Is it possible to script a cut and paste?

I have grayscale photoshop files that I need to be transparant where they are white to be used with a solid color adjustment layer.
I have 2 methods I do this.
Create a clipping mask with a transparant B&W layer that was loaded from a channel.
I simply copy & paste the B&W into the layer mask of a solid color adjustment layer.
I like to use #2 when it's an element that I don't intend to resize, rotate, etc, like a grunge frame. Not only does it take a little less file space (not much, but a little) it also is just a tidier, easier way to manage in my layers and edit the colors.
Here's my problem: These files are rather big to share so I'd rather share the grayscale files and provide an action to take them to the next stage.
The Question: I have created an action for scenario #1, but is it possible to do scenario #2? I couldn't get it to work to copy & paste a layer into a layer mask.
Thank you kindly for your ideas and expertise.

Wouldn’t loading the luminance (possibly after hiding the other layers and then showing them again) and subsequently creating the Solid Color Layer with that as a Mask be easier?
But quite frankly I don’t quite get what the purpose is – maybe a screenshot could illuminate the issue.

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I was going to cut and paste part of another post about this but...
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Roderick Guerry wrote:
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Roderick Guerry wrote:
Also, the MacBook Pro will not allow me to rename multiple documents or photographs. I can click-and-rename a single one, but this is impossibly time consuming. I can batch-rename in iPhoto, but when I transfer the photographs to the external drive, the rename does not transfer.
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I’m reduced to using my wife’s Toshiba to cut-and-past, rename, and transfer documents. It works perfectly. Is there any way to do this on the MacBook Pro?
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