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‎Aug 06, 2025
11:57 AM
I found this post https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/fr-native-apple-silicon-support-for-extendscript-debugger-in-vs-code/td-p/15286310 I had to sign up for Creative Cloud Developer Prerelease and was able to download extendscript-debug-2.1.0-rc1.vsix and it works. Thanks Mark.
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‎Aug 06, 2025
11:43 AM
I'm still getting: The Adobe ExtendScriptDebugger extension does not currently run natively on Apple Silicon devices. To use the extension, Visual Studio Code must be opened using Rosetta. For more information please see the extension's README. But since the version of Code I am currently running is Silicon, Rosetta is not an option. If I try to debug this is the message that I get. Couldn't find a debug adapter descriptor for debug type 'extendscript-debug' (extension might have failed to activate) The launch.json looks normal {
// Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
// Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
// For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
"version": "0.2.0",
"configurations": [
{
"type": "extendscript-debug",
"request": "attach",
"name": "Attach to ExtendScript Engine",
},
{
"type": "extendscript-debug",
"request": "launch",
"name": "Launch Script in ExtendScript Engine"
}
]
}
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‎Aug 06, 2025
08:48 AM
Adobe ExtendScript Debugger is written for intel chips. Visual Studio Code offers installs for Apple Silicon, Intel, and Universal. ExtendScript Debugger only works on the Intel and Universal versions of Visual Studio Code. In the last couple of months the Intel and Universal builds of Visual Studo Code have become PAINFULLY slow when running on Apple Silicon and using Rosetta. 35 seconds to open a file, and 10 second lag between typing and seeing what you typed. In the Visual Studio Code extensions browser, when you search for ExtendScript there is the Official Adobe version and another by a developer named "Ole Henrik Stabell". https://github.com/Hennamann/ExtendScript-for-Visual-Studio-Code https://exchange.adobe.com/publisher/cc/b4770ebd-df60-11e9-b101-0e91bb176a46/ole-henrik-stabell?page=1 Has anyone used the Ole Henrik Stabell verson on Apple Silicon Macs? Does it work (mostly) the same as the official one? Is there any hope of Adobe ever getting with the program and supporting Apple Silicon? Any information would be more than I have now. Thanks all.
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‎May 02, 2020
09:02 AM
1 Upvote
I'll hear my PC's fan going nuts and I look at my Resource Monitor and ElementsAutoAnalyzer.exe is gobbling up all of my CPU. I found this help page https://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-elements/using/auto-analyzer-preferences.html but the preferences it shows DO NOT EXIST. I checked for updates and none exist.
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‎Feb 03, 2016
07:36 AM
Pixxxel Schubser's answer should be marked as the correct answer
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‎Nov 13, 2015
05:56 AM
P.S. I got the idea of saving a text file from Illustrator from Muppet Mark-QA163s in this post Re: Assigning Text Fields Variables via VBScript post # 10.
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‎Nov 12, 2015
11:39 AM
Qwerty was right about calling the file name after the file was closed. I converted the name to a string before closing to avoid this. writeln was printing to the ExtendScript Toolkit console. The solution ( work around ) I am using is to have Illustrator save out a text file. My master script is waiting for that text file, when it exists, the contents are printed to the console, the .txt file is deleted, and the script moves on. Here is my code:
#target Illustrator
if (app.documents.length > 0){
var idoc = app.activeDocument;
var docName = idoc.name;
var baseName = docName.replace(/.ai$/,'');
baseName = baseName.replace(/.eps$/,'');
var pi = idoc.pathItems;
if (pi.length > 0){
var theBiggest = pi[0];
for (i=1; i<pi.length; i++) {
if (Math.abs(pi.area) > Math.abs(theBiggest.area)) {
theBiggest = pi;
}
}
idoc.artboards[0].artboardRect = theBiggest.geometricBounds;
}
var saveName = new File ( "~/Location to save to/~" + baseName + ".pdf" );
saveOpts = new PDFSaveOptions();
saveOpts.preserveEditability = false;
idoc.saveAs( saveName, saveOpts );
messageName = baseName.toString();
idoc.close( SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES );
var message = '012_C. ' + messageName + '.pdf was printed into ~/location/~';
writeToFile(message);
} else {
var message = '***** No documents were open when script was called *****';
writeToFile(message);
}
function writeToFile(info) {
try {
var log = File('~/Location/~/illustratorMessage.txt');
log.open('a');
log.write(info);
log.close()
}
catch (e) {
$.writeln (e);
}
};
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‎Oct 13, 2015
09:13 AM
1 Upvote
Speed and Stability in batch processing of files. This is related to number 4 on your list somewhat. But I'm also experiencing a slowdown as it moves through files. Evidently Qwertyfly was not getting the same results I was on a PC, but on a Mac this is a serious issue. Work scenario: Batch processing on a mac. The error: Each file processes slower than the last (memory leak maybe?). Workaround When possible using Illustrator 5.1. When using executeMenuCommand or other scripting elements that aren't available in 5.1, limiting the number of files processed in one batch and restarting Illustrator between runs.
