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"Save as Copy"?

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I'm still playing with scripting in illustrator, and I was hoping there was a way to effectively emulate the "File > Save a Copy" command. Right now, all I can figure out how to do is "save as".

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CarlosCantoCorrect answer

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there's no Save as Copy,

you need to save the file, do a save as, then you need to close the saved as file and open the original file

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save the file, then make a copy of the file via File Object.

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there's no Save as Copy,

you need to save the file, do a save as, then you need to close the saved as file and open the original file

or

save the file, then make a copy of the file via File Object.

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rootyb-nN6GCZAuthor

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Bummer.

Yeah, right now, to accomplish what I'm looking for, I'm copying everything to a new document, saving that document, then closing it. Just seemed a bit overkill (and kinda slow).

Thanks!

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second option would be the fastest, in either case the original file needs to be saved before making the copy.

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Larry G. Schneider

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Just save to another folder or with a new name.

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rootyb-nN6GCZAuthor

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Right, but then my current (active) document has the new path/name. I want to save a new copy, but continue on like it never happened.

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