Aligning a layer relative to another layer with an Action

Question

I was wondering if there is a way to get a layer to align itself underneath another layer.
Example:
Layer 1 is text: NEW YORK
Layer 2 is text: YANKEES
NEW YORK is where I want it at the top of the design.
YANKEES is way at the bottom.
I click on the action and it moves YANKEES to a set position right underneath NEW YORK to look like this:
NEW YORK
YANKEES
... then batch would open the next PSD file and it would repeat the process, moving BULLS underneath CHICAGO making
CHICAGO
BULLS  
the align tool works fine for things like  centering, moving to top, etc during an action. However, what I am  trying to do in batch is align something like YANKEES underneath NEW  YORK and then use a batch process to duplicate this on several designs. 
HOWEVER, what ends up happening, is that the move tool action will move  the layer but it remembers the original distance... in other words in  the next design, CHICAGO will overlap BULLS or DODGERS will be to far  away from LOS ANGELES. Because the size of the CHICAGO, NEW YORK, LOS  ANGELES, etc changes.
Any help is appreciated!!!

Answer 1

You could use "Data Driven Graphics" and set place holders for the two text layers.
Other than that a script is your best bet. The following script will look for two text layers within the document and place the bottom text five pixels below the top text keeping them left aligned.
N.B. Only two text layers are supported.
#target photoshop
main();
function main(){
if(!documents.length) return;
selectAllLayers();
var selectedLayers = getSelectedLayersIdx();
var textLayers =[];
for(var a in selectedLayers){
makeActiveByIndex( Number(selectedLayers[a]), false );
if(activeDocument.activeLayer.kind == LayerKind.TEXT){
     var LB =getLayerBoundsByIndex(selectedLayers[a] );
textLayers.push([[selectedLayers[a]],[LB[0]],[LB[1]],[LB[2]],[LB[3]]]);
if(textLayers.length != 2){
    alert("Only two text layers are supported!");
    return;
textLayers.sort(function(a,b){return a[2]-b[2];});
var startRulerUnits = app.preferences.rulerUnits;
app.preferences.rulerUnits = Units.PIXELS;
makeActiveByIndex( Number(textLayers[1][0]), false );
var deltaX = Number(textLayers[0][1]) - Number(textLayers[1][1]);
var deltaY = (Number(textLayers[0][4]) + 5) - Number(textLayers[1][2]);
activeDocument.activeLayer.translate(deltaX,deltaY);
app.preferences.rulerUnits = startRulerUnits;
function selectAllLayers(){
activeDocument.activeLayer = activeDocument.layers[activeDocument.layers.length-1];
if(activeDocument.activeLayer.isBackgroundLayer)
activeDocument.activeLayer = activeDocument.layers[activeDocument.layers.length-2];
var BL = activeDocument.activeLayer.name;
activeDocument.activeLayer = activeDocument.layers[0];
    var desc5 = new ActionDescriptor();
        var ref3 = new ActionReference();
        ref3.putName( charIDToTypeID('Lyr '), BL);
    desc5.putReference( charIDToTypeID('null'), ref3 );
    desc5.putEnumerated( stringIDToTypeID('selectionModifier'), stringIDToTypeID('selectionModifierType'), stringIDToTypeID('addToSelectionContinuous') );
    desc5.putBoolean( charIDToTypeID('MkVs'), false );
    executeAction( charIDToTypeID('slct'), desc5, DialogModes.NO );
function getLayerBoundsByIndex( idx ) {
    var ref = new ActionReference();
    ref.putProperty( charIDToTypeID("Prpr") , stringIDToTypeID( "bounds" ));
    ref.putIndex( charIDToTypeID( "Lyr " ), idx );
    var desc = executeActionGet(ref).getObjectValue(stringIDToTypeID( "bounds" ));
    var bounds = [];
    bounds.push(desc.getUnitDoubleValue(stringIDToTypeID('left')));
    bounds.push(desc.getUnitDoubleValue(stringIDToTypeID('top')));
    bounds.push(desc.getUnitDoubleValue(stringIDToTypeID('right')));
    bounds.push(desc.getUnitDoubleValue(stringIDToTypeID('bottom')));
    return bounds;
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;
function makeActiveByIndex( idx, visible,add ){
    if(visible == undefined) visible = false;
    if(add == undefined) add=false;
    var desc = new ActionDescriptor();
      var ref = new ActionReference();
      ref.putIndex(charIDToTypeID( "Lyr " ), Number(idx))
      desc.putReference( charIDToTypeID( "null" ), ref );
      if(add) desc.putEnumerated(stringIDToTypeID('selectionModifier'), stringIDToTypeID('selectionModifierType'), stringIDToTypeID('addToSelection'));
      desc.putBoolean( charIDToTypeID( "MkVs" ), visible );
   executeAction( charIDToTypeID( "slct" ), desc, DialogModes.NO );