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Bruzerjim
Bruzerjim
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February 20, 2018
Question

Javascript file names on Mac

  • February 20, 2018
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Hi All:

I have a javascript that creates new files on windows and mac.  On the windows side it creates a file name ok and calls it B5177-123-My style.ai

on the mac side the same exact script pulled from same location creates a file name that on the Mac looks similar except it includes the last folder name I told it to store in so if desktop it will store it one folder level up and call it desktop\B5177-123-My style.ai  but if I copy it to our mutual win/mac server the file name shows up as D23458A~.ai

Any help would be greatly appreciated.  Script is included if that helps.   I bolded the section that is most likely causing the problem.

THanks,

Ron

#target illustrator

//  for this code to work it must have 12 items in each row seperated by tabs.

// items are  order#,custcd,customer name, style-colour, style desc,colour,emb type, placement,unused,unused,style file name including path,comments, embcode

// 0 1      2 3       4 5   6 7    8 9      10 11 12

function testBtnOnClick() {

  

   // this.parent.buildBtn.enabled = true;

    //this.parent.make1Btn.enabled = true;

var dlg = this.parent.parent;

    var mydata = calculateApprovalsVG(this.parent.parent.msgEt.text);

//var data = showdata(mydata);

    //var data = mydata;

    //    debugger;

    //dlg.dataStore = mydata;

//dlg.CADLoc = parseCADLoc(dlg.msgCAD.text);

//fillList(dlg, data);

    }

// pick folder for saving completed forms

// what is this?  looks same as routine above

function main() {

var thisC = this;

    this.dlg = new Window('dialog', 'Paste document data below');

this.dlg.dataStore = new Array();

this.dlg.CADLoc = new Array();

     this.dlg.size = {width: 1000, height: 570};

     this.dlg.msgEt =  this.dlg.add('edittext', undefined,  '', {multiline:true});

    this. dlg.msgEt.size = {width: 970, height: 500};

//this.dlg.msgCAD =  this.dlg.add('edittext', undefined,  '<CAD Location Data>', {multiline:true});

    //this. dlg.msgCAD.size = {width: 970, height: 100};

//this. dlg.msgCAD.alignment = 'left';

//this.dlg.listBox =  this.dlg.add('listbox', undefined, 'formListBox', {multiselect:true});

//this.dlg.listBox.alignment = 'right';

//this.dlg.listBox.size = {width: 970, height: 200};

//this.dlg.listBox.alignChildren = 'top';

//this.dlg.listBox.formItems = new Array();

     this.dlg.btnPnl =  this.dlg.add('panel', undefined, );

     this.dlg.btnPnl.orientation = 'row';

     this.dlg.btnPnl.alignment = 'right';

     this.dlg.btnPnl.testBtn =  this.dlg.btnPnl.add('button', undefined, 'Make All Forms')

     //this.dlg.btnPnl.buildBtn =  this.dlg.btnPnl.add('button', undefined, 'Make All Forms');

     //this.dlg.btnPnl.buildBtn.enabled = false;

//'this.dlg.btnPnl.make1Btn =  this.dlg.btnPnl.add('button', undefined, 'Make Selected Forms');

     //'this.dlg.btnPnl.make1Btn.enabled = false;

     //'this.dlg.btnPnl.make1Btn.onClick = make1BtnBtnOnClick;

     this.dlg.btnPnl.cnclBtn =  this.dlg.btnPnl.add('button', undefined, 'Done', {name:'cancel'});

     this.dlg.btnPnl.testBtn.onClick = testBtnOnClick;

     //this.dlg.btnPnl.buildBtn.onClick = buildBtnOnClick;

this.dlg.show();

}

// Saves the current document to dest as an AI file with specified options,

// dest specifies the full path and file name of the new file

function exportFileToAI (dest, docRef) {

    if ( app.documents.length > 0 ) {

        var saveOptions = new IllustratorSaveOptions();

        var aiDoc = new File(dest);

        saveOptions.compatibility = Compatibility.ILLUSTRATOR15;

        saveOptions.flattenOutput = OutputFlattening.PRESERVEAPPEARANCE;

        docRef.saveAs( aiDoc, saveOptions );

    }

}

//

//

//

//              *  validate the data and unless errors proceed now!

//

//

function calculateApprovalsVG(spreadsheet) {

               

            //var spreadsheet = document.barcodegen.spreadsheet.value;

var spreadsheetRows = spreadsheet.split("\n");

var columnArray = new Array();

var xx = 0;

var mydata = new Array();

var m = 0;

// Iterate over the rows and break them down into their columns

var spreadsheetRowsCols = new Array();

//var firstsize = 0;

//var isItSize;

               

for (var i in spreadsheetRows) {

spreadsheetRowsCols = new Array();

spreadsheetRowsCols = spreadsheetRows.split("\t");

                    xx = spreadsheetRowsCols.length

                      if(spreadsheetRowsCols.length<11){

                         

                    alert("Row "+ i + " must be 12 tabbed items in the list for this to work. Last good order was " +spreadsheetRowsCols[i-1][0],"Big problemo! On strike til you fix this!");

                    return;

                    

                    }

            //    if (spreadsheetRowsCols[9].exists){

              //      alert("File not found "+spreadsheetRowsCols[9] +" aborting!");

                //   }

                }

               

               

//     

// lets try and place the whole thing in here and make it use first array!

