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                      buttons[num].onClick = function()
                      {
                          result = style + ".ait";
                          gS.close();
                      }
                  }
              gS.show();
              // alert(result)
              return result;
  
  
          }
          else
          {
              result = styles[0] + ".ait";
              return result;
          }
      }
      function whatGarment()
      {
          var result;
          var jerseyList = [];
  
  
          for(a=0;a<layers.length;a++)
          {
              if(layers[a].name.indexOf("FD")>-1)
              {
                  jerseyList.push(layers[a].name);
              }
          }
  
  
          //This prepress is not on a template
          if(jerseyList.length==0)
          {
              result = whatStyleDialog();
              return result;
          }
  
  
          else
          {
              result = getStyle(jerseyList);
          }
  
  
          return result;
      }
  
  
      function findCAD(path, garment)
      {
          var loc = new Folder(path);
          var theFile = new File(loc + "/" +  garment);
          return theFile;
      }
  
  
      function copyCollars(theCAD,coords)
      {
          var collars = [];
          var collarSource = open(theCAD);
          var sourceLayer = collarSource.layers[0].layers["Prepress"];
          var curLay;
          var curGroup;
  
  
          sourceLayer.visible = true;
  
  
          collarSource.selection = null;
  
  
          for (var a=0; a< sourceLayer.layers.length;a++)
          {
              curLay = sourceLayer.layers[a];
              for(var b=0;b<curLay.groupItems.length;b++)
              {
                  curGroup = curLay.groupItems[b];
                  if(curGroup.name.indexOf("Collar")>-1)
                  {
                      curGroup.selected = true;
                  }   
              }
              
          }
  
  
          app.executeMenuCommand("copy");
          docRef.activate();
          app.executeMenuCommand("paste");
  
  
          for(var a=0;a<docRef.selection.length;a++)
          {
              var curGroup = docRef.selection[a];
              var curName = curGroup.name.substring(0,curGroup.name.indexOf(" "));
              curGroup.left = coords[curName][0];
              curGroup.top = coords[curName][1];
          }
  
  
          
  
  
          // collarSource.close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES);
          
      }
  
  
      function addCollarsToCorrectLayer(garment,coords)
      {
          try
          {
              var theLayer = docRef.layers[garment.substring(0,garment.indexOf(".ait"))].layers["Prepress"];
              theLayer.visible = true;
              // alert("theLayer = " + theLayer);
              // alert(docRef.selection.length);
              for(var a=docRef.selection.length-1;a>-1;a--)
              {
                  var thisCollar = docRef.selection[a];
                  var targetLayer = theLayer.layers[thisCollar.name.substring(0, thisCollar.name.indexOf(" "))];
                  thisCollar.moveToBeginning(targetLayer);
              }
  
  
  
  
          }
          catch(e)
          {
              try
              {
                  if(docRef.selection[0].layer != "[Layer Artwork]")
                  {
                      var theLayer = docRef.layers["Artwork"];
                      theLayer.locked = false;
                      theLayer.visible = true;
                      for(var a=docRef.selection.length-1;a>-1;a--)
                      {
                          docRef.selection[a].moveToBeginning(theLayer);
                      }
                  }
              }
              catch(e)
              {
                  alert("something went wrong")
              }
          }
          if(theLayer.name == "Prepress")
          {
              var drCollarLabel = docRef.layers[0].layers["Mockup"].textFrames.add()
          }
          else
          {
              var drCollarLabel = theLayer.textFrames.add();
          }
          drCollarLabel.contents = "DR Collars";
          drCollarLabel.left = coords["Label"][0];
          drCollarLabel.top = coords["Label"][1];
          drCollarLabel.textRange.characterAttributes.size = 36;
      }
  
  
      function promptToSelectCollars()
      {
          alert("running prompt to select");
          var selCol = new Window("palette");
              var text = selCol.add("statictext",undefined, "Select the USA Collars and click OK");
              var button = selCol.add("button", undefined, "OK");
              button.onClick = function()
              {
                  selCol.close();
                  moveCollarsToUSALayer(false);
              }
          selCol.show();
      }
  
  
      function moveCollarsToUSALayer(template,garmentLayer)
      {
          if(template)
          {
              var usaLayer = garmentLayer.layers.add();
              usaLayer.name = "USA Collars";
              var theLayer = garmentLayer.layers["Prepress"];
  
  
              for(var a=0;a<theLayer.layers.length;a++)
              {
                  var curSize = theLayer.layers[a].name;
                  var curLay = theLayer.layers[a];
                  curLay.groupItems[curSize + " Collar"].moveToBeginning(usaLayer);
              }
  
  
              continueScript();
          }
          else
          {
              // docRef = app.activeDocument;
              var usaLayer = docRef.layers.add();
              usaLayer.name = "USA Collars";
  
  
              for(var a=0;a<docRef.selection.length;a++)
              {
                  var curCollar = docRef.selection[a];
                  curCollar.moveToBeginning(usaLayer);
              }
              continueScript();
          }
          
