Pause or Wait Between Commands...

That worked... Not sure why... but it did... Thanks so much

Unfortunately... that's still not working... it's not adding anything after the placed image file name... I've tried several combinations trying to do it... but there's something I'm missing... Any additional help o-marat​

Well... I agree that I should be getting a result of "Placed Filename - PROOF"...

but unfortunately it's not adding the " - Proof" after the filename... The original version had it at the beginning of the line and it worked great, but I needed to move it to the end and have not had any success....

Thank you... I was wondering how to post the code correctly...

Thanks for all your help... I have it working great now....

I figured it out... There was a loop or something going on in the Moving Layers Forward and Back... Since I had it listed before and after printing... it was undoing itself... I simplified the code for both... and Boom! it worked Perfect... I also was able to add an extra step of saving a proof .pdf with the cut lines in front... and a Hi-res final with the cut lines hidden behind the artwork...

I'm still not sure I understand what all's going on in the save to .pdf command... there seems to be a lot of checks and returns that could be simplified if I understood it better... I game if anybody wants to take time to break it down.... I'd love to learn more...

// Save as pdf

  sourceDoc.saveAs( targetFile, options );

  }

  //alert( 'Documents saved as PDF' );

  }

  }

  else{

  throw new Error('There are no document open!');

  }

}

catch(e) {

  //alert( e.message, "Script Alert", true);

}

/** Returns the options to be used for the generated files.

  @return PDFSaveOptions object

*/

function getOptions()

{

  // Create the required options object

  var options = new PDFSaveOptions();

    options.pDFPreset = "Dynagraphics PDF - Flat - Layers"

  return options;

}

function getTargetFile(docName, ext, destFolder) {

  var newName = "";

  if (docName.indexOf('.') < 0) {

  newName = docName + ext;

  } else {

  var dot = docName.lastIndexOf('.');

  newName += docName.substring(0, dot);

  newName += ext;

  }

  var myFile = new File( destFolder + '/' + newName );

  if (myFile.open("w")) {

  myFile.close();

  }

  else {

  throw new Error('Access is denied');

  }

  return myFile;

}

Thanks

Thanks... but that part of this script is working perfectly... however there are other parts.. that i've marked that are not... was hoping someone could look it over and see why it's not working...I've bolded the type so it's easy to spot....

I've attached a copy below...

#target illustrator

var theFile = File('~/Desktop/Illustrator Hot Folder/Add Zund-Print-Save/ZTemplate/Zund Setup.ait');

app.open(theFile);

//Place New Image 

var fo = Folder ( '~/Desktop/Illustrator Hot Folder/Add Zund-Print-Save/IN' ); 

var files = fo.getFiles ( /* you may want to use a filter function here. See doc */ ); 

var file, newimage; 

while ( file = files.pop() ) { 

var docRef = app.activeDocument; 

  newimage = docRef.placedItems.add();  

  newimage.file = file;  

  newimage.position = [200,-300]; 

} 

//set artboard size to image size

var docRef = app.activeDocument;

var artboards = docRef.artboards;

var theImg = docRef.placedItems[0];

theImg.left = 0;

theImg.top = 0;

artboards[0].artboardRect = [0,0,theImg.width,-(theImg.height)]

//Fit artboard To window

app.executeMenuCommand ('fitall');

// Get Canvas Size and Add Through Cut Layer

function container()

{

    var docRef = app.activeDocument;

    var layers = docRef.layers;

    var swatches = docRef.swatches;

    var artboards = docRef.artboards;

    var artLay, cutLay;

    var bleed = 18;

    var theImg = docRef.placedItems[0];

    theImg.left = 0;

    theImg.top = 0;

    var docSize = [theImg.width,theImg.height];

    artboards[0].artboardRect = [0,0,docSize[0],-(docSize[1])];

    function initLayers()

    {

        artLay = layers.add();

        artLay.name = "Artwork";

        theImg.moveToBeginning(artLay);

        cutLay = layers.add();

        cutLay.name = "Through Cut";

    }

    function addThroughCut()

    {

        var cutLine = cutLay.pathItems.rectangle(-(bleed),bleed,docSize[0]-(bleed*2),docSize[1]-(bleed*2));

        cutLine.filled = false;

        cutLine.strokeColor = swatches["Through Cut"].color;

    }

initLayers();

    addThroughCut();

layers["Layer 1"].remove();

}

container();

//Through Cut Forward

function wrapper()

{

     var docRef = app.activeDocument;

     var layers = docRef.layers;

     var artLayer = layers["Artwork"];

     var thruCutLayer = layers["Through Cut"];

     function bringThruCutForward()

     {

          thruCutLayer.zOrder(ZOrderMethod.BRINGTOFRONT);