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‎Oct 12, 2015
06:57 AM
I was away from this project for a while. Qwertyfly, you are absolutely correct. I had mistaken a lower case l for an upper case I. I've corrected that but my my return is still undefined. Here is my applescript set theFile to "/~location_of_file~/0000201_ga.eps" tell application "/Applications/Adobe Illustrator CC 2015/Adobe Illustrator.app" activate open file theFile without dialogs do javascript "#include /~location_of_script~/savePDFtoRIP.js" end tell I run the applescript from the terminal using the osascript command. The javascript that is called looks like this:
#target Illustrator
function doit() {
try {
var idoc = app.activeDocument;
var docName = idoc.name;
var baseName = docName.replace(/.ai$/,'');
baseName = baseName.replace(/.eps$/,'');
var pi = idoc.pathItems;
if (pi.length > 0){
var theBiggest = pi[0];
for (i=1; i<pi.length; i++) {
if (Math.abs(pi.area) > Math.abs(theBiggest.area)) {
theBiggest = pi;
}
}
idoc.artboards[0].artboardRect = theBiggest.geometricBounds;
}
var saveName = new File ( "/~location_to_save~/" + baseName + ".pdf" );
saveOpts = new PDFSaveOptions();
saveOpts.preserveEditability = false;
idoc.saveAs( saveName, saveOpts );
idoc.close( SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES );
$.writeln (idoc.fullName + ' was saved into ~location_to_save~');
// https://forums.adobe.com/thread/1967323
}
catch (e){
$.writeln ('error: ' + e);
}
}
doit();
Everything works great except the terminal says "undefined".
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‎Oct 05, 2015
05:21 AM
Credit for writing goes to Muppet Mark‌. I only get credit for needing the info once and passing it on to you. Good Luck.
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‎Oct 02, 2015
12:24 PM
2 Upvotes
Re: Batch replace color with another color
#target illustrator
var docRef = app.activeDocument;
with (docRef) {
var replaceColor = swatches.getByName('PANTONE 101 C').color;
for (var i = 0; i < pathItems.length; i++) {
with (pathItems) {
if (filled == true && fillColor instanceof SpotColor) {
if (fillColor.spot.name == 'PANTONE 133 C') fillColor = replaceColor;
}
if (stroked == true && strokeColor instanceof SpotColor) {
if (strokeColor.spot.name == 'PANTONE 133 C') strokeColor = replaceColor;
}
}
}
for (var j = 0; j < stories.length; j++) {
with (stories ) {
for (var k = 0; k < characters.length; k++) {
with (characters .characterAttributes) {
if (fillColor instanceof SpotColor) {
if (fillColor.spot.name == 'PANTONE 133 C') fillColor = replaceColor;
}
if (strokeColor instanceof SpotColor) {
if (strokeColor.spot.name == 'PANTONE 133 C') strokeColor = replaceColor;
}
}
}
}
}
}
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‎Oct 02, 2015
11:05 AM
When run by the applescript I get "execution error: Adobe Illustrator got an error: Error 30: Illegal 'return' outside of a ->" in the terminal. When I ran the script from illustrator I got "Error 30: Illegal 'return' outside of a function body." That is from within the "try" statement. EDIT: waitaminute.... I can put the whole thing inside of a function and see if that works. EDIT 2: Nope. "34.scpt: e$.writeIn ('error: ' + e); (5001) got an error: Error 24: $.writeIn is not a function." and evidently my theory about the error writeIn working was also false.
