scriptographer scripts which rename layers (layer_ItemRename_0_1.js) and selects the layer by name (layer_ItemSelect_0_35.js)

layer_ItemRename_0_1.js

/**
 *  Name Layer/Item 0.1
 *
 *  Ken Frederick
 *  ken.frederick@gmx.de
 *
 *  http://cargocollective.com/kenfrederick/
 *  http://kenfrederick.blogspot.com/
 *
 */


// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Properties
// ------------------------------------------------------------------------

/**
 *  Note from the Scriptographer.org Team
 *  
 *  In Scriptographer 2.9, we switched to a top-down coordinate system and
 *  degrees for angle units as an easier alternative to radians.
 *  
 *  For backward compatibility we offer the possibility to still use the old
 *  bottom-up coordinate system and radians for angle units, by setting the two
 *  values bellow. Read more about this transition on our website:
 *  http://scriptographer.org/news/version-2.9.064-arrived/
 */

script.coordinateSystem = 'bottom-up';
script.angleUnits = 'radians';


// document properties
var sel;
var ebene;
var str;

// values
var values = {
	strNew:		'Object_Name',
	bAll:		false
};

// gui components
var components = {
	strNew: {
		type: 'string',
		label: 'Desired Name'
	},
	bAll: {
		type: 'checkbox',
		label: 'Rename all instances of this item?'
	}
};


// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Setup
// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
function Setup() {
	// initialize the palette window
	var dialog = new Dialog.prompt('Name Layer/Item 0.1', components, values);
}


// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Update
// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
function Update() {
}


// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Main
// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
function Main() {
	sel = document.selectedItems.reverse();
	ebene = document.layers;

	// first what object are we looking for?
	for (i in sel) {
		obj = sel[i];	

		// bootleg! found out our selected item was
		// a group or compound path so we're done.
		// move on.
		if(obj.hasChildren()) {
			str = obj.name;
			i = sel.length;
		}
		// single item
		str = obj.name;
	}


	if(!values.bAll) {
		if(sel.length == 1) {
			Dialog.alert("Renaming only this instance of \"" + str + "\" to \"" + values.strNew + "\"");
			rename(obj);
		} else {
			Dialog.alert("Renaming only these instances 	to \"" + values.strNew + "\"");
			for (var i = 0; i < sel.length; i++) {
				obj = sel[i];
				rename(obj);
			}
		}

	} else {
		Dialog.alert("Renaming all instances of \"" + str + "\" to \"" + values.strNew + "\"");

		for(var i=0; i<ebene.length; i++){
			var objekt = ebene[i].items;

			for(var j=0; j<objekt.length; j++) {
				if(objekt[j].name == str) { 
					rename(objekt[j]);
				}
			}
		}
	}

}


// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Methods
// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
function random(minr, maxr) {
	return minr + Math.random() * (maxr - minr);
}

function rename(obj) {
	obj.name = values.strNew;
	obj.selected = false;
}


// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Execution
// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Setup();
Update();
Main();

layer_ItemSelect_0_35.js

/**
 *  Select by Object 0.35
 *
 *  Ken Frederick
 *  ken.frederick@gmx.de
 *
 *  http://cargocollective.com/kenfrederick/
 *  http://kenfrederick.blogspot.com/
 *
 */


// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Properties
// ------------------------------------------------------------------------

/**
 *  Note from the Scriptographer.org Team
 *  
 *  In Scriptographer 2.9, we switched to a top-down coordinate system and
 *  degrees for angle units as an easier alternative to radians.
 *  
 *  For backward compatibility we offer the possibility to still use the old
 *  bottom-up coordinate system and radians for angle units, by setting the two
 *  values bellow. Read more about this transition on our website:
 *  http://scriptographer.org/news/version-2.9.064-arrived/
 */

script.coordinateSystem = 'bottom-up';
script.angleUnits = 'radians';


// document properties
var sel;
var ebene;


// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Setup
// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
function Setup() {
}


// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Update
// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
function Update() {
}


// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Main
// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
function Main() {
	sel = document.selectedItems.reverse();
	ebene = document.layers;
	var str;

	// first what object are we looking for?
	for (i in sel) {
		obj = sel[i];	

		if(obj.firstChild != null) {
			// bootleg! found out our selected item was
			// a group or compound path so we're done.
			// move on.
			str = obj.name;
			i = sel.length;
		}

		str = obj.name;
		// print("looking for " + str);
	}

	Dialog.alert("Selecting all of the Layers/Items called \n\"" + str + "\"");

	// now let's go through all of the layers and find it
	for(var i=0; i<ebene.length; i++){
		var objLayer = ebene[i].items;

		// level 1
		for(var j=0; j<objLayer.length; j++) {
			var objName = objLayer[j].name;

			if(objName == str) {
				objLayer[j].selected = true;

				// dig it
				// print(objLayer[j].children.length);
				// if(objLayer[j].children.length) {
					digger(objLayer[j]);
				// }
				// dig it end

			}
		}
		// level 1 end
	}

}


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// Methods
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function digger(digObj) {
	for(var k=0; k<digObj.children.length; k++) {
		digObj.children[k].selected = true;
		
		// if(digObj.children[k].children.length > 1) {
			digger(digObj.children[k]);
		// }
	}
}


// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Execution
// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Setup();
Update();
Main();