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function storeCurrentSelection(channelName,deselect){ // Input the name you want for your channel and if it should deselect or not
	// Will delete any channel with the same name
	try { activeDocument.channels.getByName(channelName).remove(); } catch(e) {}
	
	var chanRef = app.activeDocument.channels.add();
		chanRef.name = channelName;
		chanRef.kind = ChannelType.SELECTEDAREA;
		app.activeDocument.selection.store( app.activeDocument.channels.getByName(channelName), SelectionType.EXTEND );
	
	// Deselect if the input of "deslect" is true
	if (deselect) app.activeDocument.selection.deselect();
	
	// Select the RGB channel instead of the mask channel
	var id248 = charIDToTypeID( "slct" );
	var desc48 = new ActionDescriptor();
	var id249 = charIDToTypeID( "null" );
	var ref36 = new ActionReference();
	var id250 = charIDToTypeID( "Chnl" );
	var id251 = charIDToTypeID( "Chnl" );
	var id252 = charIDToTypeID( "RGB " );
	ref36.putEnumerated( id250, id251, id252 );
	desc48.putReference( id249, ref36 );
	var id253 = charIDToTypeID( "MkVs" );
	desc48.putBoolean( id253, false );
	executeAction( id248, desc48, DialogModes.NO );
}