Question

How can I create a new layer in a document with an image in that layer? I am using Pohotoshop CS5 and AppleScript.
I know how to make a new layer like this:

    set newLayer to make art layer with properties {name:"LayerA"}

Just don’t know how to put an image in it.
Thanks.

Answer 1

If you need it copied straight from a file, that’s more complicated, and requires to open up a different app (Preview) and copy it from Preview. This may help:

    set this_picture to choose file
tell application "Preview"
    activate
    open this_picture
end tell
tell application "System Events"
    tell process "Preview"
        keystroke "a" using command down
        keystroke "c" using command down
    end tell
end tell
tell application "Preview" to quit

That asks for an image, opens Preview, selects all of the image, copies it, and then quits.

To then paste it into Photoshop:

tell application "Adobe Photoshop CS5"
        activate
    end tell
    tell application "System Events"
        tell process "Adobe Photoshop CS5"
            set newLayer to make art layer with properties {name:"LayerA"}
            keystroke "v" using command down
        end tell
    end tell

And that’s basically it! Hope that helped in some way.