How to duplicate an artboard and its entire contents in ExtendScript

Question

There does not seem to be a method to duplicate an artboard in Illustrator's scripting API. Artboards.add and Document.selectObjectsOnActiveArtboard can do something similar, but the developer needs to worry about whether the PageItem is editable.
 
Alternatively, it could find all PageItem's that are in the appropriate artboard area and duplicate them, but I don't want to do that.
 
I have tried to record the duplication of the artboard in an action, but it is not responding.
 
Is there any way to duplicate the artboard while programmatically specifying the coordinates of the artboard, without worrying about whether the artboard's contents are editable or not?
 
The reason I want to do that is because I want to change the position of the artboard as I wish, which will be generated by the artboard duplication.

Kawano Shuji · Accepted Answer

Yes, it would be. My intention was to duplicate the artboards within the same document, but it will mostly be accomplished that way.

The `Unlock All` and `Show All` menu commands will select the PageItem that was the target of each, so it's relatively easy to restore.

If the script uses a manually reproducible method such as copy/paste, it may be possible to translate the opacity masks.

The problem is layers. This is prone to MRAP errors because the script has to check the locked/visible status of all layers one by one.

I will wait a little longer and if no direct means of using Duplicate Artboards can be found, I will try to develop based on your means. Because Duplicate Artboards has a `Move Locked and Hidden Artwork with Artboard` option.

Altough still you need to check locked layers, selecting Artboard Tool then, copying and pasting behave like "Duplicate Artboards" I supporse.

(function () {
	app.selectTool('Adobe Crop Tool');
	app.copy();
	app.paste();
})();

sttk3 · Answer

I submitted to UserVoice the Duplicate Artboards problem that motivated me to develop the script. Feel free to vote for it.Duplicate Artboards will always fail if even one artboard exists near the right edge of the canvas

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