New Layer Via Copy from Extension

Hello everybody,
I'm trying to create a new layer using the Layer > New > Layer Via Copy functionality... and I did scan the code using the Scripting Plug-in with this result:
var idCpTL = charIDToTypeID( "CpTL" );
executeAction( idCpTL, undefined, DialogModes.NO );
Then I did convert it to:
var application:com.adobe.photoshop.Application = Photoshop.app;
var idCpTL:Number = application.charIDToTypeID( "CpTL" );
application.executeAction( idCpTL, undefined, DialogModes.NO );
But this code raises this exception:
Error: NULL pointer was encountered
          at flash.external::HostObject/__call()
          at com.adobe.csawlib::CSHostObject/hostCall()
          at com.adobe.photoshop::Application/executeAction()
I've tried to change "undefined" for "null" or any other idea... but with no luck. What am I doing wrong here?
Thanks a lot!

Reselect is way too flaky to rely on, and is not going to survive long at the best of times. I find the whole saving selections thing too time consuming and an annoying interruption of workflow — even if you right click and save an alpha channel. So I nearly always copy the selected pixels to a new layer, because it works on so many levels. You can ctrl click the layer to reload the selection; use layer styles, create shadows under the layer…
Best practice is to add the Alt (Opt) key to Ctrl j so you remember to name it.

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Help and my apologies for the absurd detail in this question! Recently in a class I saw a Layer (or more usually a Selection) created by an 'unusual' Layer Via Copy method. I've been unable to duplicate what happened.
Here's what I saw - From a background layer (with selection), create a new (blank) layer. Create a SECOND new Layer containing (!!) the 'outline' of the background layer/selection, somehow make the selection/layer appear in this layer and make the blank new layer disappear.
Yes, really.
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Open an image.
Make a (partial) selection. (Helps you see what will happen.)
Using Layer Menu, Create a new layer (Single Left Click [SLC] on the rectangle in rectangle next to the garbage can).
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PROBLEM: How do I make the selection - not just the marching ants - appear in Layer 2?
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Yes! I am confused too! But, no, I am positive of the approach as I saw it in use. Can you read a .psd image from an e-mail? (I'm really stupid about most things.) If yes, then I can send each step - otherwise...
Do these steps and watch the result.
Open an image.
Make a selection.
New layer via copy from the Layers Menu Icon (L1 - blank)
ON LAYER 1 !!!
CMND + New Layer Via Copy (creates ...)
L2 and it will have the marching ants outline of/from Background.
(Option+Layer Mask and the selection appears in solid black in the layer mask box)
NOTE: You don't have to create that blank L1 - you can 'just' from Background/selection CMND+New Layer and get the outline copied to L1(in this case). What I saw involved first creating a blank layer as above - really. The next steps, make the selection in L2 appear and the L1 disappear (deleting is cheating...)
Wish I had a clue
Is what I've done - so far - right?
How to make the layer/selection appear in L2.
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San Diego, California 92106
619-857-7280 e-mail: [email protected]

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In CS4, what is the practical difference between:
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Asked another way: when are they NOT interchangeable.

If you want to duplicate a layer to another document, they are not interchangeable. Otherwise, I'm pretty sure they are.
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Hello,
I am using Adobe Photoshop CS6, latest version as of 05/25/12
I have 19 layers, each has a 1200x1200px texture. These are of course overlapped, so setting them all to visible will only show the top layer.
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1) I select all 19 layers using shift+click, all are highlighted (in the layer pane).
2) I select a region using the selection tool, in this case a rectangular region that is 172px high and 35px wide.
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5) *problem* when I right click the selection and select "Free Transform", the transform box surrounds the entire canvas and not the selection.
6) *problem* when I skew, it skews the entire image and not just the selection.
7) *problem* Previously, I have been able to select a layer from the layer pane, go to image menu, select adjustments, brightness/contrast, and adjust the brightness/contrast for just that layer. Now it wont let me.
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What appears to be happening is Photoshop is ignoring the selection and for some reason is using a pixel region (or if pixels cover the entire canvas, the whole image) when performing actions intended for the selection.
What's strange is when I made these textures, I started out with 19 150x150 pictures, I set the canvas size to 1200x1200, selected all the layers in the layer pane, selected the 150x150 image in the middle, and was able to move all 19 textures to the top right corner, able to switch to transform on all 19 pictures, able to rotate 180 degrees all 19 pictures, was able to flip horizontal all 19 pictures, then able to copy all 19 pictures to new layers, move the 19 pictures all at the same time to the right 150 pixels, rinse and repeat, to eventually come out with 19 1200x1200 textures tiled from the 150px pictures. In other words, I did exactly what I am attempting to do with the 1200x1200 pictures with the 150x150 pixtures and it worked like a champ.
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Need some help here... is there an option somewhere that makes photoshop ignore the selection and perform the actions on all the images?
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Just ran into this problem today Dustin. You can only create new layers via copy from one layer. What I ended up having to do is copy all of my images that were on different layers. Then I merged them. Select all the images you copied>Layer>Merge. So now I have two copies of artwork on the same canvas. One that is all different layers and one that is now one layer. Then I was able to select the portions of the new merged layer I wanted and create new layers via copy. Then I erased the extra, merged layer.
You don't have to copy your initial images. I just did in case I wanted to edit them separately later.
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I would say they are the result of the active Layer not being a pixel layer or being empty in the selected region, judging from the remedy you describe.
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I've noticed that when a selection is Layer via Copyed in Photoshop CS6, it appears brighter and slightly more saturated in color than the original selection it came from. Currently I manually make lighting and color adjustments to match it back to the original, but is there a way to prevent this altogether? There are no masks or adjustment layers or any other tools being used when this happens -- just a simple Layer via Copy.
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What operating system are you using?
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PECourtejoie wrote:
JJ, line 4 works in CS3. are you sure the layer is targeted?
It may be available in CS3. The second machine I had CS3 crashed a while back, so I can no longer install CS3 without calling Adobe for I did nod deactivate it.
I may have to do that for CS3 is the version of Photoshop that does not have bugs that affect what I use in Photoshop.
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Here are some screen captures
CS5 with layer contents targeted
Results
CS6 with Layer Mask being the target
results
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