     }

     function sendThruCutBackward()

     {

          thruCutLayer.zOrder(ZOrderMethod.SENDTOBACK);

     }

     bringThruCutForward();

}

wrapper();

//Print

var storeUserInteract = userInteractionLevel;

var d                 = activeDocument;

var jbOpts            = new PrintJobOptions();

var opts              = new PrintOptions();

opts.printPreset      = "JEFF_HP";

opts.jobOptions       = jbOpts;

userInteractionLevel  = UserInteractionLevel.DONTDISPLAYALERTS;

d.print(opts);

userInteractionLevel = storeUserInteract;

///I If I just run the script to this point... Everything is perfect... It opens my template... Add's my Cut Lines, Places them on top and Prints Perfect...

/// However when I start adding the additional pieces below... it acts as if it's not seeing some of the commands or running through them like they don't exist

///Save as pdf... I added this step to Save a .pdf with the Cut line on top of the art working for proofing and attempted to add the word PROOF before the file name... However this step is not working or it doesn't save the word "Proof" at the beginning

try {

  if (app.documents.length > 0 ) {

  var destFolder = null;

  destFolder = Folder('~/Desktop/Illustrator Hot Folder/Add Zund-Print-Save/OUT');

  if (destFolder != null) {

  var options, i, sourceDoc, targetFile;

  options = this.getOptions();

            options.pDFPreset = "Dynagraphics PDF - Flat - Layers"

  for ( i = 0; i < app.documents.length; i++ ) {

      sourceDoc = app.documents;

  // Get the file to save the document as pdf into

  targetFile = this.getTargetFile(Proof+app.activeDocument.placedItems[0].file.name, '.pdf', destFolder); /// This is the line I added "Proof+" to the name that's not working

  // Save as pdf

  sourceDoc.saveAs( targetFile, options );

  }

  //alert( 'Documents saved as PDF' );

  }

  }

  else{

  throw new Error('There are no document open!');

  }

}

catch(e) {

  //alert( e.message, "Script Alert", true);

}

/** Returns the options to be used for the generated files.

  @return PDFSaveOptions object

*/

function getOptions()

{

  // Create the required options object

  var options = new PDFSaveOptions();

    options.pDFPreset = "Dynagraphics PDF - Flat - Layers"

  return options;

}

function getTargetFile(docName, ext, destFolder) {

  var newName = "";

  if (docName.indexOf('.') < 0) {

  newName = docName + ext;

  } else {

  var dot = docName.lastIndexOf('.');

  newName += docName.substring(0, dot);

  newName += ext;

  }

  var myFile = new File( destFolder + '/' + newName );

  if (myFile.open("w")) {

  myFile.close();

  }

  else {

  throw new Error('Access is denied');

  }

  return myFile;

}

//Through Cut Backward... This moves my Cut layers behind the artwork

function wrapper()

{

     var docRef = app.activeDocument;

     var layers = docRef.layers;

     var artLayer = layers["Artwork"];

     var thruCutLayer = layers["Through Cut"];

     function bringThruCutForward()

     {

          thruCutLayer.zOrder(ZOrderMethod.BRINGTOFRONT);

     }

     function sendThruCutBackward()

     {

          thruCutLayer.zOrder(ZOrderMethod.SENDTOBACK);

     }

     sendThruCutBackward();

}

wrapper();

///Save as pdf... This Saves my art with the Cutlines Behind the Artwork... This part is working ok...

try {

  if (app.documents.length > 0 ) {

  var destFolder = null;

  destFolder = Folder('~/Desktop/Illustrator Hot Folder/Add Zund-Print-Save/OUT');

  if (destFolder != null) {

  var options, i, sourceDoc, targetFile;

  options = this.getOptions();

            options.pDFPreset = "Dynagraphics PDF - Flat - Layers"

  for ( i = 0; i < app.documents.length; i++ ) {

      sourceDoc = app.documents;

  // Get the file to save the document as pdf into

  targetFile = this.getTargetFile(app.activeDocument.placedItems[0].file.name, '.pdf', destFolder);

  // Save as pdf

  sourceDoc.saveAs( targetFile, options );

  }

  //alert( 'Documents saved as PDF' );

  }

  }

  else{

  throw new Error('There are no document open!');

  }

}

catch(e) {

  //alert( e.message, "Script Alert", true);

}

/** Returns the options to be used for the generated files.

