How to import and export *.ai file in my application?

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Hi.I want to import and export *.ai file in my application, not in plug-in.Is there any way to do this?I already have searched in this forum, but it seems there is no way to do this without plug-in.I also heard *.ai file is not a open format.Then, does it need to make partnership with Abobe Illustrator to support *.ai file compatibility in my application?

Toto RoToTO · Answer

Hi,Illustrator format file is not an open format file.Adobe provides tools with which you could improve / enhance the functionality of Adobe Illustrator.This could be done using scripts, plugins (SDK) or HTML extensions.A third party application could not read natively Illustrator file.But what you could do is to create a plugin that export illustrator file in a pivot format your application could read.About partnership, I do not know, but I do not think so!Thomas.

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