Script to move same colour value objects to a layer
I have a range of objects coloured up in process colors, and i would like to script them being moved to individual layers. so the result would be to move all of the cyan items to layer CYAN, move all...
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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 =...
View ArticleExecute and return a value (or object) from another script
I would like to be able to have some of the little functions that I use often in my scripts just as seporate scripts. so I can update then in one place and not have to copy them into every script I...
View ArticleNeed script to batch convert vector .eps to .png images with scale
Hi, I'm looking for a script/program that if you run it, all the .eps files in a folder will batch convert to a png-24 with 250% scale. Erdem
View ArticleShow color picker dialog JSX / CSAW
Can someone guide me on how to show the color picker dialog in Illustrator programmatically?In photoshop that's really easy, just: app.showColorPicker(true); In Illustrator I couldn't find any...
View ArticleUnembed All Images?
Hi everyone, I was just wondering if there could be a "unembed all images" script out there. I have a pdf previously created in Word that I've imported into AI CC 2015 and need to create links out of...
View ArticleHow to divide all textFrames in one-character-per-textFrame?
Hello: How to divide all textFrames in one-character-per-textFrame? Example: the textFrame "Letters" will be divided in 7 textFrames: "L", "e", "t", "t", "e", "r", "s". Help, please.
View Articleplace, trace, expand and stroke - stuck on stroke
I'm trying to write a script to iterate the files in a folder - I need to place, trace, expand and stroke each.So far, I have the code below working nicely - I can place, trace and expand but can't...
View ArticleUI (Window, dialog, palette etc) reference info for AI scripting
I'm looking for standard reference info on UI elements like popup windows (dialogs, palettes etc). I've been through the Illustrator CS6 Javascript Scripting reference guide and also the CS6 Scripting...
View ArticleNeed help cleaning up a recursive loop, please.
Hello again, I'm on yet another quest to write a completely idiot proof function to do a very specific task in Illustrator. The task is to create a new artboard in the target document (determined by a...
View ArticleHow do I add the Adobe Illustrator CS6 Type Library?
Hi everyone I am trying to write a script for Adobe Illustrator using VBA in Excel. To do this I am following the Adobe Illustrator Scripting Guide which can be found at the link below....
View ArticleBatch 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...
View ArticleIllustrator call outs in excel script
Can anyone give an idea for a script to get all the call outs from .ai file to excel or even convert a .ai file to .txt
View ArticleHow to access illustrator library from visual studio?
I'm running a 64 bits wpf projecta and want to reference the dll from my illustrator cs6 64 bitts I want to automate some tasks I use in illustrator and macros are not a option thanks in advance
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...
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El componente ActiveX no puede crear el objeto: 'Illustrator.Application'
Hola A todos, Estoy intentando aplicar el script 'CollectForOutput.vbs' en Illustrator CS6, pero me aparece el error indicado en la imagen.En otro hilo similar leí que una posible solución era editar...
View ArticleJavaScript to prompt user to save as PDF
I am making changes with code to the file. I want the user to be prompted to save as a .ai file first. I have that down. Now I am wanting to have the user immediately be prompted to save as a pdf with...
View ArticleOpen multi-page PDF in Illustrator
Does anyone know of a script that would allow Illustrator CS4 to open all pages of a PDF, instead of opening one page of the PDF at a time?
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 ArticleCan you hide a layers using scripting?
I have a very complex graphic with many elements and I would like to find a way to hide layers based on a list. In the documentation that there is a way to tell if a layer is hidden, but didn't see...
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