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Natesroom1
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October 15, 2018
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Import Files To layers

  • October 15, 2018
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I'm using this script below, but i want to place the eps files in the active open document not create a new document for them to be placed in. i see the line "myDocument = app.documents.add();" as the line to be changed to something like ActiveDocument or something but not sure what is right. can you help with this small adjustment?

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Disposition_Dev
Disposition_Dev
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October 15, 2018

try replacing this line:

myDocument = app.documents.add();

with this one:

myDocument = app.activeDocument;

in the full updated code below, the above change is reflected on lines 21 and 22:

// Import Folder's Files as Layers - Illustrator CS3 script
// Description: Imports a series of images (from the designated folder) as named layers into a new document
// Author: Nathaniel V. KELSO (nathaniel@kelsocartography.com)
// Version: 1.0.0 on 10/March/2009
// Global script setting
var placement9pointAlignment = "mm";
function getFolder()
{
    return Folder.selectDialog('Please select the folder to be imported:', Folder('~'));
}
function importFolderAsLayers(selectedFolder)
{
    // if a folder was selected continue with action, otherwise quit
    var myDocument;
    if (selectedFolder)
    {
        // myDocument = app.documents.add();
        myDocument = app.activeDocument;
        var firstImageLayer = true;
        var newLayer;
        var thisPlacedItem;
        // create document list from files in selected folder
        var imageList = selectedFolder.getFiles();
        for (var i = 0; i < imageList.length; i++)
        {
            // open each document in file list
            if (imageList instanceof File)
            {
                // get the file name
                var fName = imageList.name.toLowerCase();
                // check for supported file formats
                if ((fName.indexOf(".eps") == -1))
                {
                    //if( (fName.indexOf(".eps") == -1) && (fName.indexOf(".gif") == -1) && (fName.indexOf(".jpg") == -1) && (fName.indexOf(".png") == -1) && (fName.indexOf(".bmp") == -1) && (fName.indexOf(".tif") == -1) && (fName.indexOf(".psd") == -1)) {
                    // skip unsupported formats
                    continue;
                }
                else
                {
                    if (firstImageLayer)
                    {
                        newLayer = myDocument.layers[0];
                        firstImageLayer = false;
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        newLayer = myDocument.layers.add();
                    }
                    // Give the layer the name of the image file
                    newLayer.name = fName.substring(0, fName.indexOf("."));
                    // Place the image on the artboard
                    thisPlacedItem = newLayer.placedItems.add()
                    thisPlacedItem.file = imageList;
                    switch (placement9pointAlignment)
                    {
                        default: break;
                        case "ul":
                                thisPlacedItem.top = myDocument.height;
                            thisPlacedItem.left = 0;
                            break;
                        case "ml":
                                thisPlacedItem.top = myDocument.height / 2 + thisPlacedItem.height / 2;
                            thisPlacedItem.left = 0;
                            break;
                        case "ll":
                                thisPlacedItem.top = thisPlacedItem.height;
                            thisPlacedItem.left = 0;
                            break;
                        case "ur":
                                thisPlacedItem.top = myDocument.height;
                            thisPlacedItem.left = myDocument.width - thisPlacedItem.width;
                            break;
                        case "mr":
                                thisPlacedItem.top = myDocument.height / 2 + thisPlacedItem.height / 2;
                            thisPlacedItem.left = myDocument.width - thisPlacedItem.width;
                            break;
                        case "lr":
                                thisPlacedItem.top = thisPlacedItem.height;
                            thisPlacedItem.left = myDocument.width - thisPlacedItem.width;
                            break;
                        case "um":
                                thisPlacedItem.top = myDocument.height;
                            thisPlacedItem.left = myDocument.width / 2 - thisPlacedItem.width / 2;
                            break;
                        case "mm":
                                thisPlacedItem.top = myDocument.height / 2 + thisPlacedItem.height / 2;
                            thisPlacedItem.left = myDocument.width / 2 - thisPlacedItem.width / 2;
                            break;
                        case "lm":
                                thisPlacedItem.top = thisPlacedItem.height;
                            thisPlacedItem.left = myDocument.width / 2 - thisPlacedItem.width / 2;
                            break;
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        if (firstImageLayer)
        {
            // alert("The action has been cancelled.");
            // display error message if no supported documents were found in the designated folder
            alert("Sorry, but the designated folder does not contain any recognized image formats.\n\nPlease choose another folder.");
            myDocument.close();
            importFolderAsLayers(getFolder());
        }
    }
    else
    {
        // alert("The action has been cancelled.");
        // display error message if no supported documents were found in the designated folder
        alert("Rerun the script and choose a folder with images.");
        //importFolderAsLayers(getFolder());
    }
}
// Start the script off
importFolderAsLayers(getFolder());
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Rogerio5C09
Inspiring
June 7, 2024

Hi @Disposition_Dev ,

I'm trying to use the above script on a bunch of png images, however for some reason it's not working. I keep getting the alert below. Does that mean that the script doesn't support images lile PNG and JPG?


