Help！I have a script to export layers to jpg one by one, but I need to access...
I want the exported pictures to use the artboard's size. Thanks in advance. var folder = Folder.selectDialog(); var document = app.activeDocument; if(document && folder) { var options =...
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 ArticleTrouble assigning TextFrame to Justification.Left
Hello,I need some help trouble shooting a script. I am trying to flip the justification for all of a selected set of text frames. However, while most types of flipping work properly, the following does...
View ArticleSelect an object in illustrator using extendscript
I have a drawn rectangle on an illustrator document. In the layers menu I have given it a specific path name (outerBox). I would like to select this item and return its particular properties eg height,...
View ArticleJavascript to save as template file in predetermined directory with prompt...
I've seen a bunch of examples of how to save a regular illustrator file, but I can't seem to find the syntax for saving a file as a .ait file? Am i just missing something incredibly obvious here?? I...
View Article[JS] CS6+ executeMenuCommand
Hello together, since CS6+ there is possible to executeMenuCommand (menuCommandString: string)Executes a menu command using the menu shortcut string. Question 1:Who knows a way to read all the...
View ArticleConvert .ai to .doc
Hi, Can it be possible to convert .ai file into .doc file or any tool which will do this conversion. Thanks,Shail
View Articledeleting text from text frame
my question is does anyone now the best way or anyway to remove text from a text frame?say if you want to remove anything in () in a text frame or any * symbols. 52(one on both sides) //you have this...
View ArticleSelect All and Scale
AI CS5 Win 7 Javascript (Novice) I am working on a script to scale all objects in a document to a percentage, based on a selection... Basically, I am scaling 2D barcodes. Each "Module" (individual...
View ArticleBIG Problem about save selection!
Hi,everybody!I an new about js. A few day ago, I wrote a "saveSelection dialog.jsx". It can work in "Dialog" windows type. BUT it can't work immediately while I change "Dialog" to "Palette", because I...
View ArticleSplit Text into Layers
I was wondering if anyone is aware of a script that is able to do the same as this photoshop one http://www.agasyanc.ru/text-splitter, I would use that one in photoshop but its not working in CS6. I...
View ArticleRead input parameters from a script file name
I asked this in the main Illustrator forum an hour ago, but then realized that there was a separate forum for script questions…so please forgive the repetition. I am sure this is a newbie adobe...
View ArticleRotating text around a circle. Have selected Warp options selected arch but...
Using Mac Pro. Have created a vector logo. All good so far. Trying to add text to a round circle shape have got as far as selecting Warp option and typed my text but despite adjusting the scale etc it...
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Script Panel - Work in progress
Hi All,Working on a Script Panel to make scripts simpler to run in illustrator.This is a work in progress... Looking for some people to help test and make suggestions. at the moment this is a Windows...
View ArticleConvert .eps file to .jpg or .pdf
Hello,I'm using Adobe to deal with .eps files.My problem is to display graphic arts in "read only mode". That means when I'm done developing graphics in my .eps file, I want to display this graphics to...
View ArticleA Script to Find and Replace Layer Names
Are there any scripts to find and replace layer names? There is an excellent script available for Photoshop which allows you to not only replace words in layer names, but also insert words as Prefixes,...
View Articlesearch a word between "( )" and apply CharacterStyle
sorry my bad english I need your help, I can search within a parenthesis with \((.*)\) ex: hello (world) bye, need apply a CharacterStyle to "(world)" with CharacterStylehello (world) bye similar...
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Reworking Photoshop layer renaming script for Illustrator
The Photoshop scripting guru Paul R over at RetouchPro has created a really cool script to batch rename and number selected Photoshop layers. I haven't found anything similar on the Illustrator side....
View ArticleBreak text area into text lines
I want to break text area with line breaks in it into seperate text lines using return as delineator. for example "Line 1Line 2Line 3" I would like as "Line 1""Line 2" "Line 3" I could probably write...
View ArticleBatching In Illustrator??
In PhotoShop CS3, you can select File/Automate/Batch, and run an Action on an entire folder. I don't see that option in Illustrator CS3? Is there a way to run an action on an entire folder? I'm...
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