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Illustrator batch export to same folder

Forum|Forum|8 years ago
May 22, 2017
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Have a folder containing several subfolders, each folder has a few EPS files. Ran a batch with an export script I created.

Works great except all files are being exported into one folder.

How do I get each to be saved into their respective folders, without interruption?

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Correct answer Loic.Aigon

here is the PNG

var Lib = {  
  getFiles : function ( fo, aExtensions, bRecursive, aFiles, includeFolder )  
  {  
  var exts = aExtensions? aExtensions.join("|") : ".+" ;  
  var pattern = new RegExp ( "\\."+exts+"$", "g" );  
  var files = aFiles? aFiles : [];  
  var filterFunction = function(file)  
  {  
  return pattern.test ( file.name );  
  }  
  
  if ( bRecursive )  
  {  
  var foFiles = fo.getFiles();  
  while (  f = foFiles.shift() )  
  {  
  if ( f instanceof Folder )  
  {  
  if (includeFolder===true) files[ files.length ] = f;  
  
  this.getFiles ( f, aExtensions, true, files );  
  }  
  if ( f  instanceof File && pattern.test ( f.name ) && f.name!=".DS_Store" )   
  files[ files.length ]  = f;  
  }  
  
  return files;  
  }  
  
  else  
  {  
  return fo.getFiles ( filterFunction );  
  }  
  },  
  
  exportFile:function(file, opts, pngOpts) {  
  
  var doc = app.open ( file ), data = {ok:true};  
  
  
  try {  
  //doc.saveAs ( File ( file.parent+"/"+file.name.replace ( /\.eps?$/i, "" )+".pdf" ), opts);  
  doc.exportFile( File ( file.parent+"/"+file.name.replace ( /\.eps?$/i, "" )+".png" ), ExportType.PNG24, pngOpts );
  }  
  catch(err) {  
  data.ok = false;  
  data.message = "⚠ "+file.name+" couldn't exported cause :"+err.message ;  
  }  
  doc.close ( SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES );  
  
  return data;  
  },  
  
  
  log:function(msg) {  
  var f = File ( Folder.desktop+"/batchExport.txt" );  
  f.open('a');  
  f.writeln ( msg );  
  f.close();  
  },  
  
  getPNGOpts:function() {
  var opts = new ExportOptionsPNG24();
  opts.antiAliasing = true;
  opts.transparency = true;
  return opts;
 },
  
  getPDFOpts:function() {  
  var opts = new PDFSaveOptions();  
  opts.preserveEditability = true;  
  //whatever options you may want to set here  
  
  return opts;  
  }  
}  
  
  
var main = function() {  
  var fo = Folder.selectDialog("Please choose a folder"),  
  files,n = 0,  
  uip, result, pdfOpts, errors = [],
  pngOpts; 
  
  if ( !fo ) return;  
  
  files = Lib.getFiles ( fo, ["eps"], true );  
  
  n = files.length;  
  
  if ( !n ) {  
  alert("No files could be found");  
  return;  
  }  
  
  pdfOpts = Lib.getPDFOpts();  
  pngOpts = Lib.getPNGOpts();
  
  uip = app.userInteractionLevel;  
  app.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevel.DONTDISPLAYALERTS;  
  
  while (n--) {  
  result = Lib.exportFile ( files, pdfOpts, pngOpts );  
  !result.ok && errors.push ( result.message );  
  }  
  
  
  app.userInteractionLevel = uip;  
  errors.length && Lib.log ( errors.join("\r") );  
  alert( errors.length? "Some errors occured. Check log on Desktop" : "Everything worked smoothly" );  
  
}  
  
  
main();

Loic.Aigon

Legend

miss-charlotte settings svg as export format isn't a big deal. Will provide a fix when i come back at the offic.

M

miss-charlotteAuthor

Inspiring

Loic, that would be great! Your PDF script above worked well. If it could be tweaked to export transparent, 300 ppi, PNG that would be great. I don't need them to open up/launch at the end.

Loic.AigonCorrect answer

Legend

here is the PNG

var Lib = {  
  getFiles : function ( fo, aExtensions, bRecursive, aFiles, includeFolder )  
  {  
  var exts = aExtensions? aExtensions.join("|") : ".+" ;  
  var pattern = new RegExp ( "\\."+exts+"$", "g" );  
  var files = aFiles? aFiles : [];  
  var filterFunction = function(file)  
  {  
  return pattern.test ( file.name );  
  }  
  
  if ( bRecursive )  
  {  
  var foFiles = fo.getFiles();  
  while (  f = foFiles.shift() )  
  {  
  if ( f instanceof Folder )  
  {  
  if (includeFolder===true) files[ files.length ] = f;  
  
  this.getFiles ( f, aExtensions, true, files );  
  }  
  if ( f  instanceof File && pattern.test ( f.name ) && f.name!=".DS_Store" )   
  files[ files.length ]  = f;  
  }  
  
  return files;  
  }  
  
  else  
  {  
  return fo.getFiles ( filterFunction );  
  }  
  },  
  
  exportFile:function(file, opts, pngOpts) {  
  
  var doc = app.open ( file ), data = {ok:true};  
  
  
  try {  
  //doc.saveAs ( File ( file.parent+"/"+file.name.replace ( /\.eps?$/i, "" )+".pdf" ), opts);  
  doc.exportFile( File ( file.parent+"/"+file.name.replace ( /\.eps?$/i, "" )+".png" ), ExportType.PNG24, pngOpts );
  }  
  catch(err) {  
  data.ok = false;  
  data.message = "⚠ "+file.name+" couldn't exported cause :"+err.message ;  
  }  
  doc.close ( SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES );  
  
