make pathItems line extend all way to top and bottom like when dragged from...
I have a path item, I want it to extend all the way to the top of the doc and to bottom of doc like when you drag out from left rule. I have a script that creates a vertical line and converts it to...
View Articleillustrator selecting layers by name then "make mask" command
Hi guys,I'm trying to get a vbscript to do this maybe easy task for some of you I want to select 2 layers by name and then set the command : NameA = "nomdeCalqueA"NameB = "nomdeCalqueB"Set appRef =...
View ArticleLooking for "Replace with Symbol" script
So I am trying to replace gps points with a symbol I have created. I have found blogs referencing a script that can replace selected items with symbols saved in the symbols panel, but I can't seem to...
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 ArticleScript errors and a question
//Created by Daryl R. Smith //This is the tab for Totes #target illustrator var thisDoc = app.activeDocument; if (thisDoc.selection.length > 0) { var w = new Window ("dialog", "Choose Totes...
View ArticlePallets communication with each other
Is there anyway to have pallets communicate with each other? I have a script that opens up a shared document, pastes the selected artworks, moves them to the correct location, saves and closes. The...
View ArticleHow do I access Appearance panel attributes with the Extendscript DOM?
I'm trying to change the colors of a pathItem corresponding to the string value of several text fields in my document. I've been successful in changing the fill and stroke color of the pathItem, but I...
View ArticleAdding Swatches via JSX are not persistent
if (!(colorID in swatchlist)) { missingswatches[colorID] = colorNodeName; return; } var targetLayerName = tpNodeID + '_' + tpNodeName, this_doc = app.activeDocument,...
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Illustrator error occurred: 1346458189 ('PARM')
I'm so sick of these errors,never had an issue before CCanyone know what is causing these errors? have been using this script all day and now it bugs out on me.full script is below: var doc =...
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Applescript: Removing Groups and Layers
This should be a simple task, but I still haven't figured out how to do it. I have a set of page items, and the are contained in groups inside of layers inside of layer inside of layers.How can I...
View ArticleCan javascript execute pathfinder commands?
Can javascript execute menu commands such as pathfinder options?
View ArticleReset opacity to 100% / normal apply mode?
Is there a script (or technique) that can globally reset the opacity of everything to 100% and change the transfer mode to normal? Not just top layers, but every object in a group and every group in a...
View ArticleScript to change numbers all at once...
Hi, I work with technical drawings...90% of my time is changing the numbers on the drawing. I take the PDF that was created in UG/NX and then open that in Illustrator to make formatting changes, and...
View ArticleConfused on creating a rectangle and validating its size & position afterwards
If one creates a rectangle in a layer like this: var childLayer = parentLayer.pathItems.rectangle(top, left, someWidth, someHeight); childLayer.stroked = false; childLayer.filled = true; After...
View ArticleCS5 on Yosemite ESTK performance
This is a very specific scenario: I'm running legacy CS5 on the new Yosemite OS on my Mac laptop, with the Java Runtime 6 making it...
View ArticleImporting CSV and TXT files as Illustrator datasets: VariableImporter.jsx
Just in case any body would like to have the ability to import .csv and tab-delimited .txt files into Adobe Illustrator as datasets, (similar to Indesign's Data Merger), here is a tool which will help...
View Articlecreating outlines from text using javascript in Illustrator CS5
Hi everyone, Is there a way to select all of the text on all artboards and CREATE OUTLINES using Javascript? I've googled and googled, but I can't seem to find any help. The text that Adobe provides...
View ArticleFind all transparent objects
I am using an applescript to do anything I may miss before sending my files to the prepress department. Right now my script outlines all text (except item/batch numbers) and embeds any links. One other...
View ArticleTracing many images simultaneously rather than sequentially (asynchronously?)
Hi All, I've got a script that I'm running on a doc with 50 pathItems. For each pathItem, I'm doing a bunch of operations, one of which is clipping an image by the pathItem, rasterizing that...
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[TUTORIAL] ADD YOUR OWN KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS TO YOUR JSX SCRIPTS
This is for Windows only; it uses a feature to launch your favorite software via a keyboard shortcut. It’s been here for a while but it just never occurred to me to use it for this purpose. 1....
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