  @return PDFSaveOptions object

*/

function getOptions()

{

  // Create the required options object

  var options = new PDFSaveOptions();

    options.pDFPreset = "Dynagraphics PDF - Flat - Layers"

  return options;

}

function getTargetFile(docName, ext, destFolder) {

  var newName = "";

  if (docName.indexOf('.') < 0) {

  newName = docName + ext;

  } else {

  var dot = docName.lastIndexOf('.');

  newName += docName.substring(0, dot);

  newName += ext;

  }

  var myFile = new File( destFolder + '/' + newName );

  if (myFile.open("w")) {

  myFile.close();

  }

  else {

  throw new Error('Access is denied');

  }

  return myFile;

}

//Close the open Document Command

app.documents[0].close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES)

//This line is set to clear the file out of the HotFolder when complete... Works great

var myFolder = Folder( '~/Desktop/Illustrator Hot Folder/Add Zund-Print-Save/IN' );

  var myFiles = myFolder.getFiles();

  for(var i=myFiles.length - 1; i > -1;  i--){

    myFiles.remove();

  };

I'm embarrassed to say... I don't know... I had asked for assistance in creating that part of the script to be able to place images from a Hot folder... and that was the script I got back... It does work successfully and does what I needed... but it's possible it's just extra Fluff ???

o-marat​ Did you see my full code listed above... Wasn't sure if you could see what was going on there...

Also Silly-V​ & williamadowling​ Feel free to pipe in if possible...

Thanks for all your help...

Here is my full script... I've marked the areas that I'm having trouble with... Any help is greatly appreciated...

**********************************

#target illustrator

var theFile = File('~/Desktop/Illustrator Hot Folder/Add Zund-Print-Save/ZTemplate/Zund Setup.ait');

app.open(theFile);

//Place New Image 

var fo = Folder ( '~/Desktop/Illustrator Hot Folder/Add Zund-Print-Save/IN' ); 

var files = fo.getFiles ( /* you may want to use a filter function here. See doc */ ); 

var file, newimage; 

while ( file = files.pop() ) { 

var docRef = app.activeDocument; 

  newimage = docRef.placedItems.add();  

  newimage.file = file;  

  newimage.position = [200,-300]; 

} 

//set artboard size to image size

var docRef = app.activeDocument;

var artboards = docRef.artboards;

var theImg = docRef.placedItems[0];

theImg.left = 0;

theImg.top = 0;

artboards[0].artboardRect = [0,0,theImg.width,-(theImg.height)]

//Fit artboard To window

app.executeMenuCommand ('fitall');

// Get Canvas Size and Add Through Cut Layer

function container()

{

    var docRef = app.activeDocument;

    var layers = docRef.layers;

    var swatches = docRef.swatches;

    var artboards = docRef.artboards;

    var artLay, cutLay;

    var bleed = 18;

    var theImg = docRef.placedItems[0];

    theImg.left = 0;

    theImg.top = 0;

    var docSize = [theImg.width,theImg.height];

    artboards[0].artboardRect = [0,0,docSize[0],-(docSize[1])];

    function initLayers()

    {

        artLay = layers.add();

        artLay.name = "Artwork";

        theImg.moveToBeginning(artLay);

        cutLay = layers.add();

        cutLay.name = "Through Cut";

    }

    function addThroughCut()

    {

        var cutLine = cutLay.pathItems.rectangle(-(bleed),bleed,docSize[0]-(bleed*2),docSize[1]-(bleed*2));

        cutLine.filled = false;

        cutLine.strokeColor = swatches["Through Cut"].color;

    }

initLayers();

    addThroughCut();

layers["Layer 1"].remove();

}

container();

//Through Cut Forward

function wrapper()

{

     var docRef = app.activeDocument;

     var layers = docRef.layers;

     var artLayer = layers["Artwork"];

     var thruCutLayer = layers["Through Cut"];

     function bringThruCutForward()

     {

          thruCutLayer.zOrder(ZOrderMethod.BRINGTOFRONT);

     }

     function sendThruCutBackward()

     {

          thruCutLayer.zOrder(ZOrderMethod.SENDTOBACK);

     }

     bringThruCutForward();

}

wrapper();

//Print

var storeUserInteract = userInteractionLevel;

var d                 = activeDocument;

var jbOpts            = new PrintJobOptions();

var opts              = new PrintOptions();

opts.printPreset      = "JEFF_HP";

opts.jobOptions       = jbOpts;

userInteractionLevel  = UserInteractionLevel.DONTDISPLAYALERTS;

d.print(opts);

userInteractionLevel = storeUserInteract;

///I If I just run the script to this point... Everything is perfect... It opens my template... Add's my Cut Lines, Places them on top and Prints Perfect...

