proj = app.project.activeItem; layers = proj.selectedLayers; search_string = 'comp("##DSDC036_Colors##").layer("Colors").effect(" '; replace_string = 'comp("##DSDC036_Colors##").layer("'; for ( var i = 0; i < layers.length ; i ++ ){ var layer = layers[i]; var properties = layer.selectedProperties; for ( var j = 0 ; j < layer.selectedProperties.length ; j ++ ){ var property = properties[j]; if ( property.canSetExpression ){ property.expression = property.expression.replace(search_string,replace_string); } } }