Renaming Sub-Layer

[PrepressPro1]

I have this tiny script to rename a Sub-layer which works the first time I use it, then it adds to the existing sub-layer name when I run it after the first time.

	var docRef = activeDocument;
	var sel = docRef.selection;
	for (var i=0; i < sel.length; i++)
	sel.name = "CUTTER_B" + sel.name;

Any way to get this to consistently rename the sub-layer?

[pixxxelschubser]

Hi PrepressPro1​

your code only works with page items - not with sublayers.

Unfortunately you didn't answer one month ago.

select by layer name

"… is this "sublayer" really a sublayer? Or a grouped item instead? …"

Same question again.

For selected page items you can do something like this

var docRef = activeDocument;
var sel = docRef.selection;
for (var i=0; i < sel.length; i++) {
    var nme = sel.name.replace("CUTTER_B","");
    sel.name = "CUTTER_B" + nme;
}

Have fun

[PrepressPro1]

It is an object on a sub-layer. Sorry for the hiatus in my posting. Projects get back burnered with the press of production work.  Thank you for your reply.

[PrepressPro1]

Here is the sub-layer before running the scrip with the object selected.

After the script is run.

It still adds the name instead of replacing the name.

[pixxxelschubser]

That makes no difference. Same procedere as for page items

var docRef = activeDocument;
var sel = docRef.activeLayer;
//var sel = docRef.selection;
//for (var i=0; i < sel.length; i++) {
    //var nme = sel.name.replace("CUTTER_B","");
    var nme = sel.name.replace("CUTTER_B","");
    sel.name = "CUTTER_B" + nme;
    //sel.name = "CUTTER_B" + nme;
//}

Have fun

Or if I understood you wrong: Would you replace the whole name with Cutter_B?

Then: sel.name = "CUTTER_B"