/// However when I start adding the additional pieces below... it acts as if it's not seeing some of the commands or running through them like they don't exist

///Save as pdf... I added this step to Save a .pdf with the Cut line on top of the art working for proofing and attempted to add the word PROOF before the file name... However this step is not working or it doesn't save the word "Proof" at the beginning

try {

  if (app.documents.length > 0 ) {

  var destFolder = null;

  destFolder = Folder('~/Desktop/Illustrator Hot Folder/Add Zund-Print-Save/OUT');

  if (destFolder != null) {

  var options, i, sourceDoc, targetFile;

  options = this.getOptions();

            options.pDFPreset = "Dynagraphics PDF - Flat - Layers"

  for ( i = 0; i < app.documents.length; i++ ) {

      sourceDoc = app.documents;

  // Get the file to save the document as pdf into

  targetFile = this.getTargetFile(Proof+app.activeDocument.placedItems[0].file.name, '.pdf', destFolder); /// This is the line I added "Proof+" to the name that's not working

  // Save as pdf

  sourceDoc.saveAs( targetFile, options );

  }

  //alert( 'Documents saved as PDF' );

  }

  }

  else{

  throw new Error('There are no document open!');

  }

}

catch(e) {

  //alert( e.message, "Script Alert", true);

}

/** Returns the options to be used for the generated files.

  @return PDFSaveOptions object

*/

function getOptions()

{

  // Create the required options object

  var options = new PDFSaveOptions();

    options.pDFPreset = "Dynagraphics PDF - Flat - Layers"

  return options;

}

function getTargetFile(docName, ext, destFolder) {

  var newName = "";

  if (docName.indexOf('.') < 0) {

  newName = docName + ext;

  } else {

  var dot = docName.lastIndexOf('.');

  newName += docName.substring(0, dot);

  newName += ext;

  }

  var myFile = new File( destFolder + '/' + newName );

  if (myFile.open("w")) {

  myFile.close();

  }

  else {

  throw new Error('Access is denied');

  }

  return myFile;

}

//Through Cut Backward... This moves my Cut layers behind the artwork

function wrapper()

{

     var docRef = app.activeDocument;

     var layers = docRef.layers;

     var artLayer = layers["Artwork"];

     var thruCutLayer = layers["Through Cut"];

     function bringThruCutForward()

     {

          thruCutLayer.zOrder(ZOrderMethod.BRINGTOFRONT);

     }

     function sendThruCutBackward()

     {

          thruCutLayer.zOrder(ZOrderMethod.SENDTOBACK);

     }

     sendThruCutBackward();

}

wrapper();

///Save as pdf... This Saves my art with the Cutlines Behind the Artwork... This part is working ok...

try {

  if (app.documents.length > 0 ) {

  var destFolder = null;

  destFolder = Folder('~/Desktop/Illustrator Hot Folder/Add Zund-Print-Save/OUT');

  if (destFolder != null) {

  var options, i, sourceDoc, targetFile;

  options = this.getOptions();

            options.pDFPreset = "Dynagraphics PDF - Flat - Layers"

  for ( i = 0; i < app.documents.length; i++ ) {

      sourceDoc = app.documents;

  // Get the file to save the document as pdf into

  targetFile = this.getTargetFile(app.activeDocument.placedItems[0].file.name, '.pdf', destFolder);

  // Save as pdf

  sourceDoc.saveAs( targetFile, options );

  }

  //alert( 'Documents saved as PDF' );

  }

  }

  else{

  throw new Error('There are no document open!');

  }

}

catch(e) {

  //alert( e.message, "Script Alert", true);

}

/** Returns the options to be used for the generated files.

  @return PDFSaveOptions object

*/

function getOptions()

{

  // Create the required options object

  var options = new PDFSaveOptions();

    options.pDFPreset = "Dynagraphics PDF - Flat - Layers"

  return options;

}

function getTargetFile(docName, ext, destFolder) {

  var newName = "";

  if (docName.indexOf('.') < 0) {

  newName = docName + ext;

  } else {

  var dot = docName.lastIndexOf('.');

  newName += docName.substring(0, dot);

  newName += ext;

  }

  var myFile = new File( destFolder + '/' + newName );

  if (myFile.open("w")) {

  myFile.close();

  }

  else {

  throw new Error('Access is denied');

  }

  return myFile;

}

//Close the open Document Command

app.documents[0].close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES)

//This line is set to clear the file out of the HotFolder when complete... Works great

var myFolder = Folder( '~/Desktop/Illustrator Hot Folder/Add Zund-Print-Save/IN' );

  var myFiles = myFolder.getFiles();

  for(var i=myFiles.length - 1; i > -1;  i--){

    myFiles.remove();

  }; ! !

o-marat​

Thanks for replying but this is not accomplishing what I need... or should i say it's not working... It's hanging up on line 35...

The previous code I had was working great with the exception it was advancing before the print option was done....

Any further ideas on what to do..????