//Walk the items. search_string = "Long"; project_items = app.project.items for ( var i = 1; i <= project_items.length ; i ++) { var item = project_items[i]; if( item.typeName == "Composition" ) { var comp = item; //alert( comp.name ); var comp = item; for ( var j = 1 ; j <= comp.numLayers ; j ++ ) { var layer = comp.layer(j); if ( layer.matchName == "ADBE AV Layer") //Only go into layers... not cameras and lights. { var effects = layer.property("Effects"); //alert( comp.name + " , " + layer.name ); for ( var k = 1 ; k <= effects.numProperties ; k ++ ) { var effect = effects.property(k); if ( effect.name.search(search_string) != -1 ) { alert() layer.comment = "Contains " + effect.name + " layer."; comp.comment = "Contains " + effect.name + " layer."; } //alert( comp.name + " , " + layer.name + " , " + effect.name ); } } } } }