//

   

var destFolder = null;

destFolder = Folder.selectDialog( 'Please select the folder to save the forms to.', '~' );

    alert( destFolder );

var tempFile = null;

tempFile = File.openDialog( 'Please choose the template file.', '*.ai' );

   

if(tempFile) {

var theTemplate = tempFile.fsName;

for(var i in spreadsheetRows) {

if(spreadsheetRows ){

//alert(i + ': ' + mainframe.dataStore['client'] + ' - ' + mainframe.dataStore['style']);

var theStyle = spreadsheetRowsCols[3];

var theCAD = spreadsheetRowsCols[9];

//alert(theStyle + ': ' + theCAD);

var notset;

if(theCAD == notset) theCAD = '';

makeSingleForm(spreadsheetRowsCols, destFolder, tempFile, theCAD);

}

}

}

               

               

               

               

               

             alert("Processing Complete","All files were created!");  

            }

function makeSingleForm(artformData, destFolder, theTemplate, theCAD) {

//alert(artformData['scs']);

// File Name

// Point Text

//alert(theTemplate);

var docRef = open(theTemplate);

// Client y: 595 from bottom, 63

var pointTextClient = docRef.textFrames.add();

pointTextClient.contents = artformData[2];

pointTextClient.top = -65;

pointTextClient.left = 550;

pointTextClient.selected = false;

// Licensor Name

var pointTextStyle = docRef.textFrames.add();

pointTextStyle.contents = artformData[8];  // this needs to be fixed or dropped

pointTextStyle.top = -80;

pointTextStyle.left = 550;

pointTextStyle.selected = false;

   

// Order #

var pointTextStyle = docRef.textFrames.add();

pointTextStyle.contents = artformData[0];  // this needs to be fixed or dropped

pointTextStyle.top = -100;

pointTextStyle.left = 115;

pointTextStyle.selected = false;

   

// application - artwork code descriptions

var pointTextStyle = docRef.textFrames.add();

pointTextStyle.contents = artformData[6];

pointTextStyle.top = -163;

pointTextStyle.left = 96;

pointTextStyle.selected = false;

// artwork code EMB Code

var pointTextStyle = docRef.textFrames.add();

pointTextStyle.contents = artformData[11];

pointTextStyle.top = -65;

pointTextStyle.left = 116;

pointTextStyle.selected = false;

// Comments

var pointTextStyle = docRef.textFrames.add();

pointTextStyle.contents = artformData[10];

pointTextStyle.top = -125;

pointTextStyle.left = 60;

pointTextStyle.selected = false;

// Placement

var pointTextStyle = docRef.textFrames.add();

pointTextStyle.contents = artformData[7];

pointTextStyle.top = -150;

pointTextStyle.left = 95;

pointTextStyle.selected = false;

// Garment: Style / Colour / Size Breakdown

var pointTextStyle = docRef.textFrames.add();

pointTextStyle.contents = artformData[3]+" "+artformData[4] +" "+artformData[5];

pointTextStyle.top = -80;

pointTextStyle.left = 116;

    //pointTextStyle.width = 100;

    //pointTextStyle.height = 40;

pointTextStyle.selected = false;

    // Product colour

//var pointTextColor = docRef.textFrames.add();

//pointTextColor.contents = artformData[5];

//pointTextColor.top = 95;

//pointTextColor.left = 203;

//pointTextColor.selected = false;

/*

var pointTextBreakdown = docRef.textFrames.add();

pointTextBreakdown.contents = artformData['scs']['breakdown'];

pointTextBreakdown.top = 453;

pointTextBreakdown.left = 311;

pointTextBreakdown.selected = false;

redraw();

*/

if (theCAD != '') {

//alert(theCAD);

       //  if (theCAD.exists){

var cadRef = open(File(theCAD));

doc=activeDocument;

for (i=0; i<doc.layers.length; i++){doc.layers.hasSelectedArtwork=true;} // select all

copy();//

doc.close( SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES );

docRef.layers.add();

        docRef.activeLayer = docRef.layers.getByName("Layer 2");

        

paste(); //

// end original code

//}else{

//alert(theCAD+" File can't be located for "+artformData[0] );

//return

//}

}

var dest = destFolder + "\\" + artformData[1] + '-' + artformData[3] + '.ai';

//alert(dest);

exportFileToAI (dest, docRef) ;

docRef.close( SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES );

}

var mainframe = new main();

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2 replies

Silly-V
Silly-V
Legend
February 21, 2018

What's up with the line:

Folder.selectDialog( 'Please select the folder to save the forms to.', '~' );

containing the tilde? selectDialog has only the prompt string parameter specified in the OMV.

Folder.selectDialog (prompt: string ): Folder

Core JavaScript Classes

Opens the built-in platform-specific file-browsing dialog, and creates a new File or Folder object for the selected file or folder.

Differs from the object method selectDlg() in that it does not preselect a folder.

If the user clicks OK, returns a File or Folder object for the selected file or folder.

If the user cancels, returns null.

prompt: Data Type: string

The prompt text, if the dialog allows a prompt.

Loic.Aigon
Loic.Aigon
Legend
February 21, 2018

You are probably having issues with file path separators. On Mac, it's a slash "/" when on Windows it could be a backslash ("\").

So if you want to use teh script on both platforms, you may need to choose a specific separator given the os.

var os = $.os;

var isMac = os[0]=="M";

var sep = isMac? "/" : "\\";

But given that in your case destFolder uses the specific selectDialog methods, the url even on windows should be returned with "/" like in "/c/myFolder" and using regular slashes shouldn't be an issue on both platforms:

var destFolder = null;

destFolder = Folder.selectDialog( 'Please select the folder to save the forms to.', '~' );

var destFile = File ( destFolder+"/foo/bar" );

HTH

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