Script for making an object the artboard size.
I am looking for some help on trying to make an object the exact size of the artboard. This is something I do on a daily basis for several different reasons and it would be very helpful if this can...
View ArticleIllustrator CS6 set defaults to inches
In Illustrator you can set inches for the units by doing the following:Go under "Illustrator Menu"Select "Units " under "Preferences" menu itemSet "Stroke" to inchesSet "Type" to inches How can I make...
View ArticleTurn selected AI sublayers into top-level layers?
Hi, all!I wanted to ask if by chance any of the scripting gurus here happen to have written an AI script that will take a number of selected sublayers/sub-sublayers and move them so they become...
View ArticleCS6 64bit Illustrator - win, where to place scripts
HI all, I just got CS6, and I can't figure out where to place all of my scripts. In CS4 version, once the scripts where in the correct folder, they would show up in the the scripts list,. In CS6, I...
View ArticleConvert .eps file to .jpg or .pdf
Hello,I'm using Adobe to deal with .eps files. My problem is to display graphic arts in "read only mode". That means when I'm done developing graphics in my .eps file, I want to display this graphics...
View ArticleCopy artboard (and art) to another document
Is there a way to write a script to copy a selected/chosen artboard (and it's contents) to another opened document, placing it in exactly the same place on the global x/y coordinates? I'm either...
View ArticleResize Artboard
Unsure if Im asking in the right spot but is it possible to automate the resizing of the artboard say from A0 down to A1
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 ArticleStep and repeat
Is there an easy way to step and repeat with numerical off-sets in Illustrator CS3, Photoshop CS3, or InDesign (in OX 10.5) ?
View ArticleHelp......Change Document Size
How to change (Illustrator)Document Size. As Old Document Size Width:400Height:600 I would like to change Width:450 Height:650 Similar features Menu-->File-->Document setup....
View ArticleMail merge using illustrator
Hi There, I'm trying to find a way to automatically populate data into Illustrator and InDesign. I was thinking of doing it using Applescript and importing an excel file into an illustrator graph...
View ArticleChanging decimal values to fractions
Does anyone know of a good way to convert decimal values to fractions for use in inch measurements? I have a script that works great but it returns values like 5.5638 and I'd rather it return the...
View ArticleWhy won't my script work on all files in the folder?
Hi, below is a script I hobbled together from various sources using the search function on this forum. It is supposed to change hyphens to en-dashes in a ai files in a folder. However, when I run it,...
View ArticleMultiple artboards to multiple PDF's
I have over 300 different ai files with about 50 artboards in each one and need to export each artboard to a separate PDF file. I'm on a windows machine so the script would have to be JavaScript. Is...
View ArticleHow to pass a var trough functions?
Can someone explain how to pass a var trough functions? Daniel
View ArticleGetting 1346458189 ('PARM') error
From the readme:"An Illustrator error occurred: 1346458189 ('PARM')" alert (1459349) Affects: JavaScript Problem: This alert may be popped when badly written scripts are repeatedly run...
View Articlespecial characters makes trouble with bridge talk in loaded script
Why is this so and what can I do? I use several scripts in Illustrator. Some of them I use in this way:http://www.davidebarranca.com/2012/11/scriptui-bridgetalk-persistent-w indow-examples/ Now I tried...
View ArticleExport/Save as High-Res Jpeg
Is there a way to export a document @ a different resolution than 72DPI? I know I can set the horizontal/vertical scale to save it at a larger dimension at 72DPI, but I need the file to be actual size...
View ArticleChange Page size with a Script
I have made artwork in Illustrator that is set up as two page spreads on 1 artboard. I need to convert this to single page spreads. I.e. So for half the documents, I need to set the anchor point of the...
View ArticleCreating Multiple Artboards
I thought I'd ask this question here seeing as how everything I've learned about scripting has come from the knowledge everyone shares here (granted, I've only been at this a couple weeks now). I've...
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