App.executeCommand(app.findMenuCommandId("Solid...")) doesn't work right?

Question

Hey guys,
I'm tring to use app.executeCommand(app.findMenuCommandId("Solid...")) to add a solid layer to active comp. But it only add a solid layer to the project panel, instead of adding the solid layer to both project panel and active comp.
It works fine when I use this method to add camera, null or shape layer to active comp.
What should I do?
PS, I don't want to use addSolid() method.

Answer 1

app.executeCommand(app.findMenuCommandId("Solid..."))
Works fine for me in CS5.5 on OS X 10.8.2, but I agree with fusepilot, in that you should use the addSolid() method. It's a native option and was engineered specifically to do that task. The whole app.executeCommand(app.findMenuCommandId()) option is an unstable method and was probably meant for Adobe developers to test code quickly or something.
If your reasons for not wanting to use addSolid() are because you want to have the solid options window popup for easy customization of the new solid created, then you can build a GUI to emulate the same task and pipe the results into the addSolid() arguments. Yes, it is a lot more coding, but in the end worth it.
If you are unsure how to code an ExtendScript based GUI, my recent tutorials may help you in that.
Create a floating GUI window:
http://provideocoalition.com/pvcexclusive/video/after-effects-extendscript-training-ep-11
Create a dockable/floating combo GUI window:
http://provideocoalition.com/pvcexclusive/video/after-effects-extendscript-training-ep-12