Activate the Global option on Swatch options - Illustrator Script

Hi Robsmith01, it seems a bit complicated due to the structure of colors in Illustrator. There are swatches and colors and spotColors and spots.

Check out the convertSelectedSwatchesToGlobal function below to give you a practical idea. It expects you to select swatch(es) in the Swatch Palette first. Or just call the individual function convertSwatchToGlobal with a single Swatch object passed in.

function convertSelectedSwatchesToGlobal() {
    var swatches = app.activeDocument.swatches.getSelected();
    for (var i = 0; i < swatches.length; i++) {
        convertSwatchToGlobal(swatches[i]);
    }
}

function convertSwatchToGlobal(swatch) {
    if (swatch.color.typename == 'CMYKColor' || swatch.color.typename == 'RGBColor') {
        var newSpot = app.activeDocument.spots.add();
        newSpot.name = swatch.name;
        newSpot.colorType = ColorModel.PROCESS;
        newSpot.color = swatch.color;
        var newSpotColor = new SpotColor();
        newSpotColor.spot = newSpot;
        swatch.remove()
    }
}

convertSelectedSwatchesToGlobal();

One side effect is that the converted swatches will all be moved to the end of the swatches list, unless yours is sorted.

Regards,

Mark