) {
var myDD = dropdowns.add({stringList:myListOfLayerNames, selectedIndex:0});
}
if (myDialog.show() == true) {
try {
myDoc.activeLayer.name = myListOfLayerNames[myDD.selectedIndex];
}
catch(e) {
alert("Some error occured.");
}
myDialog.destroy();
}
else{
myDialog.destroy();
}
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