Thanks for checking,
Rogerio

Sergey Osokin
Sergey Osokin
Inspiring
June 8, 2024

When Adobe updated the forum, a lot of text scripts lost an important part of their code. That's why you have a problem starting them. Try the fixed version. I also added a formats variable at the beginning, where each user can list all file formats to be parsed in a folder

// Import Folder's Files as Layers - Illustrator CS3 script
// Description: Imports a series of images (from the designated folder) as named layers into a new document
// Author: Nathaniel V. KELSO (nathaniel@kelsocartography.com)
// Version: 1.0.0 on 10/March/2009
// Version: 1.1.0 on 10/March/2009
// Version: 1.2.0 on 08/June/2024

// Global script setting
var placement9pointAlignment = "mm";
var formats = ['jpeg', 'jpg', 'png']; // Set supported file formats

function getFolder() {
  return Folder.selectDialog('Please select the folder to be imported:', Folder('~'));
}

function importFolderAsLayers(selectedFolder) {
  var regex = new RegExp(formats.join('|'));
  // if a folder was selected continue with action, otherwise quit
  var myDocument;

  if (selectedFolder) {
    // myDocument = app.documents.add();
    myDocument = app.activeDocument;

    var firstImageLayer = true;
    var newLayer;
    var thisPlacedItem;

    // create document list from files in selected folder
    var imageList = selectedFolder.getFiles();

    for (var i = 0; i < imageList.length; i++) {
      // open each document in file list
      if (imageList[i] instanceof File) {
        // get the file name
        var fName = imageList[i].name.toLowerCase();

        // check for supported file formats
        if (regex.test(/\.[^\.]+$/g.exec(fName)[0])) {
          if (firstImageLayer) {
            newLayer = myDocument.layers[0];
            firstImageLayer = false;
          } else {
            newLayer = myDocument.layers.add();
          }

          // Give the layer the name of the image file
          newLayer.name = fName.substring(0, fName.indexOf("."));
          // Place the image on the artboard
          thisPlacedItem = newLayer.placedItems.add()
          thisPlacedItem.file = imageList[i];

          switch (placement9pointAlignment) {
            default: break;
            case "ul":
              thisPlacedItem.top = myDocument.height;
              thisPlacedItem.left = 0;
              break;
            case "ml":
              thisPlacedItem.top = myDocument.height / 2 + thisPlacedItem.height / 2;
              thisPlacedItem.left = 0;
              break;
            case "ll":
              thisPlacedItem.top = thisPlacedItem.height;
              thisPlacedItem.left = 0;
              break;
            case "ur":
              thisPlacedItem.top = myDocument.height;
              thisPlacedItem.left = myDocument.width - thisPlacedItem.width;
              break;
            case "mr":
              thisPlacedItem.top = myDocument.height / 2 + thisPlacedItem.height / 2;
              thisPlacedItem.left = myDocument.width - thisPlacedItem.width;
              break;
            case "lr":
              thisPlacedItem.top = thisPlacedItem.height;
              thisPlacedItem.left = myDocument.width - thisPlacedItem.width;
              break;
            case "um":
              thisPlacedItem.top = myDocument.height;
              thisPlacedItem.left = myDocument.width / 2 - thisPlacedItem.width / 2;
              break;
            case "mm":
              thisPlacedItem.top = myDocument.height / 2 + thisPlacedItem.height / 2;
              thisPlacedItem.left = myDocument.width / 2 - thisPlacedItem.width / 2;
              break;
            case "lm":
              thisPlacedItem.top = thisPlacedItem.height;
              thisPlacedItem.left = myDocument.width / 2 - thisPlacedItem.width / 2;
              break;
          }
        } else {
          // skip unsupported formats
          continue;
        }
      }
    }

    if (firstImageLayer) {
      // alert("The action has been cancelled.");
      // display error message if no supported documents were found in the designated folder
      alert("Sorry, but the designated folder does not contain any recognized image formats.\n\nPlease choose another folder.");
      myDocument.close();
      importFolderAsLayers(getFolder());
    }
  } else {
      // alert("The action has been cancelled.");
      // display error message if no supported documents were found in the designated folder
      alert("Rerun the script and choose a folder with images.");
      //importFolderAsLayers(getFolder());
  }
}

// Start the script off
importFolderAsLayers(getFolder());
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