Changing the off set of a layer position in a script

[Ridley Walker]

There’s nothing inherently wrong with the expression as long as the variable myComp refers to a Composition and the it has a layer 2.

What confuses me is the divide by zero error when there is no division operator in the expression. Is this the entire script or just the line identified in the error message?

[Coby Gross]

This is just the line of error. There is no division in the entire script though.

[Ridley Walker]

[Coby Gross] “This is just the line of error. There is no division in the entire script though.

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It would be helpful to see the entire expression.

[Coby Gross]

Ah sure thing, here is the entire While Loop it is in, nothing outside of it should affect it:


var myComp;
//Read lins of text. Create a new comp and text layer for each line
var text;

while(!myFile.eof)
{
text = myFile.readln();
if(text == "") text = "r";

myComp = app.project.items.addComp(text,compW,compH,1,compL,compRate);

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////Set the text layer
var tl = myComp.layers.addText(text);
var tltxt = tl.property("ADBE Text Properties").property("ADBE Text Document");
var txt = tltxt.value;
txt.font = "Verdana";
tltxt.setValue(txt);
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
var precomp = myComp.layers;

precomp.precompose([1],text + "precomp");
myComp.layer(1).duplicate();
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////Add Fill Effect
layerProperties = myComp.layer(2);
layerProperties.Effects.addProperty("Fill");
layerProperties.Effects.property("Fill").property("Color").setValue([0,0,0]);

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////Add the offset

//layerProperties.transform.position + [5,2];
myComp.layer(1).transform.position + [5,2];

}


[Ridley Walker]

I’m not seeing anything obvious here. Initially I thought this was an expression but now see you have a script reading an external text file and generating new layers.

You may have better luck posting your question on the Expressions forum, Dan Ebberts, a scripting master replies to many posts there.

https://forums.creativecow.net/adobe_after_effects_expressions

[Coby Gross]

Okay, I will. Thank you for the link.