rename multiple layers automatically

[Dwayne Smith]

G’day

You could do it with a script.
Here’s one that will work on a Mac — you’d just need to update the version number in the first line.
Copy and paste the script into AppleScript Editor (probably in Applications > Utilities).
Then click the run button (making sure your PS document is open and frontmost)

tell application "Adobe Photoshop CS5"
tell document 1
set mgCountLayers to count layers
set mgCount to 1
repeat with mgLayer from mgCountLayers to 1 by -1
set name of layer mgLayer to ("Layer " & mgCount)
set mgCount to mgCount + 1
end repeat
end tell
end tell

d.

[Ellen Osborne]

Thank you for this. I tried the above. I have my document open. I’m not sure what “frontmost” means. I click “run” but I get the following error “error “Adobe Photoshop CS6 got an error: The requested action requires that the target document is the frontmost document.” number 8100″

[Ellen Osborne]

I figured it out the foremost thing. The script worked almost perfectly except it gave the Layer that I wanted to start as Layer 1 (the top layer in the stack) the highest number and then labeled the rest in a descending order. Anyway to get it to start at the top with layer 1?

[Dwayne Smith]

HA — I knew I’d get it exactly wrong.

In that case you need a simpler script :

tell application "Adobe Photoshop CS6"
tell document 1
set mgCountLayers to count layers
repeat with mgLayer from 1 to mgCountLayers
set name of layer mgLayer to ("Layer " & mgLayer)
end repeat
end tell
end tell

Have a good one

d.

[Ellen Osborne]

Ok. I know we must almost be there, but now I get this error

error “The variable amp is not defined.” number -2753 from “amp”

[Dwayne Smith]

Have a look in applescript editor for the line it’s failing on (should be highlighted after you get the error).
There’s no place the script is asking for the variable “amp” — so I expect there’s something incorrect in your compiled script.
Make sure the compiled script matches the one posted.

d.

[Ellen Osborne]

Copied and pasted it in again and it worked perfectly! Thanks so much!!!!