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‎Oct 02, 2015
10:02 AM
I was wrong about needing to have the script located in a particular area for applescript to call it. You just define the path to the script. tell application "/Applications/Adobe Illustrator CC 2015/Adobe Illustrator.app" do javascript "#include /Users/jfox/Desktop/temp/savePDFtoRIP.js" end tell I was able to get a return of 'undefined' from Illustrator into the terminal. When I tried to use $.writeIn I got "execution error: Adobe Illustrator got an error: Error 24: $.writ-> (5001)a function." When I wrapped the whole thing in a try/catch the error changed to "-> (5001)pt: execution error: Adobe Illustrator got an error: Error 24: $.writeIn is not a function." Which I'm interpreting as that the catch (e) writeIn is working, but the one in the body of the script is not. I tried wrapping the writeIn in a function, but it still threw the error. Maybe 'undefined' is good enough. It means "I have completed" at least, so I can move on with my work.
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‎Sep 30, 2015
01:29 PM
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 question. I know that I can use appleScript to open illustrator, open files in illustrator, and run a script if I have it loaded into "/Applications/Adobe\ Illustrator\ CC\ 2015/Presets.localized/en_US/Scripts" My question is, if that script or illustrator throw an error is there any way to get that error somewhere so I can handle it, instead of Illustrator just setting there with a dialogue up until a human notices. Can I get that information to stderr, stdout, whatever in my scripting environment. What about alerts, can I redirect them? If I open a file can I get Illustrator to confirm that the file is open and ready to be manipulated? Basically I want to be able to say "Do a thing" and have Illustrator say back "I've done that thing".
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‎Sep 08, 2015
05:01 AM
And this was in CC2015? Was it on a Mac? The result you are describing is similar what I'm getting using CS5.1.
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‎Sep 03, 2015
06:51 AM
1 Upvote
I noticed that there were no executeMenuComand lines in the script, so I ran it in Illustrator CS5.1 as an experiment. (that's the only other version I have) It opened the ExtendScript Toolkit. I processed: 4 files in 8:31 26 files in 8:32 60 files in 8:33 36 files in 8:34 (there was a popup about a file from a newer version of Illustrator) 63 files in 8:35 33 files in 8:36 So thats 222 files in 6 minutes.... It didn't need to be force quit. Yep. The answer is to use CS5.1. I've submitted a bug report.
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‎Sep 03, 2015
05:43 AM
Thanks Qwertyfly! I tried your script (line 49 needs idoc changed to doc). I started the script at 7:22:55 trying to catch the beginning of the next minute. I processed: 1 files in 7:22 13 files in 7:23 9 files in 7:24 6 files in 7:25 6 files in 7:26 5 files in 7:27 5 files in 7:28 4 files in 7:29 4 files in 7:30 The program is locked up and has to be force quit & restarted. 53 files in 8 minutes. I see that you didn't include any garbage collection or neutralizing of variables, was the theory that the more elegant execution wouldn't require it? (your code is beautiful by the way.) Adobe still seems responsible for the slowdown, unless there is something we are all missing. With the level of super talented contributors this thread is getting, I doubt it. P.S. I tried adding some garbage collection and clean up of variables to your script and with no noticeable improvement. (edited at 8:21 am)
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‎Sep 02, 2015
12:33 PM
That got my max up to 15 in the first minute. I processed 15 files in 2:15 8 files in 2:16 7 files in 2:17 6 files in 2:18 5 files in 2:19 4 files in 2:20 5 files in 2:21 4 files in 2:22 54 files in 7 minutes is pretty great, but I don't understand why it slows down so quickly. I would really rather have the issue be with my code and NOT with Adobe. I can improve my code. It's frustrating that a script that could potentially process 900 files an hour has to be babysat all day and only does about 250 an hour because of the slow clumsy human (me). Does anyone have any insight into the program being locked up at the end of the script? Is there a nicer way to close out my files?
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‎Sep 02, 2015
11:31 AM
I was able to get my Maximum number of files per minute up to 13 at the beginning by adding this between lines 73 & 74.
