Script triggered by action

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June 6, 2019
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I have an action that does exactly what I need it to do. One problem though, one of the steps is a menu item that I recorded. As I understand it, the File>Scripts menu is only stored into memory after you have navigated to it with your mouse. I am trying to run a batch of many files and a new document from batch hasn’t had the File>scripts menu accessed and stored into memory yet. I have searched everywhere trying to find a work around and haven’t had any luck. Is there anything I can do that can automate the process?

I am working with latest illustrator cc.

Please, any help is greatly appreciated.

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Ton Frederiks

Community Expert

You need to record the step where you select the script using the Actions panel Menu > Insert Menu Item...

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juicem6615771Author

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That is what I did.

This is from another post on here about the problem.

script menu is not loaded into memory and available for actions until after the user navigates to the File->Scripts menu.

This means that even if you save your scripted actions into a ,aia file if you don't view the scripts menu before loading the actions you'll get an error "some event has not been registered for action" and your script menu items will not be loaded correctly.

On the other hand, if you first navigate to File->Scripts and then load the .aia file then Illustrator will load your scripted actions correctly.

It works perfectly when ran in an action but when a new document is created during the batch it is not accessible because it hasn’t been loaded into memory for new file.

Ton Frederiks

Community Expert

I am not sure if I correctly undrstan what you mean.

If I create an action that creates a new file, adds an object and plays a script.

I can quit Illustrator

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Play the action correctly without first navigate to File > Scripts >

Monika Gause

Community Expert

Is your script installed in Illustrator and can you access it directly in the Scripts menu? Or do you run it via Other Script?

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juicem6615771Author

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It is a installed and accessible In my presets. File>scripts> name.js. It ceases to be recognized when new document is opened. I guess it has something to do with sub menus (scripts) not accessible until they have been traveled to by the mouse.

Monika Gause

Community Expert

Which version exactly are you using?

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