How to set default Fill to a gradient using scripting?

Question

Hello everyone,I want to write a script that for whatever fill color I have selected, it would create a gradient that goes from 100% to 0% of that same color. I kinda successfully done it with the help of chatGPT, but the code keeps on creating new gradient swatches every time, piling up in the swatches panel.Is there a way to place the gradient directly into the defaultFill without using swatches? I tried giving the swatch a name, and then deleting it before recreating another with the same name, but that also removes the color from items using it (they turn to black). Weirdly enough, when I delete the swatch from the UI, that doesn't do that. Any help would be appreciated...

CarlosCanto · Accepted Answer

Indeed, I couldn't delete the swatch without deleting the gradient. Record an Action to delete the swatch, then have the script run the action. It's a bit inconvenient but it works

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