// clean up
sourceDoc = null;
idoc = null;
straypoints = null;
n = null;
m = null;
pi = null;
tf = null;
sw = null;
t = null;
iTxtFrm = null;
firstLtr = null;
chars = null;
c = null;
ltr = null;
ipath = null;
here = null;
I'm sure some of this is redundant due to scope and whatnot, but I don't have a full grasp on that yet so I thought I'd be thorough. But in next minute it's less and by the time I've run the 50 files the last full minute is only 4 files. Illustrator is still locked up and I have to force quit.
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‎Sep 02, 2015
07:43 AM
My company is changing some aspects of our setup files. We have THOUSANDS. I have written a working script to work through all of them. SPEED: When I start the script I'll get as many as 10 per minute, but as the batch goes on it gets slower and slower. I let it run over night and it was down to one file every three minutes. Right now my bandaid for this is to run 50 files at a time. STABILITY: When the script is finished I have to force quit illustrator because it is locked up. I'm running IllustratorCC2015 on a mac OS X 10.10.5 I've wrapped the whole script in a function, and added $.gc(); garbage collection commands because of some tips I found here on the forum. Any advice on either issue would be most welcome. Here is my code.
// Main Code [Execution of script begins here]
regRemv();
function regRemv(){
// uncomment to suppress Illustrator warning dialogs
// app.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevel.DONTDISPLAYALERTS;
// establish save options
var saveOptions = new IllustratorSaveOptions();
saveOptions.compatibility = Compatibility.ILLUSTRATOR15;
var destFolder, sourceFolder, files, fileType, sourceDoc, targetFile;
// Select the source folder.
sourceFolder = Folder.selectDialog( 'Select the folder with Illustrator files you want to process');
// If a valid folder is selected
if ( sourceFolder != null ){
files = new Array();
fileType = prompt( 'Select type of Illustrator files to you want to process. Eg: *.ai, *.eps', '*' );
// Get all files matching the pattern
files = sourceFolder.getFiles( fileType );
if ( files.length > 0 ){
// Get the destination to save the files
//destFolder = Folder.selectDialog( 'Select the folder where you want to save the converted PDF files.', '~' );
destFolder = sourceFolder;
for ( h = 0; h < files.length; h++ ){
sourceDoc = app.open(files ); // returns the document object
var idoc = sourceDoc;
var straypoints = [];
for (n=0; n<idoc.pathItems.length; n++) {
var ipath = idoc.pathItems ;
if (ipath.pathPoints.length==1)
straypoints.push(ipath);
}
for (m=0; m<idoc.textFrames.length; m++) {
var itext = idoc.textFrames ;
if (itext.textRange.length==0)
straypoints.push(itext);
}
for (k=0; k<straypoints.length; k++){
straypoints .remove();
}
var pi = idoc.pathItems;
var tf = idoc.textFrames;
createGuideDie()
var sw = idoc.swatches['Guide-die'];
// text frames with registration color change to die color.
for (var t=tf.length -1; t>=0; t--) {
var iTxtFrm = tf ;
var firstLtr = iTxtFrm.characters[0];
var chars = iTxtFrm.characters;
if (iTxtFrm.layer.visible === true && iTxtFrm.layer.locked === false && iTxtFrm.hidden === false && iTxtFrm.locked === false && firstLtr.characterAttributes.fillColor.typename === "SpotColor" && firstLtr.characterAttributes.fillColor.spot.name === "[Registration]"){
for (var c=0; c<chars.length; c++) {
var ltr = chars ;
ltr.characterAttributes.fillColor = sw.color;
}
}
}
for (var i=pi.length -1; i>=0; i--) {
var ipath = pi;
if (ipath.layer.visible === true && ipath.layer.locked === false && ipath.hidden === false && ipath.locked === false && ipath.stroked === true && ipath.strokeColor.typename === "SpotColor" && ipath.strokeColor.spot.name === "[Registration]"){
