Script – Select the layer above the currently selected layer

[Fabrice Leconte]

Something like this?

proj = app.project;
thisComp = proj.activeItem;

thisComp.layer(thisComp.selectedLayers[0].index-1).selected = true;

[Kevin Snyder]

Thank you. I appreciate it. Is there a way to make the layer above the only selected layer? Right now I get the original layer and the layer above selected at the same time.

[Andrei Popa]

Just deselect the layer after selecting the other one, like this:

proj = app.project;
thisComp = proj.activeItem;
thisComp.layer(thisComp.selectedLayers[0].index-1).selected = true;
thisComp.selectedLayers[0].selected = false;

[Kevin Snyder]

Thank you. I tried a variation of that but didn’t have it quite right. I appreciate your help.