How to resize a textFrame, while also resizing its parent (a groupitem)?
I'm trying to find the smallest textframe within a group and then matching that textframe font size to the minimum size allowed for printing. Everything else works, except I can't figure out how to...
View ArticleMath.cos Math.sin = Math.HELP
Hello Everyone, I was hoping to create a JS script to move objects away from common center based upon their current position. I was thinking to use a single selected path item as the center based on...
View ArticleREMOVE QUOTES IN TEXT.
Hello friends, I am using a CSV file to populate a form in illustrator but which contains text fields are getting texts QUOTES EXAMPLE: instead of> MODEL <is filling> "MODEL" < How do I...
View ArticleHow to resize a textFrame, while also resizing its parent (a groupitem)?
I'm trying to find the smallest textframe within a group and then matching that textframe font size to the minimum size allowed for printing. Everything else works, except I can't figure out how to...
View Article$300 For 2 Photoshop/Illustrator scripts- Applescript Preffered
I have been meaning to write these myself for months, but have been too busy, so we're trying to hire someone. We would prefer these to be mostly Applescript, because I know Applescript and will be...
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 ArticleHow to resize a textFrame, while also resizing its parent (a groupitem)?
I'm trying to find the smallest textframe within a group and then matching that textframe font size to the minimum size allowed for printing. Everything else works, except I can't figure out how to...
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an Illustrator error occurred: 1346458189 ('PARM')
Hello everyone, I am trying to open some documents in Illustrator CS4 by javascript, walk through all layers including sublayers, doing something (for now just reading the layernames and showing them...
View ArticleMove paths to another layer VB-script
Hello.This is my first post on this forum. I need help with making a script that selects all the paths in a document that has a certain line width, for example 3 pt, and move them to a specific...
View ArticleMath.cos Math.sin = Math.HELP
Hello Everyone, I was hoping to create a JS script to move objects away from common center based upon their current position. I was thinking to use a single selected path item as the center based on...
View ArticleHow can i make it? (something like 'Feather effect')
Hi. I get some object to other design company. There is AI file in URL(illustrator CS3 version file) http://www1.datafilehost.com/d/f873f882 it's looks like 'Feather effect'. but it's not. it's not...
View ArticleScript to select patterns in Illustrator Document
Kindly we need a script that select all pattern objects in the active document in illustrator.
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Place 2 objects into a new layer and rename that layer
Hi All Have a little problem and need your help:- I have an ai with hundreds of objects in it. All in one layer.- There are two types of objects: blocks and textlayers (numbers). So each block has a...
View ArticleAdd image link filename to each artboard
Hello everyone! I have a document with several artboards. In each artboard is a different linked image. Is there a way to add the linked filename to the bottom of each artboard? Thank you!
View ArticleBatch export .ai files to pdf
Hi guys, I found a script that does the job, export tones of ai files to pdf, but I have some files which are in sub folders, and I was trying to find a way to modify this script to include subfolder,...
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 ArticleScript to get names of placed images into text file for our database?
I know nothing about scripting in Illustrator, but am willing and interested to give it a try if this sounds doable. All we want are the names--just a simple list of the names, such as7009 LL.epsRsb...
View ArticleSetting draw modes through script?
Is there any way of setting draw mode through a script?I can't find any info.What I'd like is to set the draw mode to paint inside for a selected path through a script instead of clicking twice on the...
View ArticleTweaking the SaveDocsAsPDF script
Hello. Absolute scripting newbie here; will someone take pity...?I am looking at the SaveDocsAsPDF script. It works for our purposes except I would like it to save PDFs using a Preset we created called...
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Errors and more, my first illustrator script
First, I should mention that I started scripting for Photoshop about a month ago and have had some really motivating successes there. It led me to this one task we have that is just incredibly...
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