// ipath.strokeColor = sw.color;
ipath.remove();
// ipath.stroked = false;
} else if (ipath.layer.visible === true && ipath.layer.locked === false && ipath.hidden === false && ipath.locked === false && ipath.stroked === false && ipath.filled === false && Math.round(ipath.height) === 18 && Math.round(ipath.width) === 18){
ipath.remove()
}
}
var here = sourceDoc.fullName;
sourceDoc.saveAs( here, saveOptions );
sourceDoc.close();
$.gc();
$.gc();
}
}
} else {
alert( 'No matching files found' );
}
$.gc();
// app.executeMenuCommand('closeAll');
app.beep();
alert(h + " finished processing");
function createGuideDie(){
if (!doesColorExist('Guide-die')){
// Create CMYKColor
var cmykColor = new CMYKColor();
cmykColor.cyan = 28;
cmykColor.magenta = 56;
cmykColor.yellow = 0;
cmykColor.black = 37;
// Create Spot
var spot = idoc.spots.add();
spot.color = cmykColor;
spot.colorType = ColorModel.SPOT;
spot.name = 'Guide-die';
}
}
function doesColorExist(){
var clrs = idoc.swatches;
for (var i=0;i<clrs.length;i++){
if (clrs.name==='Guide-die'){
return true;
}
}
return false;
}
}
$.gc();
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‎Jul 24, 2015
05:15 AM
QwertyFly has a script that suppresses dialogs using userInteractionLevel here Re: Is it possible, using javascript, to copy and rename an existing document? The copy I've managed, and resized the a… var originalInteractionLevel = userInteractionLevel; //save the current user interaction level userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevel.DONTDISPLAYALERTS; //Set user interaction level to suppress alerts doc.saveAs(myFile,saveOpts); //Save File userInteractionLevel = originalInteractionLevel; //Set user interaction level back to original settings Just replace the save as with your revert.
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‎Jul 23, 2015
12:34 PM
app.executeMenuCommand('revert'); works on Illustrator versions above CS6, but it does bring up a dialog.
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‎Jul 22, 2015
07:03 AM
Maybe I am missing the point entirely, but if all you want is a pdf with each artboard as a separate page, shouldn't you be able to just save as a pdf and get what you want?
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‎Jul 21, 2015
12:58 PM
In order to be compatible with CC the addEventListener had to be abandoned. I was able to accomplish the same look as the previous solution by adding a group that contained two sub groups, one for images, and one for radiobuttons which had spacing added.
#target Illustrator
if ( app.documents.length != 0 ){
multiD = new Window('dialog', 'Proof Multi Up');
multiD.orientation = 'column';
multiD.alignment = 'center';
multiD.preferredSize = [350,""];
var twoUpX = "\u0089PNG\r\n\x1A\n\x00\x00\x00\rIHDR\x00\x00\x00\x15\x00\x00\x00\x15\b\x02\x00\x00\x00&u2\u00C1\x00\x00\x01\x1BiTXtXML:com.adobe.xmp\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00<?xpacket begin=\"\u00EF\u00BB\u00BF\" id=\"W5M0MpCehiHzreSzNTczkc9d\"?>\n<x:xmpmeta xmlns:x=\"adobe:ns:meta/\" x:xmptk=\"XMP Core 5.1.2\">\n <rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#\">\n <rdf:Description rdf:about=\"\"/>\n </rdf:RDF>\n</x:xmpmeta>\n<?xpacket end=\"r\"?>1\u00A8qi\x00\x00\x00\tpHYs\x00\x00\x0B\x13\x00\x00\x0B\x13\x01\x00\u009A\u009C\x18\x00\x00\x019iCCPPhotoshop ICC profile\x00\x00x\u00DA\u00AD\u0091\u00B1J\u00C3P\x14\u0086\u00BF\x1BE\u00C5\u00A1V\b\u00E2\u00E0p'QPl\u00D5\u00C1\u008CI[\u008A X\u00ABC\u0092\u00ADIC\u0095\u00D2$\u00DC\u00DC\u00AA}\bG\u00B7\x0E.