  
  
  
  
      }
  
  
      function continueScript()
      {
          var theCAD = findCAD(garmentInfo[garmentCode]["path"], garment);
  
  
          copyCollars(theCAD, garmentInfo[garmentCode]["coords"]);
  
  
          addCollarsToCorrectLayer(garment,garmentInfo[garmentCode]["coords"]);
      }
  
  
      /////////////////////
      ///Logic Container///
      /////////////////////
  
  
      var docRef = app.activeDocument;
      var layers = docRef.layers;
      
  
  
      var garmentInfo = 
      {
          "FD_SLOW_SS" : 
          {
              "path": "/Volumes/Customization/Library/cads/prepress/FD_SLOW_SS/ConvertedTemplates/FD_SLOW_SS",
              "coords" : 
              {
                  "XS" : [-946.67,622.35],
                  "S" : [-948.92,362.97],
                  "M" : [-951.17,96.54],
                  "L" : [-953.42,-177.48],
                  "XL" : [-955.22,-458.71],
                  "2XL" : [-957.92,-747.11],
                  "3XL" : [-960.17,-1042.73],
                  "4XL" : [-962.42,-1345.42],
                  "5XL" : [-964.67,-1654.82],
                  "Label" : [-949.1,708.39]
              }
          },      
          "FD_SLOWW_SS" : "/Volumes/Customization/Library/cads/prepress/FD_SLOW_SS/ConvertedTemplates/FD_SLOWW_SS",
  
  
          "FD_SLOWY_SS" : "/Volumes/Customization/Library/cads/prepress/FD_SLOW_SS/ConvertedTemplates/FD_SLOWY_SS",
          "FD_FAST_RB" : "/Volumes/Customization/Library/cads/prepress/FD_FAST_RB/Converted_Templates/",
          "FD_FAST_SL" : "/Volumes/Customization/Library/cads/prepress/FD_FAST_SL/Converted_Templates/",
          "FD_FAST_FB_SL" : "/Volumes/Customization/Library/cads/prepress/FD_FAST_FB_SL/Converted_Templates/",
          "FD_FAST_FB_SS" : "/Volumes/Customization/Library/cads/prepress/FD_FAST_FB_SS/Converted_Templates/",
          "FD_FAST_2B_SS" : {
              "path": "/Volumes/Customization/Library/cads/prepress/FD_FAST_2B_W_SS/Converted_Templates/",
              "coords" : 
              {
                  "XXS" : [-1011.89,455.31],
                  "XS" : [-1015.33,206.79],
                  "S" : [-1018.88,-60.25],
                  "M" : [-1022.12,-323.7],
                  "L" : [-1025.7,-595.67],
                  "XL" : [-1028.83,-879.72],
                  "2XL" : [-1032.38,-1168.08],
                  "3XL" : [-1035.83,-1457.79],
                  "Label" : [-949.1,708.39]
              }
          },
          "FD_BASE_FB_SL" : "/Volumes/Customization/Library/cads/prepress/FD_BASE_FB_SL/Converted_Templates/",
          "FD_BASE_FB_Y_SL" : "/Volumes/Customization/Library/cads/prepress/FD_BASE_FB_Y_SL/Converted_Templates/",
          "FD_BASE_FB_SS" : "/Volumes/Customization/Library/cads/prepress/FD_BASE_FB_SS/Converted_Templates/",
          "FD_BASE_FB_Y_SS" : "/Volumes/Customization/Library/cads/prepress/FD_BASE_FB_Y_SS/Converted_Templates/",
          "FD_BASE_2B_SS" : "/Volumes/Customization/Library/cads/prepress/FD_BASE_2B_SS/Converted_Templates/",
          "FD_BASE_2B_Y_SS" : "/Volumes/Customization/Library/cads/prepress/FD_BASE_2B_Y_SS/Converted_Templates/",
      }
  
  
      var garment = whatGarment(); 
  
  
      var garmentCode = garment.substring(0, garment.indexOf("_0"));
  
  
      var styleNum = garment.substring(garment.indexOf("_0"), garment.length);
  
  
      try
      {
          docRef.layers[garment.substring(0,garment.indexOf(".ait"))].layers["Prepress"].visible = true;
          moveCollarsToUSALayer(true,docRef.layers[garment.substring(0,garment.indexOf(".ait"))]);
  
  
      }
      catch(e)
      {
          //no discernable layer structure
          alert("using catch");
          promptToSelectCollars();
      }
  
  
      
  
  
      
  
  
      
  
  
      // alert("Results:\n" + "Sport: " + garment[0] + "\nCut: " + garment[1] + "\nStyle Number: " + garment[2]);
      // alert("Results:\n" + garment);
  
  
  
  
      
  }
  container();
  

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