I am looking for a script to help me with a common daily task that I do in illustrator 2022

Question

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ywb2aizjwyjpzcg/AAAl846MJlQzGemYyWFfcfEAa?dl=0

Above is a dropbox link of the eps keyline file and the script i got off a different Adobe forum, I have made some adjustments to the script to suit my keyline colours but it is still giving me errors. I am looking to run a script that creates new layers in my opened illustrator keyline file and grabs the spot colours and the CMYK Colours onto their own seperate layers eg below.

I would like the script to create the below layers for the relevant colours

Layer Name = Cut for the spot Colour "Artios_Cut"

Layer Name = Crease for the spot Colour "Artios_Crease"

Layer Name = Dimensions for the spot Colour "Artios_Dimensions and text"

All the rest of the artwork can be left on a Layer called "Annotation"

I would really love a solution to this daily task so any help would be really appreciated.

Graham

femkeblanco · Accepted Answer

This has not been rigorously tested, but it should

create a layer (if one does not pre-exist) for every spot color swatch; and
move items with the same spot or CMYK color to the layer in question. (Items with no corresponding spot color swatch stay where they are.)

app.selection = null;
var doc = app.activeDocument;
for (var i = 2; i < doc.swatches.length; i++) {
    if (doc.swatches[i].color.typename == "SpotColor") {
        try {
            var layer1 = doc.layers[doc.swatches[i].name];
        } catch(e) {
            var layer1 = doc.layers.add();
            layer1.name = doc.swatches[i].name;
        } finally {
            doc.defaultFillColor = doc.swatches[i].color.spot.color;
            move("Find Fill Color menu item");
            doc.defaultFillColor = doc.swatches[i].color;
            move("Find Fill Color menu item");
            doc.defaultStrokeColor = doc.swatches[i].color.spot.color;
            move("Find Fill Color menu item");
            doc.defaultStrokeColor = doc.swatches[i].color;
            move("Find Stroke Color menu item");
        }
    }
}
function move(command) {
    app.executeMenuCommand(command);
    for (var j = 0; j < doc.selection.length; j++) {
        doc.selection[j].moveToEnd(layer1);
    }
    app.selection = null;
}

femkeblanco · Answer

I suspect you haven't gotten replies because your post is unclear.  You talk about "grab(bing) ... colours ... onto ... layers".  What I suspect you mean is that you want to move same-color items onto their own layer.  Is this the case?

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