\u00EE>\u0081\u0093\u00A3\u00E0\u00A0\u00F8\x04\u00BE\u0081\u00E2\u00D4\u00C1!Hp\x12\u00C1o\u00FA\u00CE\u00CF\u00E1p\u00E0\x07\u00A3b\u00D7\u009D\u0086Q\u0086A\u00ACU\u00BB\u00E9H\u00D7\u00F3\u00E5\u00EC\x133L\x01@'\u00CCR\u00BB\u00D5:\x00\u0088\u00938\u00E2'\x02>_\x11\x00\u00CF\u009Bv\u00DDi\u00F07\u00E6\u00C3Ti`\x02lw\u00A3,\x04Q\x01\u00FA\x17:\u00D5 \u00C6\u0080\x19\u00F4S\r\u00E2\x0E0\u00D5I\u00BB\x06\u00E2\x01(\u00F5r\x7F\x01JA\u00EEo@I\u00B9\u009E\x0F\u00E2\x030{\u00AE\u00E7\u00831\x07\u0098A\u00EE+\u0080\u00A9\u00A3K\rPK\u00D2\u0091:\u00EB\u009DjY\u00B5,K\u00DA\u00DD$\u0088\u00E4\u00F1(\u00D3\u00D1 \u0093\u00FBq\u0098\u00A84Q\x1D\x1Du\u0081\u00FC?\x00\x16\u00F3\u00C5v\u00D3\u0091kU\u00CB\u00DA[\u00E7\u009Fq=_\u00E6\u00F6~\u0084\x00\u00C4\u00D2c\u0091\x15\u0084Cu\u00FE\u00DD\u0085\u00B1\u00F3\u00FB\\\u00DC\x18/\u00C3\u00E1-LO\u008Al\u00F7\nn6`\u00E1\u00BA\u00C8V\u00ABP\u00DE\u0082\u00FB\u00F1\x17\u00C2\u00B3O\u00FE\x1C\t\u00B3'\x00\x00\x00 cHRM\x00\x00z%\x00\x00\u0080\u0083\x00\x00\u00F9\u00FF\x00\x00\u0080\u00E8\x00\x00R\b\x00\x01\x15X\x00\x00:\u0097\x00\x00\x17o\u00D7Z\x1F\u0090\x00\x00\x00HIDATx\u00DAb\u00FC\u00FF\u00FF?\x03\x05\u0080\u0085\u0081\u0081AII\u0091<\u00CD\u00F7\u00EE\u00DDg\u00F8\u00FF\u00FF\u00BF\u00A2\u00A2\u00C2\x7F\x1C\u0080\u00A0\x14\x13\x03e`T\u00FF\u00A8\u00FEQ\u00FDCW?\x0B\u0084\u00C2S\x04\u00E1/\u009D\x18),\u00FF\x00\x00\x00\x00\u00FF\u00FF\x03\x00\u00AF\u008A@\u00DFM8\u0092\u0083\x00\x00\x00\x00IEND\u00AEB`\u0082";
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var picsNwrds = multiD.add('group');
picsNwrds.orientation = 'row';
picsNwrds.alignment = 'center';
var picSpot = picsNwrds.add('group');
picSpot.orientation = 'column';
picSpot.alignment = 'left';
picSpot.add("Image", undefined, twoUpX);
picSpot.add("Image", undefined, twoUpY);
picSpot.add("Image", undefined, threeUpX);
picSpot.add("Image", undefined, threeUpY);
picSpot.add("Image", undefined, fourUp);
var radio = picsNwrds.add('group');
radio.orientation = 'column';
radio.alignment = 'right';
radio.spacing = 14;
var twoUpXbutton = radio.add('RadioButton', undefined, "Two items per proof arranged horizontally.");
twoUpXbutton.alignment = 'left';
var twoUpYbutton = radio.add('RadioButton', undefined, "Two items per proof arranged vertically.");
twoUpYbutton.alignment = 'left';
var threeUpXbutton = radio.add('RadioButton', undefined, "Three items per proof arranged horizontally.");
threeUpXbutton.alignment = 'left';
var threeUpYbutton = radio.add('RadioButton', undefined, "Three items per proof arranged vertically.");
threeUpYbutton.alignment = 'left';
var fourUpbutton = radio.add('RadioButton', undefined, "Four items per proof.");
fourUpbutton.alignment = 'left';
with(multiD.add('group'))
{
orientation = 'row';
alignment = 'center';
btnOk = add('button', undefined, "OK",{name: 'ok'});
btnCan = add('button', undefined, "Cancel",{name: 'cancel'});
}
btnOk.onClick = function(){
alert("result" + "\n" + "Two up X value " + twoUpXbutton.value + "\n" + "Two up Y value " + twoUpYbutton.value + "\n" + "Three up X value " + threeUpXbutton.value + "\n" + "Three up Y value " + threeUpYbutton.value + "\n" + "Four up value " + fourUpbutton.value);
multiD.close();
}
btnCan.onClick = function(){
multiD.close();
multi.value = false;
twoUpXbutton.value = false;
twoUpYbutton.value = false;
threeUpXbutton.value = false;
threeUpYbutton.value = false;
fourUpbutton.value = false;
}
multiD.show();
} else {
alert ( "A document must be open." );
}
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‎Jul 21, 2015
08:55 AM
This works great as long as you are below IllustratorCC. I am developing in IllustratorCS6 and it works like a charm. Is there a solution to get this functionality into CC and higher?
