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Alphabetize text frames, duplicate and make a list in order

I am trying to take the selected text, sort it alphabetically, then duplicate all the text so it comes out in a list form.So if I had the following text selected....And ran my script....which I have...

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Sub Menu GUI display only on Checkbox selection, hide when unselected.

Hi All, Can somebody help me with the GUI stuff in the below code.I've this code to display two menus,Coordinates(Checkbox) with three Radio button items.and similarly textboxes (checkbox) with two...

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open lecacy .ai through macro?

Hi All,is there a way to make Illustrator CS6 open .ai files in legacy format (Ai10, output by a CAD program) inside Actions?The same file opened manually causes no issues...Accessing that file inside...

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app.activeDocument.activeDataset.name

Hi, I've set up an action that I'm using to batch my process. I iterate through the dataSets[i] that have unique names. I am trying to determine the name of the current index of the datasets[i]. I am...

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Calculer la surface d'un objet

Bonjour, comment faire pour calculer la surface d'un objet dans Illustrator cc 2015 ? je possède un script conçu par Scriptomedia, qui permet de le faire mais le facteur d'échelle utilisé (ligne 11...

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Anti-aliasing Type Optimized/Art Optimized on PNG export

Hello there, I'm modifying a javascript that makes an export of each layer contained in an Illustrator document and I want to specify the method used for anti-aliasing (either Type Optimized or Art...

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Set Ruler Units

Hello!I am trying to set the units of a new document I created so that when I open it again the ruler and default units will be in Inches.if tried several things but seam to be stumped... can anyone...

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Compare loop taking forever

I have a table that I scan and sort into 2 different arrays. The first array is a part name the second array is a part number.What I am trying to accomplish is adding the part number in front of the...

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Script UI, images + radio buttons

I am making a script to speed up proofing. I have a large portion of the work done but I've gotten a request to add an option to have more than one product per proof. I figure adding options for 2, 3,...

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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 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...

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Save file with script (skip warning 'modified outside Illustrator')

Hi All, We all know that command:  app.activeDocument.save(); saves the document skipping all the dialogs and even alert that is popping out every time when you manually saving your file on a server:...

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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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ExportType.SVG "Use Artboards" option

I am trying to export layers to SVG, but I need to access the "Use Artboards" option in my ExportType.SVG options.  I do not see it in the Javascript reference:...

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Batch combine files into one illustrator document - how to open target document?

I am making a script which will: 1) Open a folder of Illustrator files2) Open each file in the folder (these files are called the source files)3) Select all the contents of the source file4) Copy the...

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Area text causing script issues

I have files that have historically only had point text in them. My scripts work fine with the point text. We recently started using area text and the scripts won't work. It faults on the fontItem in...

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looking for specific text inside a textFrame

I am not sure how to utilize the index method of the textFrames collection.I am trying to search through all of my text frames to see if it contains:    "SW"If it does contain "SW" I want to have it...

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Sub Menu GUI display only on Checkbox selection, hide when unselected.

Hi All, Can somebody help me with the GUI stuff in the below code.I've this code to display two menus,Coordinates(Checkbox) with three Radio button items.and similarly textboxes (checkbox) with two...

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How do I set http headers when using the BridgeTalk HttpConnection object?

Hi, I am trying to make http post requests from within Illustrator ExtendScript (via BridgeTalk) and for the most part it is working. However, the documentation on using HttpConnection is non-existent...

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open lecacy .ai through macro?

Hi All,is there a way to make Illustrator CS6 open .ai files in legacy format (Ai10, output by a CAD program) inside Actions?The same file opened manually causes no issues...Accessing that file inside...

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