How can I edit Text Layer contents with batchplay by using Layer ID and Document ID?

[Saint_Jung]

Hi!
I’m trying to edit the contents of some text layers.
Since the working env. should open multiple documents, I have to access the target with documentID and layerID.

So, I tried this…which is crushing…

const batchPlay = await require("photoshop").action.batchPlay;
await batchPlay(
        [{
            "_obj": "set",
            "_target": [
                {
                    "_ref": "textLayer",
                    "_id": parseInt(layerID)
                }
            ],
            "documentID": parseInt(docID),
            "to": {
                "_obj": "textLayer",
                "textKey": transString
                },
            "_isCommand": true,
            "_options": {
                "dialogOptions": "dontDisplay"
            }
        }], 
        {
            "synchronousExecution": true,
        });

and this…that is also crushing…

    const batchPlay = await require("photoshop").action.batchPlay;
    await batchPlay(
        [{
            "_obj": "set",
			"_target": [
				{
					"_ref": "textLayer",
					"_id": parseInt(layerID)
				},
                {
                    "_ref": "document",
                    "_id": parseInt(docID)
                }    
			],
			"to": {
				"_obj": "textLayer",
				"textKey": transString
                },
            "_isCommand": true,
            "_options": {
                "dialogOptions": "dontDisplay"
            }
        }], {
            "synchronousExecution": true,
        });
}

I can’t access a certain layer of a document by using ID…
how can I fix this

[flipnism]

do “select” and then “set” in synchronous batchPlay

const batchPlay = require("photoshop").action.batchPlay;

const result = await batchPlay(
[
   {
      "_obj": "select",
      "_target": [
         {
            "_ref": "layer",
            "_id": layerid_here
         }
      ],
      "_isCommand": true,
      "_options": {
         "dialogOptions": "dontDisplay"
      }
   }, {
      "_obj": "set",
      "_target": [
         {
            "_ref": "textLayer",
            "_enum": "ordinal",
            "_value": "targetEnum"
         }
      ],
      "to": {
         "_obj": "textLayer",
         "textKey": your_text_here,

         // ...
         /// ...

],{
   "synchronousExecution": true,
   "modalBehavior": "fail"
});

[Karmalakas]

@flipnism

do “select” and then “set”

But this does not select the document. And there’s no need to select layer if you know the ID

[flipnism]

but the “set” command doesnt have layer id in it… my work around is to select the document, then the the text layer

[Karmalakas]

@flipnism

but the “set” command doesnt have layer id in it…

What do you mean by that? You can pass layer ID as usual:

            "_target": [
                {
                    "_ref": "textLayer",
                    "_id": parseInt(layerID)
                }
            ],

---

@flipnism

my work around is to select the document, then the the text layer

Which part of your code selects the document? All I see is selecting the layer:

      "_obj": "select",
      "_target": [
         {
            "_ref": "layer",
            "_id": layerid_here
         }
      ],

And then using that selected layer

      "_target": [
         {
            "_ref": "textLayer",
            "_enum": "ordinal",
            "_value": "targetEnum"
         }
      ],

[flipnism]

omg u r right ahaha

const result = await batchPlay(
        [{
            "_obj": "select",
            "_target": [
                {
                    "_ref": "document",
                    "_id": documentID
                }
            ],
            "_isCommand": true
            
        },{
            "_obj": "set",
            "_target": [
                {
                    "_ref": "textLayer",
                    "_id": layerID
                }
            ],
            "to": {
                "_obj": "textLayer",
                "textKey": "AWESOME STRING HERE"
                },
            "_isCommand": true,
            "_options": {
                "dialogOptions": "dontDisplay"
            }
        }], 
        {
            "synchronousExecution": true,
        });
console.log(result);

[Saint_Jung]

@flipnism, @Karmalakas
Thank you for replies!
chaining “select” and “set” totally worked!

Send you many thanks!!!