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SYMBOLS COUNT TABLE

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June 4, 2018
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It´s possible to make a script that writes a table with all symbols instances count ? how difficult it would be?

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Correct answer CarlosCanto

moving to the new Forums ruined all existing scripts, try this version

var main = function() { 

 

var doc; 

 

if ( !app.documents.length ) { 

alert("This scripts needs an open document !"); 

return; 

} 

 

 

doc = app.activeDocument; 

 

var symbols = doc.symbolItems, n = symbols.length, nSymbol, db = {}, arr = []; 

 

while ( n-- ) { 

nSymbol = symbols[n].symbol; 

db[ nSymbol.name ]  = db[ nSymbol.name ] || 0; 

db[ nSymbol.name ]++; 

} 

 

 

for ( prop in db ) { 

arr.push ( prop+" : "+db[prop] ); 

} 

var result = doc.textFrames.add();

result.contents = ( "Result:\r"+arr.join("\r") );

result.top = 700;

result.left = 400;

redraw();

 

} 

 

 

main();

CarlosCanto

Community Expert

Hi keith, what do you mean? can you elaborate?

D

defaultr3832lsllkw3

Participant

Is there a mac version of this?

Larry G. Schneider

Community Expert

The updated script by Carlos when used on a Mac should work. Two things, if you use TextEdit on the Mac be sure when you save it it is Plain Text not RTF. Use .jsx as the extension.

CarlosCanto

Correct answer

Community Expert

moving to the new Forums ruined all existing scripts, try this version

var main = function() { 

 

var doc; 

 

if ( !app.documents.length ) { 

alert("This scripts needs an open document !"); 

return; 

} 

 

 

doc = app.activeDocument; 

 

var symbols = doc.symbolItems, n = symbols.length, nSymbol, db = {}, arr = []; 

 

while ( n-- ) { 

nSymbol = symbols[n].symbol; 

db[ nSymbol.name ]  = db[ nSymbol.name ] || 0; 

db[ nSymbol.name ]++; 

} 

 

 

for ( prop in db ) { 

arr.push ( prop+" : "+db[prop] ); 

} 

var result = doc.textFrames.add();

result.contents = ( "Result:\r"+arr.join("\r") );

result.top = 700;

result.left = 400;

redraw();

 

} 

 

 

main();

J

jcontois37

Known Participant

Thank you so much, that worked!

Loic.Aigon

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var main = function() {
var doc;
if ( !app.documents.length ) {
alert("This scripts needs an open document !");
return;
}
doc = app.activeDocument;
var symbols = doc.symbolItems, n = symbols.length, nSymbol, db = {}, arr = [];
while ( n-- ) {
nSymbol = symbols.symbol;
db[ nSymbol.name ]  = db[ nSymbol.name ] || 0;
db[ nSymbol.name ]++;
}
for ( prop in db ) {
arr.push ( prop+" : "+db[prop] );
}
alert( "Result:\r"+arr.join("\r") );
}
main();

A

Ari MiaciroAuthor

Participant

thank you very much !

I made a little change in the script making illustrator to paste the results in a text frame, because I coulnd´t copy the text from the alert.

var main = function() {

var doc;

if ( !app.documents.length ) {

alert("This scripts needs an open document !");

return;

}

doc = app.activeDocument;

var symbols = doc.symbolItems, n = symbols.length, nSymbol, db = {}, arr = [];

while ( n-- ) {

nSymbol = symbols.symbol;

db[ nSymbol.name ] = db[ nSymbol.name ] || 0;

db[ nSymbol.name ]++;

}

for ( prop in db ) {

arr.push ( prop+" : "+db[prop] );

}

var result = doc.textFrames.add();

result.contents = ( "Result:\r"+arr.join("\r") );

result.top = 700;

result.left = 400;

redraw();

}

main();

I´ll try to refine a bit to make a table, but it works anyway.

Thank you !

J

jcontois37

Known Participant

Hello!

Thank you for these!

I am gettign an error. is it becuase I named my symbols? They are all static graphic symbols

thank you!

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