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how to access https site from javascript socket object

HI , I'm new to SSL's and scripting. I have written code to access http site and it is working.Below is the code.The script is failing when i try to access https application. Can some one please help...

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How to access app.activeDocument from a palette button?

I'm trying to debug a script that silently fails (I've got a seperate "How best to debug?" question here).  Through brute force trial and error I've established that I can't access app.activeDocument...

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How to get fill overprint property of a compound path item via applescript

How to get fill overprint property of a compound path item via applescript

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Change 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...

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Link to a web page from AI javascript?

I've written a script with a ScriptUI interface, which other people will be using. I'd like to include a 'help' button in the interface, which ideally would connect to a web page with more details....

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Is there a Script to apply the same height to multiple objects?

Hi, everyoneI'm looking for a Script that would apply the same size height or width (contraining proportions) to multiple objects at once.I'll appreciate the helpthanks

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Illustrator CC ExternalObject load failing but works in CS5

I have a script that loads an external library as follows: if(typeof PCDesEO == 'undefined' ) {    var libFilename = "/Library/Frameworks/PCDesEO.framework";    PCDesEO = new ExternalObject("lib:" +...

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Split 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...

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Illustrator script to create symbols from images in folder

Time to give back to the community...Here is a script I recently devised to bulk create symbols from images in a folder. Tested with Illustrator CC 2014.  // Import Folder's Files as Symbols -...

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Convert .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

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Extracting unique identifier for illustrator layers

Hi All, Multiple layers in an illustrator file can have the same name. So the layer name cannot be a unique identifier for layers. Is there a way to extract a unique identifier for layers through...

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Scripts that interact with other applications, such as Excel

Hello Everyone, This is from the Illustrator CS6 Scripting guide. "A script is a series of commands that tells Illustrator to perform one or more tasks. These tasks can besimple, affecting only one...

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Custom Angled Triangles Question

I'm quite suprised that powerful Illustrator does not have any easy solution for creating custom angled triangles. Is there anybody help me to create a custom angle triangle script ?Thank you,Best...

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visibility variable get lost on undo/redo.

Hello All, I've scenario where I've to distinct the page items and apply some sort of unique Ids to them. So for that, I added the visibilityVariable to the page items. Code is as follows,var idoc =...

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Drawing a rectangle of exact size of the artboard?

Has anybody written a JS script to to draw a rectangle on an active document which would be exact size as the document's artboard?I find it very inaccurate and cumbersome trying to draw such rectangle...

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Script for multiple pie charts?

Hi,Apologies if this is in the wrong part of the forum. I have been asked to create roughly 600 separate documents from a template with data supplied in excel which I have done no probs using Indesign....

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Sort groupItems in array using left coordinate of visible bounds?

Hey all! It's been a while, but I'm back with some more brain busters for you guys. I'm in the process of re-working a script that Silly-V wrote up for me. The goal is to create an artboard around each...

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All 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...

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is there a script to load images into illustrator to a grid composition.

Hi. is there a script to load images into illustrator to a grid composition. I need only 1 artboard. The out put is to print a mural. I need to load aprox. 1600 images. Somebody in the illustrator...

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Having trouble with a script selecting elements that are part of an envelope...

Hello, first time posting I hope I'm doing this correctly. Basically, I have a file that requires a text change which is then exported and edited in Photoshop. I recently have started experimenting...

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