Place a Photoshop document into another...

Question

Hello All.
I'm working with Applescript with Photoshop CS3. I have the need to place a .psd file into a new document. So far I can make the new document, but haven't been able to find how to write the place code in AppleScript. Is this possible?
Thanks.
-Andrew

Answer 1

Carl, I think you are duplicating a layer from source to target. Where as X's code will "Place" a file as smart object? I don't have CS3 so I may well be wrong.
set The_File to POSIX path of (choose file without invisibles)
tell application "Adobe Photoshop CS2"
activate
set Doc_Ref to the current document
tell Doc_Ref
my Place_File(Doc_Ref, The_File)
end tell
end tell
on Place_File(Doc_Ref, The_File)
tell application "Adobe Photoshop CS2"
tell Doc_Ref
do javascript "placeFile(); function placeFile() {function cTID(s) { return app.charIDToTypeID(s); }; var desc = new ActionDescriptor(); desc.putPath( cTID('null'), new File( '" & The_File & "' )); desc.putEnumerated( cTID('FTcs'), cTID('QCSt'), cTID('Qcsa') ); var ldesc = new ActionDescriptor(); ldesc.putUnitDouble( cTID('Hrzn'), cTID('#Pxl'), 0.000000 ); ldesc.putUnitDouble( cTID('Vrtc'), cTID('#Pxl'), 0.000000 ); desc.putObject( cTID('Ofst'), cTID('Ofst'), ldesc ); executeAction( cTID('Plc '), desc, DialogModes.NO );}" show debugger on runtime error
end tell
end tell
end Place_File