Updating all multiple linked files
Hello all, again. I am needing to update multiple linked files within one document. The linked objects are on different layers. Can I get some suggestions on how to make this work?
View ArticleDrawing 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...
View ArticleIllustrator VBA scripting 101 - via Excel
This post will attempt to introduce newcomers to Illustrator Visual Basic Scripting (well, not actually vbs, but rather tru VBA, Visual Basic for Applications). I personally prefer vba over bvs for a...
View ArticleExtract text from illustrator for translation then replace with translated text
I am trying to find a way to expedite translations of our drawings. Each drawing has a series of callouts showing what that piece of the drawing is via text. I would need to do 100's of drawings for...
View Articlestdout?
I'm not sure I even know how to ask my question right, I'm super ignorant at this point. When I did a search in Illustrator Scripting for "stdout" I got 0 results so hopefully this is a decent...
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serching for a script to place the filename of linked files
Hi, I´m searching for a script that can place the filname of a linked picture. Like in the sample:I have to create a compilation of a few Pictures in one file. To distinguish the Pictures I want to...
View ArticleIs it possible to use scripting to duplicate a layer?
I recently asked this question in the Illustrator forum as I didn't realize there was a separate scripting forum: Find and Replace Text Problem I ended up just hunkering down and solving my own problem...
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 ArticleFont Size
Hello everyone!I have a script that replaces sources. // fonts to replace var substitutions = [ ['Arial', 'Regular', 'Helvetica Neue LT Std', '45 Light'], ]; // turn the substitutions into...
View ArticleScripting Languages, and numbering artboards
Hello fellow scripters, First Question:I know that the scripts support Java, and I remember it supporting Basic but what other languages can I script in? Can I have the bulk of the script in Java then...
View ArticlePrinting an artboard
Hello fellow scripters, I've got a script that I wrote that works great, no issues from it but we are making some changes and we are going to have to be printing different art boards than just Art...
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Where exactly on canvas is textFrame's "top"?
I have a script putting some elements on screen — a rectangle and a couple of text items. While the top and left position of the rectangle falls exactly where it's supposed to, I can't quite figure out...
View ArticleHelp with Dataset Save Out
Hey Guys. Need some help on this script. Below is what I have so far but need a little fill in for looping through the save process. The script should create a master dataset then save out each...
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 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 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...
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 ArticleAnother "Sticky" feature discovery: includeVariablesAndDatasets
Did a search and was not able to find this issue listed - although I do remember one thread where this command was discussed (maybe it was on stackexchange and not here?) - yet it did not come up in...
View ArticleExtract text from illustrator for translation then replace with translated text
I am trying to find a way to expedite translations of our drawings. Each drawing has a series of callouts showing what that piece of the drawing is via text. I would need to do 100's of drawings for...
View ArticleOpen a swatch library from a script or adding default swatches to different...
Ok. This is my issue. At my work we create different styles of clothing. All those styles come from different AI templates that we customize to meet the clients requirements. Each of these styles needs...
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