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‎Jul 20, 2015
10:04 AM
1 Upvote
So the error was: iGroup.resize(50,50,true,true,true,true,50,Transformation=Transformation.CENTER); The "Transformation=" was unnecessary and screwing things up after a few iterations. The correct syntax is: iGroup.resize( 50, 50, true, true, true, true, 50, Transformation.CENTER);
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‎Jul 20, 2015
08:55 AM
Good catch, thank you, but it doesn't change the result. After correcting that oversight the result is the same.
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‎Jul 20, 2015
08:27 AM
Interesting note: I was testing each of the elements of the resize function. pageItem.resize (scaleX, scaleY, changePositions, changeFillPatterns, changeFillGradients, changeStrokePattern, changeLineWidths, scaleAbout) I haven't messed with the scaleX, scaleY but I tested each of the following elements. In my original script they were all true, so I changed them to false one at a time. iGroup.resize(50,50,false,true,true,true,50,Transformation=Transformation.CENTER);// did not resize stopped clipping after third group iGroup.resize(50,50,true,false,true,true,50,Transformation=Transformation.CENTER);// resize first two clipped third and failed iGroup.resize(50,50,true,true,false,true,50,Transformation=Transformation.CENTER);// ditto iGroup.resize(50,50,true,true,true,false,50,Transformation=Transformation.CENTER);// ditto iGroup.resize(50,50,true,true,true,true,true,Transformation=Transformation.CENTER);// Changed 50 to 'true'. result ditto iGroup.resize(50,50,true,true,true,true,true,Transformation=Transformation.TOPLEFT); // kept the changeStrokePattern as 'true' and changed the transformation point and got this result: Before: After: The first group appears to have followed the instructions from the script, changing from top left, but the second group changed from the center. I checked and I get the same result if I revert to 50 for changeStrokePattern. iGroup.resize(50,50,true,true,true,true,50,Transformation=Transformation.TOPLEFT); Same result if I comment out the clipping mask function, except it's not clipped obviously. Are things changing INSIDE of the resize function as it runs? If so why?
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‎Jul 20, 2015
07:36 AM
Running a for loop on all groups in a document. If group parent is a layer and layer is free then clipping mask and resize. Resize function fails as "Error 21 undefined is not an object" on the THIRD group in this example. Test_001.eps - Google Drive‌ #target Illustrator var idoc = app.activeDocument; var gi = idoc.groupItems; function meetTheParents(PageItem){ if (PageItem.parent.typename = "Layer"){ return "Layer"; } } function isLayerFree(layer){ if (layer.locked == false && layer.visible == true){ var gpa = layer.parent; isLayerFree(gpa); return true } else { return false } } for (j = gi.length -1; j >= 0; j--) { var iGroup = gi ; if (iGroup.hidden==false && iGroup.locked==false) { if (meetTheParents(iGroup) == "Layer"){ if (isLayerFree(iGroup.parent)){ iGroup.selected = true; app.executeMenuCommand ('makeMask'); app.executeMenuCommand ('deselectall'); iGroup.resize(50,50,true,true,true,true,50,Transformation=Transformation.CENTER); // alert(iGroup.typename); } } } } It fails AFTER it does the clipping mask so the for loop is functioning properly. It resizes properly the first TWO times so the resize function is written correctly. If I comment out the resize command and uncomment the alert of iGroup's type name it completes successfully so the identity of the group in question is not an issue. ?!?!?!?!?!?
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