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nutradial
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November 9, 2024
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Script Access to Variables and Datasets

  • November 9, 2024
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Script access to dataset variables

 

var idoc = app.activeDocument;
var vars = idoc.variables;

for (j=0; j<vars.length; j++)
    alert(vars.name + ' : ' + vars.pageItems[0].contents);

 

Looking for a way to access the variables and datasets but not sure where I'm getting it wrong. The above script from an earlier post did not seem to help.

 

 

 

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Correct answer CarlosCanto

here you go, I added setting a dataset to my previous script

 

// cycle through DataSet variables
// https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator-discussions/script-access-to-variables-and-datasets/m-p/14971636#M426387

var idoc = app.activeDocument;

var vars = idoc.variables;

for (a=0; a<idoc.dataSets.length; a++) {

    idoc.activeDataSet = idoc.dataSets[a];
    
    for (j=0; j<vars.length; j++) {
        //$.writeln(vars[j].name + ' : ' + vars[j].pageItems[0].contents);
        alert(vars[j].name + ' : ' + vars[j].pageItems[0].contents);
    }
}

3 replies

CarlosCanto
Community Expert
CarlosCantoCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
November 11, 2024

here you go, I added setting a dataset to my previous script

 

// cycle through DataSet variables
// https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator-discussions/script-access-to-variables-and-datasets/m-p/14971636#M426387

var idoc = app.activeDocument;

var vars = idoc.variables;

for (a=0; a<idoc.dataSets.length; a++) {

    idoc.activeDataSet = idoc.dataSets[a];
    
    for (j=0; j<vars.length; j++) {
        //$.writeln(vars[j].name + ' : ' + vars[j].pageItems[0].contents);
        alert(vars[j].name + ' : ' + vars[j].pageItems[0].contents);
    }
}
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nutradialAuthor
Known Participant
November 11, 2024

Merci beaucoup frère ...

 

I am looking for a way to script the navigation of the datasets so I can use the information stored in different records ...  for Variable1 access the data from both Dataset1 and Dataset2.

 

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nutradialAuthor
Known Participant
November 9, 2024

I was able to access the following::

 

// Data Set 1
app.activeDocument.dataSets[0].name;
 
 
// Variable1 of Data Set 2 because it is active
app.activeDocument.variables[0].pageItems[0].contents;
 
 
So the real question is how do I iterate thru the datasets so I can return the contents of any given variale from any given record.? Changing the dataset index dataSets[0] to dataSets[1]  did not change the pageItems focus.
renél80416020
renél80416020
Inspiring
November 10, 2024

Bonjour @nutradial 

Je ne connais pas grand chose sur les variables, mais je viens de faire un script qui pourra peut être vous aider...

 

// Propriétés  Variable et DataSet

  var idoc = app.activeDocument,
      Origin = idoc.rulerOrigin,
      largDoc =idoc.width,
      hautDoc =idoc.height,
      origX = -Origin[0],
      origY = (hautDoc)-Origin[1],
      vars = idoc.variables,
      text = "Variables";
  var nb, Pg, type;

        for (var j = 0; j < vars.length; j++){
           text  += propObj(vars[j])+"\r";
           nb = vars[j].pageItems.length;
           if (nb != 0) {
            for (var i = 0; i < nb; i++){
               Pg = vars[j].pageItems[i];
               type = Pg.typename;
               text += "PageItem = "+type+"\r";
               if (type == "TextFrame") text += "Text.contents = "+Pg.contents+"\r";
            }
           }
        }
  var textRef = idoc.textFrames.pointText([origX+5,origY-20]);
  var datas = idoc.dataSets;
      text += "\rDataSets";
       
        for (var j = 0; j < datas.length; j++){
           text += propObj(datas[j])+"\r";
        }
      textRef.contents +=text+"\r";
 // -------
function propObj(obj) {
     var l = "";
    for (k in obj) { 
    l += "\r"+k+" = "+eval("obj."+k);
    }
    return l;
}
// -------

 

renél80416020
renél80416020
Inspiring
November 10, 2024

Un autre script qui est dans le fichier "Illustrator Scripting Reference - JavaScript.pdf"

// Creates two variables, 1 visibility and 1 text,
// creates two datasets each with different values
// for the variables, then displays both datasets
var docRef = documents.add();
// Create visibility variable
var itemRef = docRef.pathItems.rectangle(600, 400, 150, 150);
var colorRef = new RGBColor;
    colorRef.red = 255;
    itemRef.fillColor = colorRef;
var visibilityVar = docRef.variables.add();
    visibilityVar.kind = VariableKind.VISIBILITY;
    itemRef.visibilityVariable = visibilityVar;
    // Create text variable
var textRef = docRef.textFrames.add();
    textRef.contents = "Text Variable, dataset 1";
    textRef.top = 400;
    textRef.left = 400;
var textVar = docRef.variables.add();
    textVar.kind = VariableKind.TEXTUAL
    textRef.contentVariable = textVar;
    redraw();
    // Create dataset 1
var ds1 = docRef.dataSets.add();
    // Change variable values and create dataset 2
    itemRef.hidden = true;
    textRef.contents = "Text Variable, dataset 2";
    redraw();
var ds2 = docRef.dataSets.add();
    // display each dataset
    ds1.display();
    redraw();alert("Text Variable, dataset 1")
    ds2.display();
    redraw();

René

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