  return data;  
  },  
  
  
  log:function(msg) {  
  var f = File ( Folder.desktop+"/batchExport.txt" );  
  f.open('a');  
  f.writeln ( msg );  
  f.close();  
  },  
  
  getPNGOpts:function() {
  var opts = new ExportOptionsPNG24();
  opts.antiAliasing = true;
  opts.transparency = true;
  return opts;
 },
  
  getPDFOpts:function() {  
  var opts = new PDFSaveOptions();  
  opts.preserveEditability = true;  
  //whatever options you may want to set here  
  
  return opts;  
  }  
}  
  
  
var main = function() {  
  var fo = Folder.selectDialog("Please choose a folder"),  
  files,n = 0,  
  uip, result, pdfOpts, errors = [],
  pngOpts; 
  
  if ( !fo ) return;  
  
  files = Lib.getFiles ( fo, ["eps"], true );  
  
  n = files.length;  
  
  if ( !n ) {  
  alert("No files could be found");  
  return;  
  }  
  
  pdfOpts = Lib.getPDFOpts();  
  pngOpts = Lib.getPNGOpts();
  
  uip = app.userInteractionLevel;  
  app.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevel.DONTDISPLAYALERTS;  
  
  while (n--) {  
  result = Lib.exportFile ( files, pdfOpts, pngOpts );  
  !result.ok && errors.push ( result.message );  
  }  
  
  
  app.userInteractionLevel = uip;  
  errors.length && Lib.log ( errors.join("\r") );  
  alert( errors.length? "Some errors occured. Check log on Desktop" : "Everything worked smoothly" );  
  
}  
  
  
main();

Silly-V

Legend

If you want to keep your batch action export in the exact folders where they are picked from, why not just select "Save and Close" as the option for 'destination'?

M

miss-charlotteAuthor

Inspiring

Thank you Silly, and Loic for the great script. Silly, yes I did try that initially...

It seems the issue lies in my Action. The Action recorded/remembers the designation folder when I created it. After reading other's posts about this issue I see there isn't an easy way around this in Illustrator. I'm new at this so pardon my ignorance.

Silly-V

Legend

Try an experiment if you can: when you export a copy (or save) the file with an action, make sure not to change the default file name provided.

Loic.Aigon

Legend

File instances have a parent property that points to the folder where the file is located

var file = doc.fullName;

doc.save ( File ( file.parent+"/"+file.name.replace ( /\.ait?/i, "")+".pdf", … )

M

miss-charlotteAuthor

Inspiring

Thank you Loic. Apologies, I misspoke -- it was an Action I had set up in Illustrator, not a Script. Is there anything I change in the Action or Batch preferences OR do I need to use/create a Script?

Loic.Aigon

Legend

Hi,

I think a script is better and not specifically hard to set:

var Lib = {
  getFiles : function ( fo, aExtensions, bRecursive, aFiles, includeFolder )
  {
  var exts = aExtensions? aExtensions.join("|") : ".+" ;
  var pattern = new RegExp ( "\\."+exts+"$", "g" );
  var files = aFiles? aFiles : [];
  var filterFunction = function(file)
  {
  return pattern.test ( file.name );
  }
  if ( bRecursive )
  {
  var foFiles = fo.getFiles();
  while (  f = foFiles.shift() )
  {
  if ( f instanceof Folder )
  {
  if (includeFolder===true) files[ files.length ] = f;
  this.getFiles ( f, aExtensions, true, files );
  }
  if ( f  instanceof File && pattern.test ( f.name ) && f.name!=".DS_Store" ) 
  files[ files.length ]  = f;
  }
  return files;
  }
  else
  {
  return fo.getFiles ( filterFunction );
  }
  },
  exportFile:function(file, opts) {
  var doc = app.open ( file ), data = {ok:true};
  try {
  doc.saveAs ( File ( file.parent+"/"+file.name.replace ( /\.eps?$/i, "" )+".pdf" ), opts);
  }
  catch(err) {
  data.ok = false;
  data.message = "⚠ "+file.name+" couldn't exported cause :"+err.message ;
  }
  doc.close ( SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES );
  return data;
  },
  log:function(msg) {
  var f = File ( Folder.desktop+"/batchExport.txt" );
  f.open('a');
  f.writeln ( msg );
  f.close();
  },
  getPDFOpts:function() {
  var opts = new PDFSaveOptions();
  opts.preserveEditability = true;
  //whatever options you may want to set here
  return opts;
  }
}
var main = function() {
  var fo = Folder.selectDialog("Please choose a folder"),
  files,n = 0,
  uip, result, pdfOpts, errors = [];
  if ( !fo ) return;
  files = Lib.getFiles ( fo, ["eps"], true );
  n = files.length;
  if ( !n ) {
  alert("No files could be found");
  return;
  }
  pdfOpts = Lib.getPDFOpts();
  uip = app.userInteractionLevel;
  app.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevel.DONTDISPLAYALERTS;
  while (n--) {
  result = Lib.exportFile ( files, pdfOpts );
  !result.ok && errors.push ( result.message );
  }
  app.userInteractionLevel = uip;
  errors.length && Lib.log ( errors.join("\r") );
  alert( errors.length? "Some errors occured. Check log on Desktop" : "Everything worked smoothly" );
}
main();

HTH

Loic

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