How do I check in a script that Overprint Preview has already been enabled?

Question

In Adobe Illustrator, is there a way to check the Overprint Preview status (it looks like Overprint Preview is a property of the document) through a script? I have tried catching an error if I try to re-enable it, however that does not work. try {
  app.executeMenuCommand('ink');
  alert("on");
} catch (e) {
  alert("already enabled");
}

sttk3 · Answer

For example, it may be possible to determine this by examining the Window title using AppleScript. When overprint preview is used, the title will include that. It would be a good idea to use ends with it as a criterion, in case the document name includes it.

Not sure if it works correctly in an English environment since the actual environment I tested it in is in another language, but it was successful anyway.

on run
	set is_overprint_preview to false
	tell application "System Events"
		tell application process "Adobe Illustrator"
			set window_title to title of window 1
			if window_title ends with "Overprint Preview) " then
				set is_overprint_preview to true
			end if
		end tell
	end tell
	
	return is_overprint_preview
end run

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