AppleScript AI CS4: path to me
Hi Folks, I hope this is a simple question! How can an AppleScript that is run from Illustrator's Scripts menu get a path to itself instead of Adobe Illustrator.app? I have been hard coding the path to...
View ArticleScripting Illustrator actions, incorporating calls to Excel
Hello all, I need some help... I am building a series of logos — based on word strings — using Illustrator CS4 with a combination of Actions, but also retrieving the word string from an Excel file....
View Articleremove groups inside compound paths
Hi folks, I bought stock vector art and the artist created compound paths on top of groups and paths, so I have hidden-nested groups.How can I detect them since visually they do not show until I...
View ArticleIs it possible to have a keyboard shortcut run a script with CS6?
I see there is an option for it to go to "other scripts" with a keyboard shortcut, but that really doesn't help much. I want it to play a specific script that is already loaded. Thanks in advance!!
View ArticleChange font in Illustrator cs4 js
I need to assign specific font to my text and it doesn't work. What am I doing wrong: var my_OUTSIDE_TextFrame = myInstrLayer.textFrames.add(); my_OUTSIDE_TextFrame.geometricBounds = ["1.6 in", "1...
View ArticleHow do I get the position of the selected PathItem in pixels ?
Hi, I have a simple problem, but can't seem to find my way around it: I have PathItem and Illustrator points out that it is at position (781px,250px).How can I get those values in jsx ? I've noticed...
View ArticleChange Folder.current to location of script (.jsx) file?
All, I'm trying to use some images in my ScriptUI dialog, but I want to use a "relative" path name, and I can't seem to get it to work.For example, this myScript.jsx works just fine, but as you can...
View ArticleScriptographer for cs6
Anyone know if there is an alternative to scriptographer until will be released a new version ?
View ArticleLooking for solution to read/write Excel data...
I've been using CSV to import excel data into AI - but I need to be able to import and export the excel data directly, without using ActiveX, direct reads and writes to the XLS file. This is...
View ArticleChanging decimal values to fractions
Does anyone know of a good way to convert decimal values to fractions for use in inch measurements? I have a script that works great but it returns values like 5.5638 and I'd rather it return the...
View Articlebreak long process in CC 2014 (Mac OS)
var win = new Window("palette", "SnpCreateProgressBar", undefined); win.pnl = win.add("panel", undefined, "Script Progress"); win.pnl.progBarLabel = win.pnl.add("statictext", undefined, "0%"); var btn...
View ArticleBatch insert filename in textpath script crashes Illustrator
Hi everyone!First off: I am not a programmer. Just playing around with code and trying to get it to work for a specific task: Here is a script made for the purpose of inserting a text with the file...
View ArticleHow to create an Empty Playlist File on Mac?
Hello everyone, I'm working on a Music Player script, I was able to play a file via the default player as when we doubleclick on a file. The problem is I have no control over the Player, so to "stop" a...
View ArticleAltering a textframe that wasn't created through a variable by getByName
Hello allDoes anyone know how to alter a preexisting textframe within illustrator using extendscript. I can see how to do it after using ".add" and then referring to the variable and altering the...
View ArticleScript to change links for many files
Does anyone have any suggestions or pointers to a solution for changing the file path for links in an Illustrator document? For example, let's say my Illustrator document is stored...
View ArticleVB.net scaling / Resize and export as SVG
Hi, I'm using Illustrator CS4 and VB.NET 2008. I'm doing a fairly simple operation in VB.net using Illustrator. I load an .AI file that was saved out of Illustrator and then resave it as a SVG file....
View ArticleJavscript: Using JSON files on disk
Hi, Adobe CC 2013, not 2014. I normally work in other languages so my Javascript knowledge is newly budding. I have JSON files that I've generated from another program that I need to be read into...
View ArticleScript that worked now giving a 1302 error
I am getting an error with a script i have used before without any problems. The script updates the only image at the bottom of a single page PDF and saves the changed PDF in another folder. It asks me...
View ArticleAll Group to Ungroup Script
Download Linkhttp://www.cyworld.com/be2u/2801831 FeatureThis Script is Can be easily ungrouping to all group items in the Document. if find Bugs or Error, contact to me plz. License typeFreeware...
View ArticleChange color space
Hi! Is there any wayto change adocumentscolor spaceonanalreadyopen document inVBS?I have tried "AiDocumentColorSpace" but this seems to be a read only value!? Please help! /Tommy
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