Adobe 23101764 Scripting Guide - Page 77

Set layerObj = appRef.ActiveDocument.ArtLayers.Add

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Scripting Photoshop 3 Layer objects VB: Dim appRef As Photoshop.Application Set appRef = CreateObject("Photoshop.Application") ' Create a new art layer at the beginning of the current document Dim docRef As Photoshop.Document Dim layerObj As Photoshop.ArtLayer Set docRef = appRef.ActiveDocument Set layerObj = appRef.ActiveDocument.ArtLayers.Add layerObj.Name = "MyBlendLayer" layerObj.BlendMode = psNormalBlend ' Select all so we can apply a fill to the selection appRef.ActiveDocument.Selection.SelectAll ' Create a color to be used with the fill command Dim colorObj As Photoshop.SolidColor Set colorObj = CreateObject("Photoshop.SolidColor") colorObj.RGB.Red = 255 colorObj.RGB.Green = 100 colorObj.RGB.Blue = 0 ' Now apply fill to the current selection appRef.ActiveDocument.Selection.Fill colorObj JS: // Create a new art layer at the beginning of the current document var layerRef = app.activeDocument.artLayers.add(); layerRef.name = "MyBlendLayer"; layerRef.blendMode = BlendMode.NORMAL; // Select all so we can apply a fill to the selection app.activeDocument.selection.selectAll; // Create a color to be used with the fill command var colorRef = new SolidColor; colorRef.rgb.red = 255; colorRef.rgb.green = 100; colorRef.rgb.blue = 0; // Now apply fill to the current selection app.activeDocument.selection.fill(colorRef); Photoshop CS Scripting Guide 73

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Photoshop CS Scripting Guide
73
Scripting Photoshop
Layer objects
3
VB:
Dim appRef As Photoshop.Application
Set appRef = CreateObject("Photoshop.Application")
' Create a new art layer at the beginning of the current document
Dim docRef As Photoshop.Document
Dim layerObj As Photoshop.ArtLayer
Set docRef = appRef.ActiveDocument
Set layerObj = appRef.ActiveDocument.ArtLayers.Add
layerObj.Name = "MyBlendLayer"
layerObj.BlendMode = psNormalBlend
' Select all so we can apply a fill to the selection
appRef.ActiveDocument.Selection.SelectAll
' Create a color to be used with the fill command
Dim colorObj As Photoshop.SolidColor
Set colorObj = CreateObject("Photoshop.SolidColor")
colorObj.RGB.Red = 255
colorObj.RGB.Green = 100
colorObj.RGB.Blue = 0
' Now apply fill to the current selection
appRef.ActiveDocument.Selection.Fill colorObj
JS:
// Create a new art layer at the beginning of the current document
var layerRef = app.activeDocument.artLayers.add();
layerRef.name = "MyBlendLayer";
layerRef.blendMode = BlendMode.NORMAL;
// Select all so we can apply a fill to the selection
app.activeDocument.selection.selectAll;
// Create a color to be used with the fill command
var colorRef = new SolidColor;
colorRef.rgb.red = 255;
colorRef.rgb.green = 100;
colorRef.rgb.blue = 0;
// Now apply fill to the current selection
app.activeDocument.selection.fill(colorRef);